Full Stack Software Engineer

ConductorAI

$160K — $220K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US citizenship required due to government contract obligations
  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proactive mindset with ownership of tasks and initiatives
  • Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Familiarity with system design principles
  • Interaction experience with end-users
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles
  • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript
  • Experience with large language models (LLMs) and AI techniques

Responsibilities

  • Design the architecture involving AI models, backend APIs, and frontend applications
  • Write maintainable code in a small team to balance velocity and quality
  • Collaborate with users and team to refine product requirements into actionable roadmaps
  • Contribute to company strategy and culture as a core team member
  • Take on diverse responsibilities in a dynamic environment

Benefits

  • Flexible work location—options for remote work within the US
  • Opportunity to be part of a tight-knit technical team
  • Role in shaping product architecture and processes
  • Engagement in a meaningful mission with DoD and commercial sectors
  • Potential for significant equity with a Series A startup
Full Job Description
Position Overview As an early engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in developing our core technology platform, leveraging LLMs and other models to enable an ambitious and novel feature set focused on accelerating document-centric compliance, security, and search workflows for users in the DoD, civil agencies, and commercial organizations. You'll work within a system that embraces modern AI application techniques in order to get the absolute most out of state-of-the-art models.

We are seeking an engineer with a generalist skillset and attitude, diverse technical background, and a willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job. You'll be working on a small, tight-knit technical team, with the opportunity to help define and mature our architecture and processes as we grow. You'll be expected to communicate complex technical concepts with all members of the team and lead product efforts involving multiple team members with varying levels of technical literacy.

Location This role is open to candidates based in New York, anywhere on the East Coast, or fully remote within the United States.

Key Responsibilities
  • System Design: Help design the architecture of a system with multiple AI models, a set of backend APIs, and a frontend web application.
  • System Implementation: Write code within a small team, striking a reasonable balance between velocity and writing maintainable code.
  • Product Development: Work with users and other team members to help define and refine product requirements, and translate them into a roadmap and code.
  • Strategy and Culture: As a core member of our team, contribute to company strategy, nurture and shape our growing culture, and take on diverse responsibilities as we evolve.

Qualifications
  • US citizenship required; this role supports work subject to US government contract obligations and export control regulations (ITAR/EAR)
  • 4+ years as a professional software engineer
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Proactive mindset, with a knack for identifying opportunities and taking initiative and ownership
  • Experience with NLP problems and toolsets
  • Experience with system design
  • Experience interacting with end-users
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and best practices
  • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript
  • Experience with LLMs and AI application techniques

Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in defense, intelligence, national security, or other regulated operational domains
  • Experience at an early-stage startup or in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
  • Familiarity with document processing pipelines, information extraction, or compliance workflows

The base salary range for this role is $160,000-$220,000, with the opportunity for significant equity commensurate with a Series A stage opportunity. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors including qualifications, experience, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include equity or other compensation components.

In accordance with New York pay transparency law, the base salary range listed above applies to candidates in New York state. Compensation for candidates in other locations may vary based on local market conditions and will fall within the range stated above.

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