Lead Software Engineer - AI Coding

SilkRoad; New York (NY); On-site; USD 122,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Health is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - AI Coding to drive design, development, and maintenance of AI-enabled software solutions. You will lead a team of engineers across onshore and offshore locations, crafting scalable, secure web applications and ensuring high-quality code in sprint cycles.

The role requires 8+ years in software development, strong AI coding tool expertise, and deep knowledge of Unix, Git, REST APIs, cloud and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in engineering or computer science or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years building custom software solutions with web apps.
• 2+ years as tech lead directing engineering efforts (onshore/offshore).
• Expert with at least one advanced AI coding tool using SDD.
• Expert knowledge of Unix (RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Expert knowledge of Git version control.
• Expert knowledge of unit testing frameworks.
• Expert knowledge of Agile/Scrum.
• Expert knowledge of relational databases and SQL performance.
• Experience creating REST APIs and API documentation.
• Experience with cloud platforms and IaC.
• Experience with Jenkins or similar CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with test automation in pipelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues; Tier 2 support.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and growth mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Use AI coding tools to generate source code for sprint features.
• Develop test harnesses and quality gates for AI-generated code.
• Perform production deployments as needed.
• Participate in daily standups and scrum ceremonies.
• Provide guidance for junior and offshore engineers.
• Ensure best practices for security, logging, and error handling.
• Lead a team of engineers to achieve sprint goals.
• Drive continuous improvement for software product maturity.
• Evaluate tools and technologies and provide recommendations.
• Support 24x7 on-call rotations during outages.

Skills

8+ years software development

Tech lead experience

AI coding tools

Unix/Linux

Git

Unit testing

Agile/Scrum

SQL databases

REST APIs

Cloud computing

Jenkins / CI/CD

Test automation

Production support

Collaboration & communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Git

Job description

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

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Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Lead Software Engineer - AI Coding. As a Lead Software Engineer in AI Coding, you will be responsible for creating software applications using advanced AI coding tools and techniques. You will play a crucial role in the design, development, and maintenance of our custom software development projects. Your expertise will ensure the successful delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure web solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

Use AI coding tools to create source code as required to implement features as assigned during sprint planning activities.

Develop test harnesses and quality gates for AI generated code.

Perform production deployments as needed.

Participate in daily standups and scrum ceremonies estimating story points for requested work.

Provide support and guidance for junior developers and offshore engineers

Implement code with best practices for operational support error handling, logging, graphing of key metrics, graceful failure, tuning timeouts appropriately.

Lead, direct, delegate work and serve as a liaison to a team of engineers (both onshore and offshore) to accomplish sprint goals.

Encourage adherence to standards & best practices - graceful failure, security, unit testing, devops , instrumentation drive the build to operate strategy.

Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement strategies to improve operational viability and overall maturity of custom software products based on published maturity model

Evaluate tools and technologies and provide analysis and recommendations

Participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation. Provide support as needed during production outages off-hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS or MS in engineering or computer science related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of building custom software solutions using at least two modern, object-oriented programming and/or scripting languages using a web application framework.
• 2+ years serving as a tech lead on a team directing engineering efforts, delegating work and serve as a liaison to a team of engineers (both onshore and offshore) to accomplish sprint goals.
• Expert knowledge of using at least one advanced AI coding tool using spec driven development (SDD) and building harnesses for coding agents.
• Expert knowledge of the Unix operating system (RHEL/Centos, Ubuntu).
• Expert knowledge of GIT version control including using branches, code reviews, tags, etc.
• Expert knowledge of using Unit testing frameworks and experience writing unit tests as part of the development process.
• Expert Knowledge of agile scrum methodology and experience working on a scrum team.
• Expert knowledge of relational database technologies designing normalized relational schemas, creating schemas, indexes, writing sql queries and troubleshooting performance issues (web and service).
• Expert knowledge of creating REST APIs and REST standards using standard tools that automatically create API documentation (web and service)
• Working knowledge of one cloud computing platform creating cloud-based infrastructure and managing with infrastructure as code tools (web and service)
• Working knowledge of devops tools creating code pipelines using Jenkins (or equivalent) to automatically deploy and validate deployments(web and service)
• Working knowledge of test automation tools and ability to integrate testing into pipelines. Types of tests include functional, service, contract and networking failure mode.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve production issues application, networking and OS level and provide Teir 2 production support.
• Positive and growth-oriented mindset. Flexible personality, comfortable with collaboration, open communication and reaching across functional borders.
• Verbal and oral communication skills. Ability to collaborate with team members to complete team goals.

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:None.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $121,792.21 - $166,950.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.