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Orchestration Developer

World Wide Technology, Maryland Heights, MO, USA

Pay: $84,400-$103,000/yr

Job type: Full Time


Job Summary
We are seeking an orchestration developer to design, build, and operate distributed execution platforms that support

agentic, AI‑driven workflows

and system‑to‑system coordination at scale. This role focuses on building reliable, asynchronous systems that enable autonomous decision‑making, multi‑step execution, and collaboration between intelligent agents.

You will work at the platform layer, enabling AI‑powered components to reason, communicate, and act safely within well‑defined system boundaries.

Key Responsibilities
Platform & Workflow Development

Design and implement distributed workflow and execution components

Build asynchronous, event‑driven communication between services and agents

Implement coordination, delegation, and handoff patterns across agent‑based systems

Develop APIs and internal services supporting execution pipelines

Manage state, memory, and context across multi‑step workflows

Integrate large language models (LLMs) as controlled system components

Implement guardrails, structured outputs, retries, and fallback behaviors

Support agent‑to‑agent communication and tool invocation patterns

Ensure AI and agent behavior is observable, traceable, and auditable

Design failure handling, idempotency, and retry strategies for autonomous execution

Improve observability through logging, metrics, and tracing

Contribute to platform scalability, performance, and operational maturity

Qualifications

3-6 years of backend or platform development experience

Strong experience with distributed or asynchronous systems

Experience designing event‑driven or message‑oriented architectures

Strong system‑level debugging and problem‑solving skills

Familiarity with MCP, A2A protocols, Node.js, Python

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with AI‑powered or agentic systems

Familiarity with LLM integration, tool invocation, or RAG‑based architectures

Experience building resilient systems that tolerate partial failure

Exposure to observability, tracing, or evaluation in complex platforms

Experience with OpenShift / Kubernetes or other containerization platform technologies

What Success Looks Like

Builds structured, predictable agentic systems that behave reliably in production

Designs clear contracts that prevent unsafe or unintended behavior

Improves system resilience without sacrificing autonomy

Helps turn agentic concepts into platforms teams can confidently use

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of the salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $84,400 to $103,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that are not included in the base pay.

Benefits

Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program

Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement

Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

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