Senior Software Engineer, Vendor Semantics, Developer Experience

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and oversee the Vendor Schema Registry to ingest, parse, and version vendor API specifications such as OpenAPI, Swagger, and Smithy.

• Monitor schema evolution across various providers, identifying breaking changes and semantic discrepancies.

• Maintain alignment between the canonical ontological model and the vendor ground truth.

• Create and implement semantic validation systems to identify mapping gaps, type conflicts, and semantic regressions.

• Design and sustain internal tools, SDKs, scaffolding, and documentation systems for product and ingestion teams.

• Work in collaboration with Knowledge Engineers and Ontologists to convert vendor schema constraints into inputs for the canonical model.

• Highlight conflicts between vendor API realities and ontology requirements.

• Enhance documentation, tooling, and validation guardrails for downstream teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong background in software engineering with hands-on experience in developing systems that parse, validate, and transform structured specifications or schemas at scale.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Rust, and/or Python.

• Comfort working in polyglot environments.

• Extensive experience with API specification formats including OpenAPI/Swagger, Smithy, JSON Schema, or similar.

• Experience in parsing, diffing, and analyzing schema evolution.

• Practical knowledge of graph data models and the downstream implications of upstream schema decisions.

• Proven experience in creating internal tools, SDKs, or frameworks utilized by other engineers.

• A rigorous, correctness-first engineering mindset focused on invariants and edge cases.

• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI technologies to improve decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, enhance efficiency, and achieve business outcomes.

• Experience with systems that monitor and differentiate API specification changes over time is a plus.

• Familiarity with RDF, SHACL, OWL, SPARQL, or ontology engineering toolchains is an advantage.

• Background in infrastructure, cloud platform engineering, or security tooling is a bonus.

• Experience with declarative configuration systems or code generation pipelines is an additional advantage.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States, as the position is designated for USA - Remote.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards that are market-leading.

• Comprehensive programs for physical and mental wellness.

• Generous vacation and holiday policies to allow for proper recharging.

• Paid parental and adoption leave policies.

• Opportunities for professional development available to all employees, regardless of their level or role.

• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to foster connections.

• A vibrant office culture equipped with world-class amenities.

• Health insurance coverage.

• 401k retirement plan.

• Paid time off provisions.

• Bonuses provided.

• Equity grants available.