Staff AI Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Evaluate the capabilities, protocols, models, and infrastructure of new agents, including MCP, A2A, UCP, and ACP.

• Analyze AI-agent interactions with the cloud intelligence layer, focusing on discovery, merchant context, identity, permissions, approved actions, failures, and evaluations.

• Develop working prototypes and reference code.

• Transition successful experiments into the product in collaboration with product or engineering partners.

• Represent clearer.io at Shopify DotDev and similar events.

• Cultivate relationships with platform teams and transform insights into product proposals.

• Assess opportunities for merchant and shopper agents.

• Demonstrate new technologies through demos, design reviews, pairing, and practical guidance.

• Communicate findings with the Applied AI lead.

• Make strategic roadmap decisions and discontinue unproductive experiments.

• Report to the CTO and work collaboratively with product leadership, UK and Vietnam engineering teams, as well as the Applied AI lead.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in software engineering, including the design, construction, and management of cloud software, APIs, and integrations utilized by customers.

• Familiarity with the Shopify platform and its ecosystem.

• Background in eCommerce.

• Production experience with AI, including launching and assessing an agent or AI application with actual users.

• Proficient in hands-on coding and conducting code reviews.

• Strong architectural judgment and the ability to articulate design trade-offs.

• Solid understanding of agent and commerce protocols, particularly when a straightforward API call is more suitable.

• Recent experience in evaluating new technologies and determining their applicability.

• Proven track record of influencing beyond a single team, setting architectural direction, and establishing effective patterns.

• Confidence in presenting and building external relationships.

• Experience collaborating with teams across different time zones.

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Enjoy a paid day off on your birthday each year.

• Participate in Give Back Day - a paid day each year to volunteer for a cause you are passionate about.

• Engage in Bonusly peer recognition - real-time acknowledgments aligned with our values, with points that can be redeemed for actual rewards.

• Clearer Together - each year, team members who exemplify our values can win a fully funded 5-night trip to one of our global offices (Sydney, Berlin, Leicester, Irvine, or Ho Chi Minh City).

• Stopover - if you are traveling near one of our offices, we will fund a day with the local team once a year.

• Additional benefits may vary based on location and employment arrangement, with full details provided during the interview process.