Remote AI Cloud Software Engineer & Architecture Leader

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 169,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) with company match

Stock purchase options

Paid time off including sick, parental

Disability coverage

Company discounts

Military Leave Pay

Education benefit program

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to shape scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software. This remote role emphasizes architecture, reliability, and end-to-end delivery while improving developer productivity across teams.

The candidate will mentor engineers, guide engineering practices, and drive DevOps and CI/CD excellence in a fast-paced retail/consumer goods context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field with 6+ years software engineering, or 8+ years without a degree.
• Hands-on coding with end-to-end implementation.
• Experience designing scalable, cloud-native software and AI solutions.
• Strong DevOps, CI/CD, and operations expertise.
• Excellent problem-solving and platform design skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems.
• Write production-grade code and build automated tests for deployment.
• Ensure architectural integrity and reliability in system implementations.
• Drive operational excellence with technical guidance and code reviews.
• Champion DevOps/CI-CD practices for resilient services.
• Mentor engineers and promote high standards.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve developer experience.

Skills

Cloud-native design

DevOps & CI/CD

End-to-end implementation

Architectural leadership

Mentorship

Production-grade coding

AI-enabled software

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

8+ years experience without a degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to shape scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software. This remote role emphasizes architecture, reliability, and end-to-end delivery while improving developer productivity across teams.

The candidate will mentor engineers, guide engineering practices, and drive DevOps and CI/CD excellence in a fast-paced retail/consumer goods context.