Staff Software Engineer (AI)

8 + years of experience building high-quality production software (Python preferred) Demonstrated experience architecting and delivering asynchronous, high-throughput, distributed systems in production Strong expertise with FastAPI, Django, asyncio (or similar frameworks) in Python Proficiency with NodeJS, React, Typescript and/or Express (or equivalent) Deep knowledge of SQL and real-time or near-real-time distributed data processing systems Strong cloud experience (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) and familiarity with DevOps practices Experience working in a fully remote, asynchronous, distributed team environment Excellent communication skills and ability to influence without authority

Define and drive the technical vision for core platforms or domains Design, develop, and maintain AI applications leveraging foundational LLMs Lead cross-functional initiatives and translate business strategy into technical roadmaps Serve as a technical mentor and coach to engineers Actively drive architectural design and trade-off decisions Own operational excellence, including troubleshooting and leading on-call rotations Evangelize best practices and propose improvement initiatives Represent the engineering organization externally when needed