Staff Engineer - AI

UBLIC SERVICES, INC. • Phoenix, AZ

17h

About The Position

The GenAI Staff Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for building and scaling an enterprise-grade Agentic AI platform that empowers users across the organization to rapidly build, integrate, and operationalize GenAI solutions with minimal friction. The engineer will ensure the platform adheres to enterprise architecture standards, security and compliance requirements, and AI governance best practices. The role includes technical leadership, platform development, and cross-functional collaboration to accelerate time-to-value for GenAI use cases.

Requirements

• Demonstrated mastery of software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming methodologies.
• In depth understanding of eCommerce application development and best practices around optimization and AB/MVT testing.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Knowledge of Cloud architectures, services, and DevOps practices within Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google, etc.
• Advanced proficiency with the following technologies: Native JavaScript; Front end web technologies, including Angular, Node, Bootstrap/Material Design, CSS3 and HTML5; Web development tools and frameworks, including - CSS preprocessing, e.g. LESS/SAAS; Front end build tools, e.g. Gulp, Grunt, Webpack; JavaScript testing frameworks, e.g. Jasmine, Karma; Front end components, e.g. Bower; JavaScript compression and minification, e.g. Uglify; Developer/Build tools, including GIT and Jenkins; Code analysis tools such as PMD, Checkstyle, Findbugs and Sonar.
• Experience consuming RESTful web services.
• Understanding of web performance optimization techniques.
• Experience integrating with Content Management Systems such as Drupal.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring tools, such as Solarwinds, vROPS, SPLUNK. TeaLeaf
• Demonstrates accountability, sound decision making, analytical thoroughness, and clear and concise communications
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; and/or 10 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development with a focus on web and mobile technologies, including previous experience in development of highly-transactional, mission-critical applications in environments/architectures for multi-user systems

Responsibilities

• Provides technical direction related to project deliverables for both onshore and off¬shore development team members.
• Reviews business requirements and technical analysis documentation to develop system implementation approaches designed to meet business objectives, while also consulting with Solution/Enterprise Architects.
• Maintains and utilizes expert knowledge of, and provides system support for at least two or more complex technical operating environments.
• Maintains code quality by leading code reviews and ensuring appropriate unit test coverage is in place.
• Contributes to project deliverables by performing system administration and/andor software development tasks as needed.
• Provides input and feedback to team management for developers and analysts performance reviews and other hiring/promotion decisions.
• Provides Tier 2 and 3 support and resolution of open IT issues escalated by IT Customer Support.
• Reviews application performance metrics and consults with the development teams on enhancements opportunities.
• Oversees the development, configuration, coding, testing, and debugging of complex new software for the Digital Development teams.
• Leads the technical design and documentation of Republic Services’ Digital Platform including, but not limited to the following: Angular, Node.js Drupal, AWS, CI/CD
• Leads and assists application programmers in defining applications system scope and objectives through research and fact finding.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.
• Partner with product managers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize GenAI use cases.
• Translate business challenges (e.g., inefficiency, risk exposure, customer friction) into AI‑enabled solutions.
• Build and maintain core services, APIs, and orchestration pipelines that integrate LLMs and agentic workflows with enterprise data and applications.
• Align platform design with enterprise architecture principles, including scalability, security, observability, and resilience.
• Implement robust access controls, auditability, and compliance with AI governance and ethical standards.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

What This Job Offers

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