Software Development Engineer III

Optimum

• $133K — $219K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required
  • Minimum 7 years of software development experience
  • Excellent communication skills for leading technical initiatives
  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, GIT, NodeJS, and Code Blocks
  • Experience optimizing AI systems for performance, reliability, and scale
  • End-to-end development of AI-driven systems and services
  • Familiarity with AI tools and an AI-first mindset

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end development of AI-driven systems and services
  • Collaborate with research and product teams to translate ML models into scalable production applications
  • Architect robust, scalable, and low-latency backend systems and AI pipelines
  • Guide the design and implementation of APIs, microservices, and data pipelines supporting AI workloads
  • Drive adoption of AI best practices for ethical AI and model interpretability
  • Optimize machine learning models for performance, cost, and accuracy in production environments
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and architectural guidance

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams
  • Mentorship opportunities for career growth
  • Focus on ethical AI practices
  • Access to continuous learning and improvement in AI/ML advancements
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Software Development Engineer III with a strong background in AI and machine learning to join our growing AI engineering team. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of intelligent systems and AI-powered products. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, data scientists, ML engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to bring cutting-edge innovations to production at scale.

You'll play a key role in technical decision-making, architecture, and mentoring junior/mid-level engineers while pushing the boundaries of what AI can do across our platform.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end development of AI-driven systems and services.
  • Collaborate with research and product teams to translate ML models into scalable production applications.
  • Architect robust, scalable, and low-latency backend systems and AI pipelines.
  • Guide the design and implementation of APIs, microservices, and data pipelines supporting AI workloads.
  • Drive adoption of AI best practices to ethical AI and model interpretability.
  • Optimize machine learning models for performance, cost, and accuracy in production environments.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural guidance.
  • Own software reliability, testing, and observability of AI components.
  • Stay updated with advancements in AI/ML and drive continuous improvement of the tech stack.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required
  • Minimum 7 years of software development experience
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to lead technical initiatives across teams
  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, GIT, NodeJS, and Code Blocks
  • Experience optimizing AI systems for performance, reliability, and scale
  • End-to-end development of AI-driven systems and services
  • Experience with Google CES, along with prompt engineering, is an added advantage
  • Experience with Google Cloud capabilities
  • Dialogflow / conversational AI experience is a nice to have
  • The person should be a strong team player
  • Familiarity with AI Tools and AI First mindset

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