Product-Focused Software Engineer for AI & Research Tools

Collective Intelligence Project; Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York (CA, CA, NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Collective Intelligence Project is seeking a software engineer to turn AI research into usable software, turning prototypes into production-ready products that demonstrate the value of collective intelligence.

You will work with research, product, and engineering to move ideas from prototype to production, building intuitive experiences and research tools, and owning well-defined projects end to end with room to experiment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping features end-to-end.
• Experience building full-stack apps with TypeScript, React, or Node.js, plus backend language exposure (Python, Go, or C++).
• Experience on cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS.
• Collaboration across engineering, product, design, or research to define requirements and trade-offs.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to implement, test, or debug code.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior engineers and researchers to scope ideas and take ownership of prototypes, MVPs, and full-stack features.
• Build responsive, accessible interfaces that clarify key user journeys and incorporate feedback from multiple teams.
• Develop tools supporting research workflows including data collection, experimentation, evaluation, and analysis.
• Rapidly prototype new product initiatives inspired by research and partner needs, shipping early and iterating.
• Integrate language models and AI APIs into product features, verify outputs against requirements, and identify failure modes.
• Participate in technical design discussions and code reviews, explaining options and trade-offs.

Skills

Full-stack development

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Python

Go

C++

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)

AI tools integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

AWS

Claude Code

Cursor

Gemini

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Python

Go

C++

Job description

Collective Intelligence Project is seeking a software engineer to turn AI research into usable software, turning prototypes into production-ready products that demonstrate the value of collective intelligence.

You will work with research, product, and engineering to move ideas from prototype to production, building intuitive experiences and research tools, and owning well-defined projects end to end with room to experiment.