IDEXX

Senior AI Software Engineer

IDEXX • $135K — $160K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in Developer Experience or tooling.
  • Deep understanding of software development workflows, CI/CD, source control, testing, and automation.
  • Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML models into engineering processes.
  • Proficiency in backend development using Python, Go, or Node.js.
  • Experience building plugins or extensions for developer tools such as VS Code or GitHub Apps.
  • Strong communication skills and empathy for developer pain points.
  • Bias for action, able to turn insights into working solutions swiftly.

Responsibilities

  • Architect AI-powered developer tools to automate code generation, debugging, and testing.
  • Pioneer innovations in autonomous AI agents for decision-making and problem-solving.
  • Enhance engineering workflows by collaborating to identify bottlenecks and prototype AI-enhanced solutions.
  • Foster best practices while mentoring junior engineers and influencing strategic roadmaps.
  • Drive the adoption of cutting-edge tooling that improves development experiences.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a brand new, greenfield team focused on impactful AI applications.
  • Ownership of projects that shape the future of engineering culture.
  • Ability to contribute to the development of AI solutions that directly benefit customers.
  • Access to modern web technologies and cloud-native architectures.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams to implement innovative solutions.
Full Job Description
is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join a brand new, greenfield team focused on leveraging AI for developer enablement and tooling.

As we scale our engineering tribes to solve complex challenges in this mission-driven space, we're seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer who thrives on leveraging AI to transform how teams build and innovate.

In this high-impact role, you'll lead the charge in creating AI-driven systems, tools, and developer experiences that accelerate software development, eliminate friction, and infuse joy into the process. Drawing on the latest in generative AI, machine learning, and agentic systems, you'll prototype intelligent workflows, optimize cross-team collaboration, and drive adoption of cutting-edge tooling. With significant ownership, you'll shape the future of our engineering culture while advancing AI capabilities that directly benefit our customers-such as autonomous agents that streamline veterinary diagnostics and workflows.

What You'll Do
  • Architect AI-Powered Developer Tools: Design and implement scalable AI systems using modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) to automate code generation, debugging, and testing-making development faster, more intuitive, and enjoyable for our teams.
  • Pioneer Agentic AI Innovations: Advance autonomous AI agents capable of independent decision-making and problem-solving, integrating them into our SaaS platform to deliver real value, like predictive analytics for animal health data or adaptive user experiences.
  • Enhance Engineering Workflows and Experiences: Collaborate across tribes to identify bottlenecks, prototype AI-enhanced solutions (e.g., natural language interfaces for DevOps tasks), and foster best-in-class practices-while mentoring junior engineers and influencing strategic roadmaps.


What you need to succeed:
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years focusing on Developer Experience or developer tooling.
  • Deep understanding of software development workflows, CI/CD, source control (Git), testing, and automation.
  • Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML models into engineering processes (e.g., LLMs like OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source LLMs).
  • Proficiency in backend development (e.g., Python, Go, Node.js) and scripting languages.
  • Experience building plugins or extensions for developer tools (e.g., VS Code, GitHub Apps, CLI tools).
  • Strong communication skills and empathy for developer pain points.
  • Bias for action - you turn insights into working solutions quickly and iteratively.


Bonus Points
  • Experience building with AI platforms (OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain, etc.).
  • Experience working in platform engineering, productivity engineering, or DevOps.
  • Prior contributions to open-source developer tools.
  • Familiarity with observability and performance tooling.
  • Background in machine learning, natural language processing, or prompt engineering.


Our teams build with modern web technologies like TypeScript and Go, embracing cloud-native architectures, event-driven systems, domain services, containerization, and distributed computing. We prioritize DevOps excellence through CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and reliability engineering, ensuring AI integrations are robust and performant in a fast-paced environment.

If you're a senior AI leader passionate about pushing boundaries-whether through generative models for creative problem-solving or scalable agentic systems-and excited to apply your expertise to a domain with profound impact (like improving animal health outcomes), join us in making veterinary software smarter and more accessible.

Apply now and help us redefine AI's role in animal healthcare innovation!

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About IDEXX

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is an American multinational corporation engaged in the development, manufacture, and distribution of products and services for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, water testing, and dairy markets. Incorporated in 1983 and headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, and EMEA in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, IDEXX offers products to customers in over 175 countries around the world.
Learn more about IDEXX
Size
10,350 employees
Market Cap
$33.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$581.7 million
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+12.6%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
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