Software Engineer I - AI Generalist

Zello•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Zello is seeking a Software Engineer I - AI Generalist to join their Quality Engineering team. This role will leverage AI to enhance the company's overall quality posture and contribute across the engineering organization. The position offers exposure to testing, tooling, and product engineering, providing an opportunity to shape career development. The ideal candidate will have 0-3 years of experience and be early in their career, with a focus on potential, passion for Zello's mission, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

Have built something real (a project, internship, hackathon entry, or open-source contribution) and be able to discuss it.
Already use AI coding tools as a force multiplier and are eager to explore their potential.
Write code in at least one language (Python, JS/TS, Java, Swift, Kotlin, or Go) and be able to quickly learn new stacks.
Willingness to work broadly across different parts of the system.
Ability to identify problems and drive them to completion without constant direction.
Ability to improve the productivity of colleagues.
Clear written communication skills.
0–3 years of experience and are early in your career.

Responsibilities

Use AI tools and agents to accelerate test creation, execution, and triage across Zello's clients and services.
Perform targeted manual testing where it matters, and convert repetitive manual checks into durable automation.
Build small tools and AI harnesses to improve the efficiency of the entire engineering organization.
Rotate into engineering squads (iOS, Android, Web, backend) to contribute code with agent assistance.
Identify quality gaps before they are shipped and propose solutions instead of just filing bugs.
Communicate clearly and concisely with a distributed team, surfacing blockers early.