Staff Software Engineer
About The Position
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to spearhead the design and development of a next-generation AI Chat Application that will serve as an enterprise-wide assistant. This application will support a diverse range of organizational functions—including HR, Finance, Business Strategy, Ad Tech, and MarTech—empowering employees with intelligent, context-aware AI capabilities to streamline daily work. As the Staff Software Engineer, you will guide the technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver a scalable, secure, and high-performing platform.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience building production-grade applications.
- 7+ years of experience with Java (Python experience strongly preferred).
- 3+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams.
- Strong grasp of object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
- Experience designing and building scalable APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and modular, extensible architectures.
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MSSQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
- Familiarity with messaging and event-driven platforms like Kafka, Temporal for real-time systems.
- Strong expertise in GCP and integrating AI services with LLM foundational models.
- Experience with AI-powered developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to improve productivity and code quality.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills, with a bias for secure, observable, and maintainable solutions.
- Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments with cross-functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with context engineering and fine-tuning AI/LLM outputs.
- Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for LLM agent orchestration.
- Knowledge of LLM agent frameworks for building multi-step, reasoning-driven AI systems.
- Experience in enterprise-grade security and compliance frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Lead Architecture & Development: Define and implement the architecture for an AI-driven chat platform leveraging Python, GCP, and AI services.
- Team Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of engineers, driving technical excellence, collaboration, and delivery.
- LLM Integration: Build and optimize solutions with LLM foundational models to support natural language understanding, contextual reasoning, and multi-domain workflows.
- Partner with Product Owners: Collaborate closely with product owners to assess technical feasibility, translate business needs into actionable engineering requirements, and ensure alignment with overall product strategy.
- Scalability & Reliability: Ensure the system is designed with enterprise-grade security, scalability, and compliance in mind.
- Innovation: Explore and adopt emerging practices in prompt engineering, multi-agent coordination (MCP/LLM agents), and applied AI to continuously evolve the platform.
Benefits
- We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.
- To give you the ability to better meet your personal needs, and in support of your physical and emotional well-being, you will receive discretionary time off days and company-wide Appreciation Weeks and Wellness Days.
- We also offer a competitive Total Compensation package, including a competitive salary and eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award or a relevant incentive award.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
