Software Engineer, AI Innovation

About this role

We are currently assisting our client, a large innovation-focused organization in the Pacific Northwest, with a search for a
Software Engineer (AI Innovation)
.

Job Summary:

This role will design and evolve core AI Platform-as-a-Service capabilities that enable secure, scalable, and high-performance agentic workflows across enterprise systems. You will own foundational services such as shared memory, session management, semantic retrieval, and orchestration frameworks—while integrating authentication, logging/telemetry, and CI/CD into a production-grade platform. The ideal candidate is a staff-level individual contributor who excels in backend architecture, distributed systems, and modern LLM orchestration patterns, and can lead technical workstreams without stepping into people management.

Location:
Greater Seattle Area (Eastside) – Hybrid (onsite 3 days/week)

US citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.

Work sponsorship is available at this time.

Compensation Range:
$180,000 – $225,000 base salary + equity (eligible) + annual bonus (eligible)

Benefits:
Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off; medical/dental/vision; behavioral health and employee assistance; reimbursement and dependent care programs; short-term and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance; 401(k); and an employee stock purchase plan (as eligible).

Role:

• Develop conceptual systems architecture and supporting technologies to enable new/enhanced platform functionality, emphasizing availability, reusability, interoperability, and security.
• Identify deficiencies in product/application code bases and drive improvements to overall code quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define specifications and release documentation across the full SDLC.
• Conduct peer code reviews and help uphold engineering standards across the team.
• Maintain and evolve core AI platform services, including shared ...