AI-Native Software Engineering Leader

Cotality; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off & holidays

Health coverage

Well-being stipend

Job summary

Cotality is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of complex software systems. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and drive engineering excellence across the organization.

You will own AI-native transformation initiatives, develop internal AI tooling, and elevate SDLC practices, collaborating across frontend, backend, and DevOps domains. The role emphasizes high-impact architecture and cross-team mentorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in software development and ability to lead technical initiatives across teams.
• Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle—from requirements to deployment.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable systems (applications, platforms, tooling, or infrastructure).
• Strong programming skills across multiple languages and stacks; capable across frontend, backend, infra, and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-native transformation initiatives across engineering teams end-to-end.
• Serve as a senior enablement resource writing skills, context files, and AI workflow configurations.
• Own enablement lifecycle: readiness assessments, AGENTS.md, skill architecture, adoption at scale.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted SDLC practices and design agent workflows and specs.
• Architect reusable enablement patterns: skills, templates, frameworks, reference implementations.
• Lead development of internal AI tooling and platforms: SDKs, integrations, automation frameworks.
• Bridge gaps between platform capabilities and team needs; identify friction and propose solutions.
• Provide technical leadership through architectural guidance, code reviews, and hands-on pairing.
• Oversee full SDLC from requirements through delivery to ensure enablement touches all phases.

Skills

Technical leadership

AI/ML tooling

Software development

Cross-team collaboration

Architectural design

Communication

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

GitHub Copilot

LLM APIs

Agent frameworks

Job description

Cotality is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of complex software systems. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and drive engineering excellence across the organization.

You will own AI-native transformation initiatives, develop internal AI tooling, and elevate SDLC practices, collaborating across frontend, backend, and DevOps domains. The role emphasizes high-impact architecture and cross-team mentorship.