Senior AI Engineer - SN

Donato Technologies, Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Donato Technologies, Inc. is seeking an AI-native software engineer in Dallas to design, implement, and ship high-quality software leveraging AI-assisted workflows.

The role emphasizes building production-grade applications, designing APIs, and orchestrating AI tools across development activities, with collaboration across a small AI-native team and adjacent groups. The candidate will work on architecture-driven tasks, review AI-generated code, and participate in technical design discussions to

Qualifications

• This role works closely with other team engineers to rapidly design, implement, test, and iterate on high-quality software.
• AI Orchestrators are strong engineers who use AI tools as a first-class part of their daily workflow to accelerate development, improve testing, and shorten feedback loops.
• It focuses on building software efficiently, safely, and at high quality using AI-assisted engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance production-grade software applications using AI-assisted development workflows.
• Translate product and technical requirements into working, maintainable software.
• Use AI tools to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, refactoring, and documentation.
• Review, validate, and refine AI-generated code to ensure correctness, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Design and implement clean, well-structured APIs, services, and application components.
• Contribute to scalable backend systems and full-stack solutions as required by the team.
• Apply sound engineering judgment to balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
• Participate in design discussions and technical reviews within the team.
• Orchestrate the effective use of AI tools across development activities, including: Code generation and refactoring
• Debugging and issue analysis
• Follow and help refine AI-native engineering standards established by the Tech Lead.
• Contribute feedback and improvements to AI-assisted workflows and development practices.
• Collaborate closely with the AI-Native Tech Architect(s) to implement architectural and engineering best practices.
• Work effectively within a small AI-Native team to deliver features end-to-end.
• Coordinate with adjacent teams as needed for integration, dependencies, and shared services.
• Communicate technical issues and tradeoffs clearly to engineering and product stakeholders.

Job description

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Job Description

• This role works closely with other team engineers to rapidly design, implement, test, and iterate on high-quality software.
• AI Orchestrators (other term we use for AI engineers) are strong engineers who use AI tools as a first-class part of their daily engineering workflow to accelerate development, improve testing, and shorten feedback loops.
• This role is *NOT focused on training AI models or building machine learning pipelines.
• It focuses on building software efficiently, safely, and at high quality using AI-assisted engineering practices.

AI-Native Software Development:

• Build and enhance production-grade software applications using AI-assisted development workflows.
• Translate product and technical requirements into working, maintainable software.
• Use AI tools to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, refactoring, and documentation.
• Review, validate, and refine AI-generated code to ensure correctness, performance, security, and maintainability.

Application Design & Implementation

• Design and implement clean, well-structured APIs, services, and application components.
• Contribute to scalable backend systems and full-stack solutions as required by the team.
• Apply sound engineering judgment to balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
• Participate in design discussions and technical reviews within the team.

AI Orchestration & Workflow Execution

• Orchestrate the effective use of AI tools across development activities, including: Code generation and refactoring

Test creation and validation

• Debugging and issue analysis

Documentation and design artifacts

• Follow and help refine AI-native engineering standards established by the Tech Lead.
• Contribute feedback and improvements to AI-assisted workflows and development practices.

Collaboration & Team Execution:

• Collaborate closely with the AI-Native Tech Architect(s) to implement architectural and engineering best practices.
• Work effectively within a small AI-Native team to deliver features end-to-end.
• Coordinate with adjacent teams as needed for integration, dependencies, and shared services.
• Communicate technical issues and tradeoffs clearly to engineering and product stakeholders.

Donato Technologies Inc. is a trusted IT staffing, consulting, and software development partner headquartered in Dallas, Texas. We support clients across industries by understanding their unique business needs and delivering tailored technology and workforce solutions. Our focus is on connecting the right talent with the right opportunity-ensuring clients receive dependable, skilled professionals and candidates receive meaningful career growth and support. We work closely with small to mid-sized organizations to provide flexible, high-quality services that drive performance, innovation, and long-term success.