Senior AI Technology and Software Engineer, California

Senior AI Technology and Software Engineer

Truckee, CA 96160

 

Are you an accomplished Senior Software Engineer? Are you passionate about using AI to add value for customers? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a dynamic and fast-growing company.

 

We are on a mission to provide small businesses with better access to the opportunities found in public records. We've been doing it for real estate investors, Realtors, mortgage brokers, home service companies, and others since 2007. We are broadening our customer base and looking to scale significantly.

 

As a Senior AI Technology & Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and executing feature creation and improvement work focused on incorporating AI into our products. You will serve as a subject matter expert for AI capabilities. You'll help differentiate in the market by finding Client ways to create value for our customers using AI. You will work closely with other engineering teams to design and implement robust solutions while tuning for optimal performance, security, and cost-efficiency.

 

ABOUT YOU:

You are a strong software engineer used to helping software-as-a-service engineering teams move fast. You have proven expertise in SaaS application development and know industry best practices. However, you balance speed with a deep understanding of quality and security needs

You are a skilled user of AI technologies and have hands-on experience embedding AI into SaaS applications. You have a strong understanding of prompt engineering and optimization, the strengths of various models, RAG architectures, and agentic frameworks. You have been using this knowledge in SaaS applications for at least 2 years

You want to be part of a successful and fast-moving team. You communicate well in both synchronous (e.g., video calls, Slack) and asynchronous tools (e.g., Confluence, Jira). You strive to understand the underlying issue and work to propose and implement the best solution while listening and incorporating suggestions and feedback from teammates

You want to make a difference. You understand the fastest path to your success, and ours, fundamentally depends on helping our customers, partners, and teammates succeed. We're on a mission to help small local businesses grow through hyperlocal lead generation. You believe that's important and can't wait to help

You get stuff done. You know how to break projects down into meaningful tasks, document them, and move them across the board to done. You like to do things right the first time rather than having to do them two or three times. You document as you go, so that your teammates can stay up to date and in sync with your work

You have a proven track record. You've delivered high-quality, successful, and scalable SaaS products. You have 8+ years of hands-on experience building SaaS applications. You learned by getting a degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) then getting hands-on experience or jumping right in learning on the job

 

THINGS YOU'LL DO:

Despite being founded in 2007, we still run like a startup, so you'll get experience with a little bit of everything. That said, here are some things you'll do:

Demonstrate accountability for the features you work on, from requirements gathering to deployment and follow-up

Proactively raise concerns or flag risks related to timelines, scope, or technical decisions

Understand and align with the business goals and adapt technical work to support them

Discuss, evaluate, and propose software design trade-offs based on your deep understanding of SOLID principles

Give and receive code reviews with a focus on growth, quality, and maintainability

Work with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions

Actively seek feedback and be eager to learn from others

Show initiative by suggesting improvements, whether in tooling, processes, or product

Clearly communicate designs and decisions

Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to define and refine requirements

Release secure applications based on your solid understanding of security best practices, including authentication and authorization mechanisms and protocols

Stay up to date with the latest trends and advancements in technology, security, and architecture. Evaluate emerging technologies

Reduce admin burden and eliminate blockers to stay on track

Jump in where needed, always being bold and leading by example

Backend Engineering Tasks

Develop complex, secure, and high-performing features in both PHP and Python, including writing unit and integration tests for continuous integration environments

Maintain and create Dockerfiles using your experience in Docker and other containerization technologies

Design and develop large-scale APIs using a deep understanding of REST principles

Document and validate your work with OpenAPI and JSON Schema for API documentation and validation

Write complex SQL queries, including advanced techniques such as Common Table Expressions (CTEs)

Optimize and design queries for Lucene-based database management systems, such as Elasticsearch or Solr

Create developer-friendly API documentation

AI Engineering Tasks

Engineer and optimize prompts

Select the best model for the requirements and implementation

Architect and implement RAG

Employ agentic frameworks

Advocate for responsible and efficient use of AI across teams

Bonus points for cloud architecture, engineering, or security certifications, especially for AWS

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

 

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