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Software Engineer, AI (Senior, Back End)

Lead AI-driven developer tooling to accelerate SDLC phases including code generation, testing, and deployment. Requires 5+ years full-stack experience with Go/Python/JS and platform engineering background.

130k – 215kNew York, NYBackend EngineeringRemote5+ YOE

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and deploy AI agents and automation that accelerate every phase of the SDLC, from code generation and review through testing, deployment, and monitoring, making AI and agentic participants a core part of how software gets built at Kustomer.
  • Stay at the forefront of AI and automation tooling, rapidly evaluating and incorporating forward thinking solutions to continuously push quality, efficiency, reliability, and development velocity.
  • Partner with engineers across teams to identify friction, design solutions, and iterate quickly, championing best practices that drive real adoption of AI-powered tools across the engineering organization.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in a developer experience, developer tooling or platform engineering role
  • Experience evaluating, implementing and advocating for AI developer tools to solve complex engineering problems
  • 5+ years of full-stack programming background with the ability to design systems end-to-end with high-level programming languages like Go, Python, JavaScript, etc.
  • Ability to see the big picture across engineering and product to identify systemic inefficiencies
  • Experience with containers and deployment with ECS and Terraform is a big plus
  • Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and stock options
  • In the U.S.: 100% healthcare coverage, 401K, WiFi and Mobile reimbursement, and a generous vacation policy

Skills

AIGoPythonJavaScriptTerraformECSContainersDeveloper ToolsPlatform EngineeringSDLC

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