Lead AI-Driven Software Engineer, Connected Devices

Cricut; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cricut is seeking a Lead Agentic Software Engineer, Connected Devices to build features across client apps (iOS/iPadOS, Android, Electron/Angular) and hardware integration. You will write production code, use AI-assisted tools, and work with Product/UX to ship end-to-end experiences across platforms.

You will lead design, testing, and release processes, ensuring secure, efficient connectivity with Cricut hardware and strong performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional client/frontend software development.
• Deep production-level expertise in one major client platform (iOS, Android, or Electron/Angular).
• Strong expertise in device connectivity: Bluetooth Classic, BLE (GATT), USB, Wi‑Fi.
• Embedded hardware integration experience.
• Hands-on use of AI engineering tools and integration of AI/LLM capabilities.
• Proficiency in a primary language: Swift, Kotlin, or TypeScript.
• Experience with native UI frameworks: SwiftUI/UIKit, Jetpack Compose, or Electron/Angular.
• Experience with architectural patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, MVI, etc.).
• Experience consuming REST APIs and automated testing with CI/CD.
• Secure credential storage and telemetry/observability tooling.

Responsibilities

• Writetests, review, and ship production code on the primary platform.
• Use agentic coding tools (AI-assisted review, test generation) while ensuring quality.
• Design and build end-to-end features from spec to shipped experience.
• Apply architectural patterns to keep code modular and testable.
• Collaborate with Product Management and UX to surface tradeoffs early.
• Build and maintain secure communication with Cricut hardware over Bluetooth, BLE, USB, and Wi‑Fi.
• Optimize performance: startup time, memory, responsiveness, rendering, battery life, network use.
• Ensure security through encryption, authentication, and key management.
• Write and maintain automated tests for features.
• Drive CI/CD automation, release quality, and deployment processes.
• Ship behind feature flags with progressive rollout and telemetry-based validation.
• Own release health through telemetry: crash rate, budgets, defect trends.
• Participate in code reviews and share knowledge with the team.
• Evaluate emerging platforms, AI/tools, and recommend adoption when beneficial.

Skills

Frontend software development

iOS expertise

Android expertise

Electron/Angular expertise

Bluetooth connectivity

BLE (GATT)

USB/Wi‑Fi connectivity

Embedded hardware integration

AI engineering tools

Swift proficiency

Kotlin proficiency

TypeScript proficiency

SwiftUI/UIKit

Jetpack Compose

MVVM/Clean Architecture

REST APIs

Automated testing

CI/CD pipelines

Secure credential storage

Telemetry/Observability

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Copilot

Job description

Cricut is seeking a Lead Agentic Software Engineer, Connected Devices to build features across client apps (iOS/iPadOS, Android, Electron/Angular) and hardware integration. You will write production code, use AI-assisted tools, and work with Product/UX to ship end-to-end experiences across platforms.

You will lead design, testing, and release processes, ensuring secure, efficient connectivity with Cricut hardware and strong performance.