Remote Staff Software Engineer - AI-First Systems Lead

FarCoder; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual bonus

Hybrid-hub model

Job summary

Engine is hiring a remote Staff Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain highly available distributed systems. The role emphasizes AI-first development and agentic tool integration, with cross-functional collaboration across product and data science.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years building consumer-grade APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, Kotlin, React, and AWS, and are comfortable with system design, security, and performance considerations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining distributed systems.
• Experience building public-facing APIs with Node.js, TypeScript, Kotlin, React and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and drive system design across the team for scalable, secure, high-performance software.
• Mentor engineers and lead initiatives to improve efficiency and robustness.
• Collaborate with Product and Data Science to deliver seamless customer experiences.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Kotlin

AWS

REST

Tools

Data Science

Design Principles

Scala

Security

Typescript

Job description

Engine is hiring a remote Staff Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain highly available distributed systems. The role emphasizes AI-first development and agentic tool integration, with cross-functional collaboration across product and data science.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years building consumer-grade APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, Kotlin, React, and AWS, and are comfortable with system design, security, and performance considerations.