Senior AI Software Engineer

Zof AI; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zof AI is seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer to help build advanced AI products and infrastructure in San Francisco. This role demands deep technical excellence and ownership across the stack, delivering production-quality systems with speed and discipline.

You'll design and ship features across frontend, backend, data, infrastructure, and AI tooling, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with product leadership to translate strategy into working systems in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering foundation.
• Experience building production systems.
• Strong AI tooling capability.
• Ability to work across the stack.
• Strong judgment and ownership.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment.
• Evidence of building high-quality technical work.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship production-quality AI product features.
• Work across frontend, backend, data, infrastructure, and AI tooling as needed.
• Make strong architectural decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Use AI development tools to increase velocity while maintaining quality.
• Collaborate with product and leadership to translate product direction into working systems.
• Mentor junior engineers through code review, technical guidance, and example-setting.
• Improve engineering standards, reliability, and delivery discipline.
• Own important systems from concept through production.

Skills

Strong software engineering

Production systems

AI tooling

Work across stack

Judgment & ownership

Clear communication

Fast-moving environment

High-quality work

Job description

Zof AI is seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer to help build advanced AI products and infrastructure. This role is for a highly capable engineer who can operate across the stack, work through ambiguity, make strong technical decisions, and build production-quality systems with speed and discipline. The ideal candidate is AI-native, deeply technical, and comfortable using modern AI tools to increase engineering velocity without compromising quality.

Engineering · Senior · Full-time · On-site · San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship production-quality AI product features.
• Work across frontend, backend, data, infrastructure, and AI tooling as needed.
• Make strong architectural decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Use AI development tools to increase velocity while maintaining quality.
• Collaborate with product and leadership to translate product direction into working systems.
• Mentor junior engineers through code review, technical guidance, and example-setting.
• Improve engineering standards, reliability, and delivery discipline.
• Own important systems from concept through production.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering foundation.
• Experience building production systems.
• Strong AI tooling capability.
• Ability to work across the stack.
• Strong judgment and ownership.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment.
• Evidence of building high-quality technical work.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI agents, LLMs, test automation, developer tools, quality systems, or infrastructure.
• Experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Prisma, Postgres, or similar technologies.
• Experience leading technical projects.
• Strong product intuition.

Strong AI capabilities required