Lead Software Engineer, LLM Products - Remote+Unlimited PTO

Blue Rose Research

Oregon

Hybrid

USD 170,000 - 210,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

401k match

Parental leave (20 weeks)

Fertility support

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Blue Rose Research is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to set the technical direction for AI-powered products, including conversational interfaces and autonomous research agents. You will lead a team of engineers, stay hands-on, and partner with researchers, data scientists, and product stakeholders.

Remote-first with an NYC office, East Coast hours, and a competitive benefits package including 20 weeks parental leave and 401k match.

Qualifications

8+ years as a software engineer
2+ years as a tech lead or engineering lead
Hands-on experience building products on top of LLMs
Strong product instincts
Mentors others and improves team processes
Able to turn ambiguous problems into clear plans

Responsibilities

Lead a team of engineers building end-to-end AI-powered products.
Own technical direction and architecture for LLM-powered systems.
Stay hands-on: write production code, review designs, unblock PRs.
Set engineering quality, testing, observability, and AI output evaluation standards.
Define how the team uses AI tools and coding agents to move fast with quality.
Collaborate with researchers, data scientists, and engineers to translate problems into plans.
Mentor engineers and help hire new team members.
Plan sequencing of work to ensure readiness before deadlines.
Dive into political strategy domain to align systems with user goals.