Hybrid Staff Software Engineer, AI

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About the role

  • Design and lead backend architecture that supports AI/ML-powered features across mobile and API surfaces
  • Own end-to-end technical strategy for embedding LLMs, embedding stores, and personalized content delivery
  • Partner with product and design to scope features, validate feasibility, and ensure execution aligns with business impact
  • Build tools and services to help other team members experiment and ship AI-enhanced features responsibly and efficiently
  • Influence engineering standards and promote excellence in observability, performance, and security
  • Mentor engineers across teams, helping them level up in areas of backend architecture, AI integration, and delivery quality
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners across QA, Mobile, Data Science, Product, and Marketing

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in backend development, with at least 2+ years working with AI/ML solutions or LLM
  • Experience working with vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search
  • Familiarity with MLOps, CI/CD for AI pipelines, and AI observability tools
  • Strong experience in Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, and REST APIs
  • Deep familiarity with AWS architecture — especially Lambda, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and Step Functions
  • Experience building and integrating LLM features (e.g., via OpenAI, Claude, Vertex AI, or similar), including prompt design, vector storage, and retrieval strategies
  • Fluency in system design principles, scalability, reliability, fault-tolerance
  • Ability to drive clarity and make architectural tradeoffs, balancing idealism with pragmatism
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to work effectively across product and engineering orgs.

Benefits

  • In addition to the above salary, this role may be eligible for a bonus.

Job title

Staff Software Engineer, AI

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$173,000 - $200,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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