Staff Software Engineer

A rapidly growing technology company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of next-generation AI-powered developer productivity solutions. This role will focus on building scalable AI infrastructure, intelligent automation systems, and developer tools that accelerate software delivery across a large engineering organization. The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise with hands-on experience deploying production-grade AI systems.
 

🚀 Role:

🔹 Architect and scale AI platforms, APIs, and infrastructure that integrate large language models into engineering workflows.

🔹 Design and implement AI-powered developer tools, autonomous agents, RAG systems, and intelligent context delivery frameworks.

🔹 Establish technical standards, evaluation frameworks, security guardrails, and best practices for AI-driven software development.

🔹 Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to build reliable, compliant, and scalable AI solutions.

🔹 Identify and eliminate bottlenecks throughout the software development lifecycle to improve engineering efficiency.

🔹 Monitor, maintain, and optimize AI systems with a focus on reliability, performance, cost management, and operational excellence.

🔹 Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams.
 

✅ Requirements:

🔹 8+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed software systems.

🔹 Strong expertise in Python, backend development, cloud infrastructure, and software architecture.

🔹 Proven experience deploying production AI solutions beyond proof-of-concept stages.

🔹 Deep understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI evaluation frameworks, and multi-agent architectures.

🔹 Experience designing developer platforms, internal tools, or productivity-focused engineering solutions.

🔹 Strong knowledge of security, privacy, scalability, and reliability considerations when implementing AI systems.

🔹 Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence technical strategy across teams.

🔹 Passion for improving developer experience and engineering productivity through automation and AI.
 

🎁 Benefits:

🔹 Competitive salary and performance-based compensation.

🔹 Equity participation opportunity.

🔹 Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.

🔹 Retirement savings programs.

🔹 Flexible hybrid and remote work options.

🔹 Professional development and learning opportunities.

🔹 Generous paid time off and wellness benefits.

💰 Salary Range:

$180,000 – $200,000 annually (Denver and most remote locations)

$220,000 – $245,000 annually (San Francisco, New York, and Seattle)

Equity compensation offered in addition to base salary.
 

🛠 Skills Keywords:

Python, AI Engineering, Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG, Multi-Agent Systems, Developer Productivity, AI Infrastructure, Prompt Engineering, Distributed Systems, Cloud Architecture, API Development, Machine Learning Platforms, Software Architecture, Developer Experience, CI/CD, System Design, Automation, Platform Engineering, Technical Leadership, Security & Compliance.