Enterprise Automation Developer

About the Role

Prime Controls is hiring an Associate Developer to build APIs, integrations, automations, and AI agents that connect our business and engineering systems. This role is designed for an early-career developer, including recent graduates, who is proficient with modern AI development tools and can produce supportable software. The work involves standing up API endpoints, automating manual processes, and building AI agents to streamline operations in estimating, project controls, purchasing, and document handling.

Responsibilities

• API and Integration Development:
  • Build and maintain REST API endpoints for internal engineering data.
  • Implement authentication and authorization using approved patterns (JWT, Microsoft Entra ID, API keys).
  • Develop integrations between enterprise platforms (ERP/MRP, engineering data systems, Microsoft 365, etc.).
  • Ensure integrations fail visibly and recoverably with proper logging, error handling, and alerting.
  • Document endpoints, payloads, dependencies, and support expectations.
• AI Agent and Automation Development:
  • Build AI agents and workflows using platforms like Claude and Microsoft AI stack.
  • Automate manual processes using Power Automate, Python, PowerShell, and platform-native tools.
  • Define guardrails for AI agents (data access, write permissions, escalation rules, output verification).
  • Measure and report improvements (e.g., time per transaction, error rates, cycle time).
• Internal Application Development and Support:
  • Refine and integrate internal applications, focusing on stability and user experience.
  • Fix defects, improve usability, and maintain deployability of assigned components.
  • Support version control, code review, and release practices.
• AI-Assisted Engineering Practice:
  • Use AI tools for code generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and debugging.
  • Review and verify AI-generated output, ensuring understanding of the code.
  • Share productivity patterns and approaches with the team.
• Collaboration, Security, and Documentation:
  • Work with IT on infrastructure, security, licensing, and hosting.
  • Translate business requests into technical approaches.
  • Participate in testing, validation, and user acceptance testing.
  • Maintain documentation, handoff notes, and decision records.
  • Route changes through the Change Control Board and support adoption.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (recent graduates encouraged).
  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#.
  • Understanding of REST APIs, JSON, HTTP, and authentication concepts.
  • Familiarity with relational databases and SQL.
  • Hands-on experience with AI development tools to produce working software.
  • Evidence of initiative and completed projects.
  • Clear communication with non-technical stakeholders.
  • Willingness to work onsite in Lewisville, TX, with occasional travel.
• Preferred:
  • Experience with production APIs, Git, and code review.
  • Exposure to Microsoft stack (Power Platform, SharePoint, Graph, Entra ID).
  • Knowledge of cloud services, containerization, or CI/CD pipelines.
  • Coursework in machine learning, NLP, or agent frameworks.
  • Interest in construction, industrial automation, or manufacturing.
  • Experience automating manual processes.

Initial 90-Day Priorities

• Complete onboarding to development environment, source control, AI tooling, and governance policies.
• Learn existing system landscape and integration points.
• Deliver one production API endpoint with authentication, documentation, and testing.
• Take ownership of an internal application component and resolve defects.
• Build an AI agent or automation with measurable results.
• Document all work to enable handoff to another developer.
• Identify two additional automation candidates with effort and benefit estimates.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account(s)
• Generous PTO
• ESOP Program
• 401(k) matching
• Numerous company events

Work Environment: Primarily office-based in Lewisville, TX, with occasional travel to regional offices or project sites. Site visits may involve exposure to construction or industrial environments and require PPE.