Staff Software Engineer – AI-Native Development

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

📋 Description

• Define and model the process for teams to build software utilizing AI, encompassing work specification, agent direction, and the review, testing, and oversight of AI-generated code.

• Promote spec-driven development and assist teams in adopting it as their standard workflow.

• Transform effective practices into standards, playbooks, and templates.

• Assess emerging AI tools and workflows, integrating beneficial options while phasing out ineffective ones.

• Develop documentation, examples, and internal presentations for AI-native workflows.

• Spearhead complex cross-team initiatives from problem framing and specification through to architecture, delivery, and rollout.

• Foster alignment among Product, Engineering, QA, and platform teams.

• Address technical dependencies and resolve any stalled or drifting work.

• Relay progress, risks, and trade-offs to stakeholders.

• Enhance end-to-end testing maturity within CI/CD pipelines.

• Assist teams in frequently shipping small changes with reliable quality gates.

• Create or adopt dependable AI agents to minimize toil in CI/CD and event-triggered workflows.

• Maintain standards for code health, testing, documentation, and AI-generated code.

• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager to steer team technical direction and execution.

• Decompose large efforts into manageable deliverables and organize work for predictable outcomes.

• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design walkthroughs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of professional software engineering experience, including leading technical projects from inception to completion across teams.

• Daily engagement with AI coding agents and the ability to showcase their impact on delivery.

• Understanding of spec-driven development utilizing AI agents, including specifications, plans, and acceptance criteria.

• Capability to establish and elevate engineering standards embraced by multiple teams.

• Demonstrated collaboration across organizations with Product, QA, platform teams, and engineers.

• In-depth, hands-on software engineering proficiency, preferably in TypeScript, React, or Kotlin.

• Ability to set architectural direction, make difficult technical decisions, and critically evaluate AI-generated code.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with building headless coding agents in CI/CD pipelines, triggered by events, or functioning as background workers (preferred).

• Experience in enhancing end-to-end testing in CI/CD pipelines (preferred).

• Familiarity with small batches, rapid feedback loops, and frequent releases without compromising quality (preferred).

• Knowledge of trunk-based development, feature flags, progressive delivery, and rapid rollback (preferred).

• U.S. work authorization is required; employment eligibility verification will be necessary upon hiring.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonuses linked to company performance and individual contributions.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• Savings plans; coverage begins on day one.

• Company-funded counseling, coaching, and family resources via Spring Health.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching.

• Unlimited vacation policy.

• Dedicated health & wellness days.

• Paid parental leave.

• Equity stock options upon hire, along with annual performance-based grants.

• Employee referral rewards ranging from $1,500 to $3,500 for each qualified hire.

• Full and partial subsidized Peloton membership plans and discounts on equipment.

• Membership to LinkedIn Learning.

• Monthly reimbursements for meaningful interactions with colleagues through SocialSpace Community.

• Legal plan coverage.

• Pet insurance.

• Wellness reimbursements.