Senior AI Software Engineer
$115,300–$160,100 year
On-site · San Diego, California, United States
Job Summary
Senior AI / Software Platform Engineer to design, develop, and deploy scalable AI/ML and LLM-powered applications in production within a large-scale enterprise Linux environment. Focus on practical AI integration in software engineering, including code intelligence, developer tooling, requirements-driven development, and AI-assisted modernization of a large legacy codebase (C/C++ with modern languages). Collaborate with engineers, AI researchers, and platform teams to productionize AI prototypes and services; build high-performance inference pipelines; implement monitoring, evaluation, and testing frameworks for AI systems; develop APIs, backend services, and automation workflows supporting AI-driven products; evaluate emerging AI technologies and tooling; contribute to AI platform architecture and engineering best practices.
Required Qualifications
- 4 years of software development experience
- Strong Linux experience (Red Hat / Enterprise Linux)
- Experience with LLMs, RAG systems, embeddings, or AI-assisted tooling
- Advanced C/C++ experience
- Experience with GitLab workflows and CI/CD
- Strong Python development experience
- Experience with APIs, backend systems, and automation
- Strong understanding of software architecture and large-scale systems
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