Senior Gen AI Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +16 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of generative AI product capabilities from start to finish, encompassing workflow comprehension, prototyping, implementation, rollout, measurement, and enhancement.

• Quickly prototype and validate AI solutions, transforming successful methodologies into capabilities ready for production.

• Create agentic workflows that analyze campaign, customer, creative, and performance data, utilize tools, generate structured outcomes, and return control to individuals when suitable.

• Collaborate with decision-makers and subject matter experts to grasp workflows, limitations, and business contexts while incorporating AI agents into everyday tasks.

• Design the access and use of relevant data, tools, and instructions by AI systems to yield grounded results.

• Establish dependable production AI workflows that encompass tool usage, state management, failure recovery, and human-review boundaries.

• Define testable model/software interfaces that can safely manage uncertain model behavior.

• Create evaluation systems utilizing realistic examples, automated checks, and human assessment.

• Develop instrumentation for quality, adoption, business impact, latency, costs, and production failure modes.

• Implement safeguards for customer data, system access, and high-impact workflows.

• Construct Python services and TypeScript/React interfaces for customer-facing products.

• Assess and integrate new models and techniques when they enhance quality, capability, speed, or cost.

• Mentor engineers and establish common practices for designing, testing, and operating AI-driven products.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of relevant experience.

• A seasoned software engineer with experience in building and operating significant production products, ideally including zero-to-one work across backend services, data, and user interfaces.

• Proven experience in launching LLM-powered or AI-assisted products beyond mere demonstrations.

• Practical knowledge of reliability, context, tool usage, provider changes, latency, costs, and evolving model behavior.

• Highly skilled in Python and comfortable working with TypeScript and React.

• Strong foundational knowledge in API design, data modeling, SQL, and testing.

• Understanding of data, tools, instructions, permissions, feedback loops, and quality measures related to AI models.

• Ability to define success criteria, investigate failures, and enhance AI experiences through testing, feedback, and production signals.

• Strong product and engineering judgment regarding traditional software versus LLM-powered methodologies.

• Ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and collaborate with domain experts and non-technical partners.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making informed decisions with incomplete information.

• A lifelong learner with strong yet flexible opinions and a willingness to receive constructive feedback.

• Preferred location in the Pacific Standard Time Zone.

• Eligible to work remotely from one of the approved US states: CA, CO, ID, IL, FL, GA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, or WA.

• Required to attend in-person team gatherings at least once per quarter.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity

• Health, vision, and dental benefits tailored to country of residence

• Medical coverage may be available

• Wellness stipends may be offered

• Additional perks based on country of residence

• Opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events

• Remote-first work environment

• Fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative workplace

• Employees are empowered to grow and make a significant impact