Software Engineer, AI Engineering Workflows

Focused • Austin, TX

7d

About The Position

Focused Energy is looking for a Software Engineer II to join their team and help scale software engineering productivity across the company. As the company grows rapidly across multiple geographies, the adoption of AI-assisted development tools needs a coordinated, reliable approach. In this role, the engineer will design, build, and deploy automated developer tooling, internal AI workflows, and software agents that act as productivity multipliers for the software team. Over the next 6–18 months, they will help define how Focused Energy adopts AI-assisted and agentic coding tools responsibly, raising the bar on code quality, testing, and reliability as the engineering org scales.

Requirements

• Independent software engineer who can own a distinct system, feature, or service from design to production.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools and writing software automation or integrations.
• Experience in software quality practices, automated testing, code review, and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Write clean, readable, and documented code that follows established engineering patterns.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (such as Python, C++) and web service development.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, APIs, repository structure, and CI/CD automation.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in simple, clear language to both technical and non-technical partners.
• Effective in ambiguous or changing priority environments and translate loose needs into structured software plans.
• High curiosity and an active growth mindset to learn new technical domains.
• Provide constructive, detailed feedback in code reviews and mentor other engineers on tooling and best practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building developer experience platforms, internal tools, repository templates, or custom engineering infrastructure.
• Experience with agentic coding frameworks, prompt engineering, or LLM-based development APIs.
• Experience in high-complexity engineering environments where software closely interacts with hardware or scientific instruments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain AI-assisted developer productivity tools, code quality automation, and modern CI/CD infrastructure.
• Translate software development requirements into clear software designs, internal developer APIs, and repository templates.
• Lead technical design discussions and establish safe, practical standards for using AI-generated code and agentic tools across the department.
• Proactively address code quality, testing, and reliability gaps by building robust automated testing frameworks and code-review gating systems.
• Write clear runbooks, documentation, and training guides to help engineering teams adopt AI-assisted development tools responsibly.
• Collaborate with other software teams to systematically debug complex issues across system boundaries and ensure safe release processes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company ownership in the form of stock options
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance (active from day 1)
• Unlimited PTO
• Snacks and Drinks
• 401k plan with up to 4% company match
• State-of-the-art Windows or Apple Laptops
• Keyboard, mouse, and headset
• Regular events for team bonding, collaboration, and company culture building

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed