Software Engineer III - AI Platforms & Retail Systems

Sprouts Farmers Market

Phoenix, AZ · Posted October 12, 2026

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About the job

Overview

The Staff Software Engineer designs, builds, and deploys production-grade AI and software systems that support retail store operations, associate productivity, and customer experience .

This role operates at the intersection of software engineering, data, and AI , partnering with Product and Business teams to translate requirements into scalable, reliable, and high-impact solutions, working to achieve operational targets with significant impact on departmental results .

This position reports into our Store Support Office in Phoenix, AZ. Hybrid schedule, in office Tuesday - Thursday.

Overview of Responsibilities

AI Solution Development

Design, build, and deploy AI/ML and Generative AI solutions

Translate business problems into scalable technical implementations

Build reusable components:

APIs

AI services

Modular frameworks

Develop POCs and prototypes to validate new approaches

Model Engineering & MLOps

Implement MLOps best practices :

CI/CD for models

Monitoring and retraining

Versioning

Build pipelines for:

Training

Evaluation

Deployment

Monitor:

Model performance

Drift

Reliability

Data & Platform Integration

Integrate AI services into enterprise systems and workflows

Partner with data teams to ensure high-quality data pipelines

Optimize systems for:

Performance

Scalability

Cost

Implement:

RAG architectures

Vector database integrations

Product & Business Partnership

Partner with Product and Business teams to:

Understand requirements,

Refine problem statements

Deliver effective solutions, explaining and ensuring understanding of facts, policies and practices.

Ensure solutions align with:

Business goals

Customer needs

Operational constraints

Production Support & Operational Excellence (Build + Run)

Build systems that are production-ready and supportable , if necessary, conduct detailed analysis, investigation and modify processes to solve problems.

Participate in:

Incident management

Root cause analysis

System improvements

Ensure strong:

Logging

Monitoring

Observability

Engineering Excellence

Follow best practices in:

Code quality

Testing

DevOps

Contribute to:

Design reviews

Engineering standards

Documentation

Qualifications

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

8+ years of experience in software engineering or 2 years in AI/ML

Strong proficiency in: Python

ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)

Experience with: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

APIs and distributed systems

Data pipelines

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with:

MLOps tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker)

LLMs / GenAI / NLP

Real-time inference systems

Core Competencies

Communication

Customer Focus

Driving for Results

Positive Approach

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

Competitive pay

Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health

Vacation accrual plan

Opportunities for career growth

15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts

Flexible schedules

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match

Company paid life insurance

Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!

Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:

Bonus based on company and/or individual performance

Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision

Health Savings Account with company match

Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care

Company paid short-term disability coverage

Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers

Paid holidays

Get Paid Every Day!

Sprouts Farmers Market offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free . We offer DailyPay so you don’t have to wait for payday to access the money you’ve already worked for. With DailyPay, you can see how much you’ve made every day and you can transfer your money any time before payday.

You can learn more by visiting https://www.dailypay.com/partners/sprouts-farmers-market/ .

Why Sprouts

Grow with us!

If you have a passion for inspiring people and a flair for fresh food, consider applying for a job at Sprouts! With a focus on customer service, our neighborhood grocery stores offer high-quality, farm fresh produce, natural meats, plenty of scoop-your-own bulk goods and much more in a fun, friendly, old-fashioned farmer’s market setting. Come grow your career in healthy living with a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and teams that pride themselves on empowering others along their journey.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Sprouts’ management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

Sprouts will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance.

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