Demandbase

Staff AI Software Engineer

Demandbase

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $222,000 - $334,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Help architect and deliver AI-native platforms
  • Play a key technical leadership role in evolving traditional SaaS patterns
  • Partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership
  • Contribute to architectural direction
  • Ensure platforms can support large language models (LLMs), agentic workflows, and AI-driven capabilities at scale
  • Design and build scalable, cloud-native microservices
  • Contribute to the technical roadmap for AI-native systems
  • Build and operate production-grade AI/ML systems
  • Partner on architectural planning for AI agents and inference optimization
  • Establish best practices for observability, resiliency, and cloud-native deployments
  • Improve CI/CD automation and developer workflows
  • Translate AI-first product direction into production-ready technical plans
  • Lead and contribute to cross-team initiatives spanning multiple engineering domains
  • Help set engineering standards for modern AI system design
  • Stay current on emerging AI approaches and apply useful techniques

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • 2+ years operating in a Staff-level (or equivalent) capacity
  • Proven track record shipping complex systems beyond basic CRUD applications
  • Strong expertise in distributed systems, system design, and performance optimization
  • Hands-on experience building or deploying production AI/ML features using LLMs, agentic frameworks, or similar technologies
  • Strong proficiency in Java, Scala, or Python
  • Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Experience with vector search / vector databases (for example Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate) and AI infrastructure at scale
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD automation and AI-augmented development workflows
  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical and non-technical partners.
Benefits
  • options for up to 100% paid Medical and Vision premiums for employees
  • flexible PTO policy
  • paid holidays
  • access to mental health and wellness resources
  • 401(k) with pre-tax, after tax, and roth options
  • short-term/long-term disability
  • life insurance
  • other great benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI-native platformsSaaS patternslarge language modelscloud-native microservicesAI/ML systemsinference optimizationCI/CD automationJavaScalaPython
Soft Skills
technical leadershipcommunication skillsinfluencecollaborationcross-team initiatives
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Engineering