Associate Software Engineer (AI-First Engineering)

About the role

Melcorsoft builds modern, scalable software products by combining solid engineering fundamentals with emerging AI technologies. It is looking for motivated, technically curious fresh graduates (0-6 months of experience) to join its on-site team in Lahore. The role covers full-stack development with a focus on using AI tools to design, develop and deliver software.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain scalable applications across frontend and backend systems.
• Write clean, efficient and maintainable code following software engineering best practices.
• Build RESTful APIs, integrate databases and develop reusable application components.
• Use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot or similar to assist development, debugging and testing, and evaluate and refine AI-generated code.
• Integrate AI capabilities using LLM APIs, structured outputs, tool calling and automation workflows.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions and collaborative problem-solving.
• Research emerging AI technologies and take ownership of assigned features from implementation through delivery.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field; fresh graduates with strong academic, internship or personal projects are encouraged to apply.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming and software engineering principles.
• Hands-on experience with AI development tools shown through projects, and ability to review and troubleshoot AI-assisted code.
• Preferred: experience building and deploying full-stack applications, and familiarity with RAG, embeddings, vector databases, function calling or AI agents.

Required skills

• Proficiency in at least one language, preferably JavaScript, TypeScript or Python.
• Familiarity with React, Next.js, Node.js or equivalent, and REST APIs, HTTP and relational databases.
• Understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering and the practical limits of generative AI.
• Preferred: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, basic cloud platforms, CI/CD, automated testing or containerization.

To apply, send an updated resume together with a GitHub profile, portfolio or links to relevant projects to the company by email.