Senior Software Engineer II, AI Labs – Foundations

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. Design, build, and operate AI-powered systems and experiences .

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $192,000 - $242,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate AI-powered systems and experiences
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship AI features end-to-end
Drive engineering excellence and promote best practices for AI/ML engineering
Identify high-leverage technical opportunities and contribute hands-on to AI-native products

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 to 8+ years of industry experience
Proven senior software engineer with production systems experience
Hands-on experience with AI or ML in production
Experience owning services end-to-end including CI/CD and automated testing
Strong communicator that partners well across disciplines
Excitement to leverage cutting-edge development tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flex First remote work policy
Equity grants and annual refresh grants
Highly market-competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits offerings

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Hard Skills & Tools

AIMLCI/CDautomated testingsoftware engineeringproduction systemsengineering excellencebest practices

Soft Skills

strong communicatorcollaborationcross-functional partnership