Lead Software Engineer, AI Studio – Remote

HighLevel; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HighLevel is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide the AI Studio Team, building an AI-based React app builder that creates production-ready websites and React apps from natural language. You will own the architecture, lead cross-functional initiatives, and contribute hands-on coding for generation engines, domain publishing, and deployment pipelines.

The role emphasizes building scalable, reliable systems, improving observability, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with product,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience, including distributed system design and high-scale platform development.
• Strong proficiency in Go for building high-performance services; Node/NestJS experience.
• Hands-on experience with edge/serverless services (Cloudflare Workers) and distributed data stores.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and scaling decisions for core AI Studio platform components.
• Lead design and implementation of cross-cutting initiatives to improve system responsiveness and reliability.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and pairing; drive technical excellence and ownership.

Skills

Go/Golang

Node/NestJS

Distributed systems

LLM integrations

Frontend Vue

Architectural design

Code reviews

Pair programming

Tools

Cloudflare Workers

Cloudflare KV

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Vector databases

Job description

HighLevel is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide the AI Studio Team, building an AI-based React app builder that creates production-ready websites and React apps from natural language. You will own the architecture, lead cross-functional initiatives, and contribute hands-on coding for generation engines, domain publishing, and deployment pipelines.

The role emphasizes building scalable, reliable systems, improving observability, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with product,