AI-Enhanced Software Engineer for Cloud & APIs

Lightspeed DMS; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightspeed, a leading cloud-based dealer management provider, seeks a software engineer to join its AI‑driven development team in Utah. You will build scalable backend services, integrate AI tools, and collaborate with product, QA, and hosting teams to deliver reliable software across AWS.

Qualifications include 3–5 years of Java/Python experience, AWS exposure, RESTful APIs, and strong CS fundamentals. You’ll work in an Agile environment, contribute to CI/CD, and help advance AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering with 3–5 years of development, plus 1+ years of AI development experience.
• Proficiency in Python and Java (3–5 years each) with hands-on AWS cloud experience.
• Experience using agentic coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, etc.) and ability to validate and debug AI-generated code.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, OOP, software architecture.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum in fast-paced environments.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs with SQL/relational databases.
• Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Linux/Unix proficiency and command-line skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration with a growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Leverage AI coding assistants to accelerate development, refactoring, and code review.
• Collaborate in Agile teams to refine requirements and sprint tasks.
• Design and implement OO software with reusable, scalable, maintainable code.
• Develop clean, well-documented code with AI assistance and high code ownership.
• Use AI tools for automated testing and test case generation with strong coverage.
• Participate in AI-assisted code reviews focusing on architecture and security.
• Work with business, product, QA, and hosting teams to roll out across AWS environments.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines with AI-enhanced automation.
• Apply prompt engineering to maximize AI tool effectiveness for development tasks.
• Use Jira, GitLab, SwaggerHub, Bruno, and AI platforms for tracking, API docs, and testing.
• Maintain comprehensive Confluence documentation with AI support.
• Contribute to team knowledge sharing on AI-assisted development practices.

Skills

Python

Java

AWS

REST APIs

SQL

Linux/Unix

Agile/Scrum

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Git/GitHub

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Lightspeed, a leading cloud-based dealer management provider, seeks a software engineer to join its AI‑driven development team in Utah. You will build scalable backend services, integrate AI tools, and collaborate with product, QA, and hosting teams to deliver reliable software across AWS.

Qualifications include 3–5 years of Java/Python experience, AWS exposure, RESTful APIs, and strong CS fundamentals. You’ll work in an Agile environment, contribute to CI/CD, and help advance AI-assisted