CaptivateIQ

Staff Software Engineer – AI Platform

CaptivateIQ

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Austin • North Carolina • Tennessee • United States

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Salary

💰 $181,289 - $285,272 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Set the multi-year technical strategy for AI platform development, partnering with senior EPD leadership on long-term vision
  • Architect foundational AI systems that serve multiple product teams, including LLM orchestration frameworks, MCP infrastructure, and agent patterns
  • Own technical decisions with organization-wide impact where the right answer is ambiguous or contested
  • Define engineering-wide quality standards and best practices for AI development, establishing patterns that scale across teams
  • Drive technical alignment across the Agentic SDK team and product teams consuming AI capabilities
  • Invest deeply in coaching P4 engineers, helping them develop toward staff-level scope and strategic thinking
  • Represent CaptivateIQ's technical perspective in industry discussions, open-source contributions, or technical publications

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated progression into staff-level technical leadership
  • Deep expertise in LLM orchestration: production experience building agent frameworks, including agent design patterns, tool integration, and workflow optimization
  • Significant experience designing MCP integrations and knowledge systems at scale, including tool server architecture, embedding pipelines, and context optimization
  • Track record of setting technical strategy that spans multiple teams and multi-year time horizons
  • Experience partnering with senior leadership (Directors, VPs) to align technical direction with business objectives
  • Demonstrated ability to make high-stakes technical decisions under extreme ambiguity
  • Strong mentorship track record, particularly in developing senior engineers toward staff-level impact
  • Demonstrated curiosity and continuous learning in the rapidly evolving AI/LLM space**
Benefits
  • Comprehensive Healthcare: 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision for all FTEs, with roughly 75% coverage for dependents.
  • Flexible Time Off: Flexible vacation days plus quarterly mental health days to ensure you have the space to recharge.
  • Annual Stipends: Dedicated funds for your professional development and caretaking needs.
  • Work Anniversary Bonuses: Annual bonuses to celebrate your milestones and contributions to the CaptivateIQ team that grow as your tenure does.
  • Retirement Savings (US-Only): A 401(k) plan to help you invest in and secure your future.
  • Premium Tools: The latest Apple hardware to empower you to do your best work.
  • Inclusive Community: Active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that celebrate shared identities and support our DEI goals by fostering an environment where diverse talent thrives.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
AI platform developmentLLM orchestrationMCP infrastructureagent design patternstool integrationworkflow optimizationtechnical strategyengineering quality standardscontext optimizationembedding pipelines
Soft Skills
technical leadershipcoachingstrategic thinkingmentorshipcuriositycontinuous learningdecision making under ambiguityalignment with business objectivescommunicationcollaboration