# Senior / Staff Software Engineer (NC)

**Company:** [Fractional AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fractional-ai)
**Location:** Raleigh, NC
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Ai Systems, LLMs, System Design, Production-Ready Code, Software Engineering, Frontier Models, Testable Hypotheses, Data Sets, Python, TypeScript
**Posted:** 2026-02-20

> Senior/Staff Software Engineer builds end-to-end AI products for clients, spending 75% time coding and 25% with stakeholders like CTOs. Requires 8+ years experience shipping products, applying software engineering to AI systems with high ownership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end technical outcomes on a small team (2–5 engineers and a PM) building AI products for clients.
- Set technical direction, write code (75% of time), and solve hard problems.
- Work directly with clients (25% of time), including their CTOs, to understand problems, discuss tradeoffs, and ensure solutions meet needs.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of engineering experience with deep care for the craft.
- Shipped multiple complete products end-to-end and write elegant, production-ready code across multiple disciplines.
- Specific interest in applying software engineering fundamentals to AI systems, balancing frontier model capabilities with good system design.
- Comfort talking with senior technical stakeholders and navigating conversations skillfully.
- High ownership mindset: jump in without instruction, embrace "no job too big, no job too small," shape strategy and culture.
- Low ego, high integrity: help others, ask for help, hold high bar for honesty.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience as former engineering leaders (IC or EM) or founders.
- Interest in Applied AI engineering practices.

## Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned with experience and skills.
- 401k with matching.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage.
- Health FSA.
- Commuter benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Team events and activities.

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