Software Engineer

Skillable

4d • $115,000 - $145,000 • Remote

About The Position

Skillable is hiring a Software Engineer to own complex software features in a cross-functional agile product team. The engineer will use AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate delivery while maintaining engineering rigor, directing AI agents through implementation and acting as the primary architect, reviewer, and decision-maker. The role includes developing and validating maintainable, scalable software; establishing automated testing and quality checks; reviewing AI-generated work; and mitigating risks related to security, correctness, maintainability, and sustainability.

The engineer will collaborate with developers, QA engineers, designers, and product experts; contribute to feature scoping and estimation; handle ambiguity by identifying gaps and proposing solutions; document technical decisions and application features; and uphold quality and non-functional standards. Participation in an on-call rotation is required, including evenings, weekends, or holidays for emergency support or special events. The position is fully remote in a home-office setting, with periodic travel of up to approximately 10%. Skillable can hire only candidates whose primary residence is in the states listed in the posting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as computer software, computer science, or software development, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years of professional software development experience in an agile product team.
• At least 3 years of experience with .NET Framework and C#.
• Experience with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience delegating implementation work to AI agents and reviewing and verifying their engineering output, beyond autocomplete.
• Regular use of modern AI and agent tools, including GitHub Copilot and Claude Code or similar, as standard practice in building non-experimental software.
• Strong fundamentals in system design, debugging, and code review.
• Experience with MSSQL and Entity Framework.
• Proficiency collaborating with UX designers to translate designs into working software.
• Proficiency creating and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency in unit testing, including writing comprehensive, maintainable, and efficient tests for code correctness, reliability, and performance.
• Experience working with cloud-native applications.
• Ability to proactively address challenges and pursue continuous improvement.
• Self-motivation and ability to contribute with minimal supervision in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing project needs while maintaining quality and focus.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation during evenings, weekends, or holidays for emergency support or special events.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building scaffolding around AI tools, such as custom agents, MCP servers, evaluation harnesses, or team- or department-level AI enablement.
• Experience with authentication technologies such as OIDC, OAuth, or SAML.
• Experience with NextJS.
• Experience with ExpressJS.
• Experience building pipelines and with DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Own complex software features in the team’s domain, using AI-assisted development workflows while maintaining engineering rigor.
• Guide AI agents through feature development by framing problems, setting constraints, reviewing solutions, and making technical decisions aligned with business requirements and standards.
• Use AI tools and develop project context management, reusable skills, agent workflows, prompt frameworks, and automated quality checks.
• Drive comprehensive automated testing and verification before release, tying unit tests and validation scenarios to requirements.
• Review AI-generated output, challenge assumptions, identify gaps, and verify that delivered software resolves the intended problem.
• Identify and mitigate AI-assisted development risks involving security, maintainability, correctness, and long-term sustainability.
• Create and maintain documentation of features, design decisions, configurations, and other technical areas.
• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, designers, and product experts in a cross-functional scrum team.
• Assist with feature scope and estimation to produce accurate cost and timeline estimates.
• Resolve ambiguity by filling reasonable gaps, identifying open questions early, and proposing answers.
• Follow and promote quality development patterns and practices.
• Communicate status clearly and ask for help when needed.
• Meet non-functional requirements and best practices for performance, usability, reliability, adaptability, security, legal, and operational considerations.
• Participate in the team on-call rotation during evenings, weekends, or holidays for emergency support or special events.
• Review work consistently to maintain quality and avoid errors.
• Support and promote company values in interactions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to other strategic business initiatives or special cross-functional projects as required.

Benefits

• Fully remote work with a monthly stipend for office services and supplies.
• Medical insurance with two plan options.
• Dental insurance with two plan options.
• Vision insurance.
• Health savings account with employer contributions.
• Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employee assistance program.
• Group-paid life insurance.
• Group-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance.
• Accident and critical illness options.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Healthy lifestyle reimbursements.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Paid holidays.
• Bereavement leave.
• Parental leave.
• Caregiver leave.
• Paid FMLA leave.
• Eligible team members who are caught up on work and deliverables may log off at 2:00 p.m. local time on Fridays.
• Full company closure during the Fourth of July holiday week.
• Annual reimbursement of up to $750 for wellness-related lifestyle choices, such as gym memberships, fitness classes, or healthy meal plans.
• $200 monthly office expense stipend.
• Access to pet insurance.
• Employees and dependents can access Skillable learning opportunities through its product.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior