Senior Software Engineer - AI-native work style

Talent Search PRO

$180K — $230K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience
  • AI-native work style is essential, with clear impacts on recent output or pace
  • Practical experience with AI coding assistants like Cursor or Copilot
  • Ability to utilize LLMs for tasks beyond code generation
  • Proficient in TypeScript and React for frontend development
  • Strong Python skills for backend development
  • Familiarity with SQL and Postgres databases
  • Customer-centric mindset with empathy for creators

Responsibilities

  • Build and iterate on AI-powered creator tools alongside AI PMs and ML engineers
  • Develop products with significant user engagement, targeting billions of page views
  • Lead the frontend development for enjoyable UI/UX
  • Create and integrate systems, understanding their interconnections
  • Utilize AI tools throughout the development process, from planning to debugging
  • Provide insights into the capabilities and limitations of AI in product development
  • Work collaboratively to navigate ambiguity and define solutions

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment, with mandatory in-office days from Tuesday to Thursday
  • Opportunity to work on high-impact products with millions of users
  • Collaborative environment with AI PMs and ML engineers
  • Focus on innovative AI applications in product development
  • Dynamic work culture typical of fast-paced startup environments
Full Job Description
Salary - $180,000 - $230,000

What You'll Own

Build and iterate on AI-powered creator tools alongside AI PMs and ML engineers

Build products that get millions of page views per day and scale them toward billions

Lead frontend development with delightful UI/UX

Create systems and see how all the moving pieces interact

Reach for AI tools as your default starting point: scoping, planning, spec-writing, code generation, debugging, and code review

Have a concrete point of view on what AI can and can't do in product

Requirements

Must-Have

5+ years of full-stack engineering experience

AI-native work style as a hard requirement. AI tools are your default starting point. You can speak concretely about how they've changed your output or pace in the last 6 months.

Real production usage of AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, or comparable). Opinions on where they help and where they don't.

Comfort using LLMs beyond code generation: planning, spec-writing, debugging, code review

Proficient in TypeScript to power frontend React applications

Strong Python skills for backend development

Familiarity with SQL and Postgres

Customer-centric mindset with strong empathy for creators

Comfort thriving in ambiguity and scoping solutions with teammates

Based in or willing to relocate to SF or NY. Hybrid, Tuesdays to Thursdays in the office.

Nice-to-Have

Firebase experience

Flask experience

Prior experience at small, fast-paced startups

Experience with high-scale products (millions of page views per day or comparable)

Prior collaboration with AI PMs or ML engineers on AI-powered product features

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