
Senior Software Engineer – AI Platform
CaptivateIQ
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $154,500 - $224,540 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define and own the technical roadmap for complex AI platform initiatives, driving semi-annual and annual milestones
- Architect and implement production-grade LLM orchestration systems, including agent frameworks, tool calling, and multi-step reasoning workflows
- Design MCP integrations and knowledge management systems, including tool orchestration, embedding strategies, and context optimization
- Lead technical design for cross-functional AI features, making challenging decisions when trade-offs are unclear
- Establish coding standards, review practices, and architectural patterns for AI development across the Agentic SDK team
- Coach and mentor P3 engineers, helping them grow toward senior-level scope and autonomy
- Partner with product teams to translate ambiguous business needs into technical solutions, ensuring alignment to company strategy
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated progression into technical leadership
- Deep proficiency in Python with experience architecting production backend systems (Django strongly preferred)
- Strong frontend development skills with React and TypeScript, including experience with complex state management
- Significant hands-on experience with LLM APIs and building orchestration systems (agent workflows, tool calling, multi-step reasoning)
- Experience designing and implementing MCP integrations, including tool servers, embedding models, and context management strategies
- Track record of defining technical roadmaps and leading projects from conception through delivery
- Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team technical practices
- Strong ability to make decisions under ambiguity and communicate technical trade-offs to stakeholders
- 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
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonDjangoReactTypeScriptLLM APIsMCP integrationstool orchestrationmulti-step reasoningstate managementtechnical roadmap
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringdecision makingcommunicationcuriositycontinuous learning