Senior Software Engineer: AI

Copia; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Equity in early-stage company

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

401(k) plan

Commuter benefits

In-office lunches

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Copia is seeking a skilled software engineer in New York, NY, offering a salary range of $172,000 to $226,000 a year. The role involves shipping full-stack features, making architectural decisions, and leveraging AI coding tools.

Successful candidates will have 5+ years of software engineering experience and a strong full-stack background. Benefits include competitive salary, equity, comprehensive medical coverage, unlimited PTO, and a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with full-stack development and building frontend/backend services.
• Comfort with AI tools and architectural decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Ship full-stack features end to end.
• Drive technical direction and make architectural decisions.
• Teach team members how to leverage AI tools effectively.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Full-stack background

AI coding tools experience

Statically-typed language knowledge

Architectural decisions expertise

Excellent communication skills

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

React

Go

C#

Python

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

What you'll do:

• Ship full‑stack features end to end, handling everything from backend data models to the final user experience.
• Make AI coding agents a central part of your workflow to increase velocity while maintaining high standards.
• Drive the technical direction of your projects, including architectural decisions and technical specifications.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to scope work, balancing quick wins with long‑term stability.
• Write code that is easy to scale and maintain, and help raise the quality of the codebase through thoughtful reviews and testing.
• Teach the team how to better leverage AI tools by sharing what you have learned and setting best practices.
• Write clear documentation for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Guide and mentor other engineers, helping them improve their skills and ship code with confidence.
• Talk directly with customers and executives to turn complex industrial challenges into clear engineering tasks.

What you'll need:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production software on a team using standard best practices (code review, CI/CD, testing).
• A strong full‑stack background, capable of building polished front‑ends and robust backend services.
• Daily experience with AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, etc.) and a good sense of their strengths and weaknesses.
• Deep knowledge of at least one statically‑typed language (Go, TypeScript, C#, etc.).
• A history of delivering complex projects on time and the ability to explain the technical choices you made along the way.
• Great instincts for prioritization and the ability to take an ambiguous problem and find a clear solution.
• Comfort making architectural decisions and providing technical guidance to other engineers.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical details to engineers and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Eagerness to dig into a complex domain; you don’t need to know PLCs on day one, but you should be excited to learn how factories actually run.
• Previous experience adding AI‑powered features into a product.

Nice to haves:

• Experience at a growth‑stage, venture‑backed startup, scaling tools from small betas to thousands or millions of users.
• Experience with our stack or adjacent technologies: TypeScript/Node.js, React, Go, C#, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS.
• Experience building developer tools or working on Git internals, CI/CD, or DevOps platforms.
• Background in industrial automation, OT/IT, manufacturing software, IoT, or developer tooling.
• Interest in manufacturing and hardware innovation.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience and location.
• Meaningful equity in an early‑stage, venture‑backed company.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Unlimited PTO and company holidays.
• 401(k) plan.
• Commuter benefits and in‑office lunches at our NYC HQ.
• Hybrid work environment with relocation assistance available for qualifying candidates.
• A high‑trust, high‑ownership culture where senior engineers are expected to lead technically, ship, and grow the people around them.

172000 - 226000 USD a year

Copia is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive culture, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.