Software Engineer III (AI-Powered)

Planet DDS

$110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of software engineering experience delivering and maintaining production systems
  • Strong grasp of software engineering principles: OOP, design patterns, and testing strategies
  • Experience using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) in software development
  • Proficiency across tech stacks, with .NET and React preferred
  • Familiarity with CI/CD processes and automated testing
  • Excellent communication skills with a focus on team development
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous situations and iterate rapidly

Responsibilities

  • Deliver software features from design to deployment
  • Architect scalable and maintainable solutions in line with product goals
  • Employ AI tools throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Mentor peers on utilizing AI tools effectively
  • Influence technical direction within the team and organization
  • Enhance development processes and CI/CD practices
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to ensure quality and speed

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Telehealth services
  • 401(k) plan with matching
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • Flexible Time Off or vacation
  • Sick leave
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Employee referral program
  • Employee well-being program and other voluntary benefits
Full Job Description
Overview

The Software Engineer III will build production software faster and better by thoughtfully leveraging AI development tools. This isn't an ML or data science role - you won't be training models. Instead, you'll use tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot as force multipliers across the entire software development lifecycle: planning, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. You'll join one of our product pods and be expected to not only deliver your own work but help your teammates adopt these tools effectively. We're early in this journey as an organization, so your practical experience will directly shape how we work.

Job Duties
  • Own delivery of features end-to-end: from technical design through implementation, testing, and deployment
  • Architect solutions that are maintainable, scalable, and aligned with our product direction
  • Use AI-assisted development tools strategically across the full SDLC - planning work with AI agents, generating and refining code, creating comprehensive test coverage, and accelerating debugging
  • Mentor engineers on effective AI-assisted workflows; help establish team-wide patterns and practices
  • Contribute to technical direction within your pod and across the broader engineering organization
  • Drive improvements to our development processes, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate closely with product and design to balance technical quality with delivery speed

Skills and Qualifications
  • 5-7 years of commercial software engineering experience, with a track record of shipping and maintaining production systems
  • Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, SOLID principles, testing strategies, and writing code that others can maintain
  • Demonstrated experience using AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar) as a core part of your workflow - you should be able to explain how you approach complex problems differently with these tools
  • Ability to work effectively across the stack; .NET and React experience highly preferred, but excellent fundamentals in other modern stacks are valuable
  • Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and shipping code frequently with confidence
  • Strong communication skills and a genuine interest in helping teammates grow
  • Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration - you ship, learn, and adapt

Preferred:
  • Experience in a SaaS or healthcare software environment
  • Exposure to DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code
  • Experience working in agile teams with short iteration cycles

Benefits:
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Telehealth
  • 401(k) and 401(k) match
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • FTO or Vacation
  • Sick Time
  • Employee Well-Being program
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Employee Referral program
  • Additional perk and voluntary benefit programs

Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is also eligible for variable pay as part of the total compensation package.

PLANET DDS CORE IDEOLOGY:

To encourage measurable progress toward our vision and make the best decisions on behalf of employees and customers, we adopted a set of common values:
  • Collaborative - Working independently and across teams, we create scalable solutions to enable company growth
  • Empathetic - We are educated on the experience of our customers and feel vested in their success
  • Accountable - We feel ownership for the quality of our work and take pride in the positive outcomes
  • Trustworthy - We operate with integrity and honest, making promises we know that we can keep
  • Ambitious - We are driven by our ability to make a long-term, positive impact on the lives of dental market leaders

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