Senior Software Engineer in United States Embassy at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Software Engineer based in United States.

Join a forward-thinking engineering team building AI-powered solutions that are transforming how businesses operate.
In this role, you will design, develop, and operate customer-facing AI platform capabilities that deliver intelligent product experiences at scale.
You will work on production-grade AI systems, agentic workflows, evaluation frameworks, and reliable infrastructure.
The position offers the opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges involving scalability, performance, observability, and model quality.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, design, data, security, and engineering to bring innovative solutions to customers.
As a senior contributor, you will influence architecture decisions, mentor teammates, and help shape the future of AI-driven products.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and operation of scalable AI-powered systems while driving engineering excellence across the organization. Your responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining customer-facing AI platform services and product features primarily using Python while integrating with existing backend ecosystems.
• Developing agentic systems, including workflow orchestration, tool execution, state management, recovery mechanisms, and evaluation capabilities.
• Integrating large language model (LLM)-powered workflows into production environments while ensuring reliability, scalability, performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Designing and improving AI evaluation, tracing, observability, and feedback systems to monitor quality and continuously enhance user experiences.
• Evaluating AI models and providers for specific use cases and creating flexible architectures that adapt to the evolving AI landscape.
• Writing clean, maintainable, well-tested, and documented code while promoting strong software engineering practices.
• Collaborating with product, design, data, security, and engineering stakeholders to transform complex AI opportunities into reliable customer solutions.
• Supporting technical leadership through architecture discussions, code reviews, mentoring, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Building and operating services involving databases, APIs, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and cloud-based infrastructure.

The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineer with strong expertise in production systems, AI technologies, and scalable software development. You should bring:

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer building, deploying, and operating production systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, including experience developing APIs, backend services, testing strategies, debugging, and operational ownership.
• Hands-on experience building or integrating AI systems, agentic workflows, LLM-powered applications, or automation frameworks.
• Experience with AI tooling and frameworks such as LangChain, LangSmith, LangGraph, PydanticAI, CrewAI, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of AI architecture patterns including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, model evaluation, prompt management, and AI observability.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure and containerization technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, API-driven architectures, data modeling, and reliable service design.
• Ability to work across multiple technologies and programming languages, with experience integrating backend services in different ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, design patterns, testing methodologies, performance optimization, and secure development.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges and ambiguous requirements.
• Strong communication, collaboration, ownership, and time-management skills within remote, globally distributed teams.
• Business-level English proficiency, both written and verbal.

• Competitive annual compensation ranging from $140,000 to $180,000 USD, with flexibility for exceptional candidates based on skills and experience.
• Fully remote work environment with a remote-first culture.
• Paid time off in accordance with local labor requirements.
• Monthly wellness Fridays providing additional opportunities for rest and balance.
• Fully paid parental leave.
• Home office stipend based on country of residency.
• Access to professional development resources, training programs, and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
• Manager training, upskilling initiatives, and career growth support.
• Opportunity to work with a global team of engineers, AI specialists, designers, and industry experts.
• Inclusive workplace culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and belonging.