Senior AI Platform Engineer – Remote

Ladders; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy and accountability

Frequent product shipping

Cutting-edge AI tech

Mentorship culture

Small, impactful team

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, AI to join a leader in the Transportation space. This remote US-based role focuses on shaping the AI platform, owning architecture decisions, and delivering production-grade AI features.

You will collaborate with product and engineering leaders to drive strategy while maintaining high technical quality in a fast-paced environment. The role emphasizes hands-on work with scalable design, cloud-ready integration, and mentorship of engineers, with

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in software engineering with a focus on AI applications.
• Proficient in TypeScript with experience in large codebases.
• Strong background in designing distributed systems and edge computing, particularly with Cloudflare Workers.
• Experience building and shipping AI-powered features in production environments.
• Knowledge of data streaming platforms and event-driven architectures for AI features.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, especially Cloudflare, GCP, or AWS.
• Strong SQL skills and familiarity with both embedded and relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision and architecture of the AI platform, making key design decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering and product management to drive technical strategy and goals.
• Establish and uphold technical quality standards through reviews and guidance.
• Design and develop core components for orchestration and integration of AI systems.
• Integrate machine learning models while ensuring smooth API interactions.
• Mentor and coach engineers to enhance their skills and promote autonomous decision-making.
• Identify technical risks and proactively seek solutions without external prompting.

Skills

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Edge computing

SQL

Cloud platforms

AI/ML in production

Tools

Cloudflare Workers

GCP

AWS

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, AI to join a leader in the Transportation space. This remote US-based role focuses on shaping the AI platform, owning architecture decisions, and delivering production-grade AI features.

You will collaborate with product and engineering leaders to drive strategy while maintaining high technical quality in a fast-paced environment. The role emphasizes hands-on work with scalable design, cloud-ready integration, and mentorship of engineers, with