Senior Software Engineer - AI Platform & DevTools (Remote)

Runware; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous stock options

Remote-first setup

Flexible hours

Company retreats

Job summary

Runware seeks a Senior Software Engineer to turn ambitious ideas into production systems that delight developers and deliver real business impact. You’ll own features end-to-end—from backend APIs and orchestration to SDKs and dashboards.

Work across teams in a remote-first environment, mentor others, and shape technical direction. Expect deep system design, scalable backend work, and a strong focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience.

Qualifications

• Deep experience building distributed and high-performance systems.
• Strong programming skills in PHP or Go.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Understanding of asynchronous workloads, queues, and streaming data.
• Experience with cloud and bare-metal infrastructure.
• Excellent grasp of system design, performance optimisation, and scalability.
• Clear communicator who leads technical projects and collaborates effectively across teams.
• Mentor others and raise engineering standards.
• Proactive problem-solver who balances short-term progress with long-term vision.
• Operates in European time zone.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of core systems powering Runware's AI platform.
• Build and evolve backend APIs, SDKs, and developer tools that make AI integration seamless.
• Integrate and optimise image and video models while supporting new modalities such as audio and custom LLMs.
• Architect scalable, reliable systems for inference orchestration and workload optimisation.
• Partner with platform and infrastructure teams to drive performance, reliability, and observability improvements.
• Shape technical direction through architectural discussions and long-term planning.
• Mentor engineers through code and design reviews, fostering technical excellence and growth.
• Contribute to documentation, tooling, and SDKs that enhance the overall developer experience.
• Drive initiatives that improve how we build, deploy, and maintain our platform.

Skills

Distributed systems

PHP

Go

Backend APIs

Architectural design

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Team leadership

Job description

Runware seeks a Senior Software Engineer to turn ambitious ideas into production systems that delight developers and deliver real business impact. You’ll own features end-to-end—from backend APIs and orchestration to SDKs and dashboards.

Work across teams in a remote-first environment, mentor others, and shape technical direction. Expect deep system design, scalable backend work, and a strong focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience.