Senior Software Engineer
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Job description
About the Position
This is not a routine engineering role.
We're looking for a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer who is ready to work directly on shaping the next generation of AI coding systems. Someone who thrives on solving real, production-level engineering problems, enjoys deep independent work, and is motivated by making a tangible impact on how AI understands and writes code.
Responsibilities
- Work with real, production-level repositories.
- Evaluate AI coding agents on practical software engineering tasks.
- Identify failures, limitations, and issues in AI-generated engineering solutions.
- Design realistic engineering problems used to evaluate and train AI systems.
- Develop expert-level solutions to engineering tasks.
- Analyze existing code, debug issues, and solve complex repository-level problems.
- Work independently based on written specifications and requirements.
- Submit work for expert review and iterate on feedback when necessary.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional Software Engineering experience as the primary target.
- Senior / Staff / Principal level or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Strong and recent hands-on software engineering experience.
- Experience working with complex, production-level codebases.
- Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar repositories and existing systems.
- High level of autonomy and ownership - comfortable working without continuous PM/TL supervision or micromanagement.
- Ability to independently make sound technical decisions and drive tasks to completion.
- Excellent ability to follow detailed written requirements and instructions. This is a critical selection criterion.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and code reasoning skills.
- Good written English and ability to independently work with English-language technical documentation and specifications.
- Up-to-date and detailed LinkedIn profile.
- Availability for 30–40 hours per week.
Nice to Have
- Direct, full-time engineering experience at a strong product technology company.
- Experience at FAANG/Mag7 or companies of comparable engineering caliber.
- Experience at established technology companies or scale-ups such as Stripe, Datadog, Snowflake, Shopify, Figma, Vercel, Square, Linear, Uber, Airbnb, Palantir, or similar.
- Strong SaaS/product-company background such as HubSpot, Zendesk, Monday.com, Box, DocuSign, Wix, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, or similar.
- Staff / Principal / Tech Lead / Founding Engineer experience while remaining strongly hands-on.
- Deep specialization in Backend, Frontend, Mobile, Platform, Infrastructure, SRE, or Systems Engineering.
We Offer
- Fully remote.
- 30–40 hours per week.
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Interested candidates can apply now.
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