AI-Driven Enterprise Platform Engineer

Avaya; United States; On-site; USD 179,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Avaya is seeking a hands-on software engineer with strong system design and server-side experience to advance a complex enterprise platform. You will translate goals into practical designs, implement critical functionality, and carry improvements from testing to production.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted prototyping, cross-team collaboration, and ownership from definition to operation. Ideal candidates will possess deep backend skills (Go, Rust, Node.js/TypeScript, or Java), knowledge of

Qualifications

• Hands-on software engineering with ownership of production systems.
• Strong system design across interfaces and data flows.
• Backend skills in Go, Rust, Node.js, TypeScript or Java.
• Experience with distributed systems, databases, caching, containers, and messaging tech such as Kafka or NATS.
• Experience with automated testing, deployment, observability, and production troubleshooting.
• Ability to explain decisions and verify results using AI coding agents.
• Curiosity to learn unfamiliar technologies and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design across component boundaries and define interfaces.
• Build robust server-side software with correctness and scalability.
• Investigate end-to-end performance and reliability improvements.
• Prototype AI-assisted approaches before production development.
• Move between design and code with reviews and tests.
• Leverage AI agents to plan tasks and verify outcomes.
• Learn unfamiliar systems and improve maintainability and delivery speed.
• Contribute across APIs, client integrations, and UI when needed.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and cross-team coordination.

Skills

Go

Rust

Node.js

TypeScript

Java

Distributed systems

Debugging

AI coding agents

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

NATS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Avaya is seeking a hands-on software engineer with strong system design and server-side experience to advance a complex enterprise platform. You will translate goals into practical designs, implement critical functionality, and carry improvements from testing to production.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted prototyping, cross-team collaboration, and ownership from definition to operation. Ideal candidates will possess deep backend skills (Go, Rust, Node.js/TypeScript, or Java), knowledge of