Staff Software Engineer – Enterprise AI, Automation

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and manage AI applications and platform services from the initial discovery phase to production support.

• Collaborate with business users to pinpoint core issues, draft product requirements and design documentation, and segment work into achievable tasks.

• Utilize contemporary AI tools throughout the delivery process while maintaining a high standard for code review and quality.

• Oversee user testing, rollouts, and launches in collaboration with business owners, managing scope, trade-offs, status, and user adoption directly.

• Take ownership of released software, including managing releases, defects, and ongoing improvements.

• Elevate the technical standards through diligent code and design reviews, documented technical decisions, and enhanced team practices.

• Assist in establishing engineering patterns and standards while assessing technology options.

• Engage in on-call rotations for production applications and platform services.

• Mentor and enhance the skills of engineers through everyday project involvement.

• Collaborate directly with stakeholders, including senior executives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, or equivalent demonstrated expertise.

• Extensive production experience with TypeScript and Node.js, particularly in designing and managing APIs.

• Proven history of owning software post-launch, including ongoing support, defect resolution, and iterative enhancements.

• Cloud-native delivery experience on a major cloud platform (preferably Azure), including infrastructure as code, CI/CD, identity management, and observability.

• Practical experience in developing generative AI applications in production, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and assessing and enhancing answer quality.

• Established AI-native engineering practices, effectively utilizing AI coding tools beyond basic autocomplete for delivering production software.

• Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively brief senior executives.

• Product-focused mindset, with experience guiding a product or feature set from inception to adoption, and an understanding of the business rationale behind the code.

• Experience collaborating directly with non-technical stakeholders on requirements, trade-offs, and rollouts.

• Collaborative approach with the ability to lead through influence and mentor fellow engineers.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, adapting to change, and exercising a high degree of autonomy.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual cash bonus.

• Comprehensive benefits package.