Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform

GoodLeap • Austin, TX

8h • $173,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Build features and extensions to our agentic AI platform using scalable, robust, and AI-first software engineering practices. Design tools and infrastructure to enable teams at GoodLeap to easily build and enhance AI agents that empower homeowners, contractors, and operations staff. Work alongside a team of AI engineers, product managers, and data scientists to evaluate and improve our agent ecosystem.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping scalable, robust backend services and APIs
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and event-driven patterns (e.g. Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS)
• Passion for software development, emerging technologies and culture of innovation
• A collaborative mindset and interest in mentoring teammates and elevating team practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience building internal developer platforms, SDKs, or shared libraries consumed by other engineering teams
• Exposure to prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, or fine-tuning workflows
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities
• Interest in sustainable technology, fintech, or climate tech

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Staff engineers, product, architecture, and design leads to deliver highly-available, fault-tolerant products and services.
• Work on significant and unique technical challenges, evaluate and recommend solutions, and guide decision making by considering technical tradeoffs.
• Grasp both the technical and business perspective so you can help drive innovation.
• Work autonomously and be self-disciplined, requiring minimal supervision or guidance.
• Collaborate with other team members and coach more junior team members to grow both their technical skills and soft skills.

What This Job Offers

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