Senior Software Engineer - AI Platform (East Coast)

CaptivateIQ; United States Virgin Islands; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CaptivateIQ is building AI capabilities to transform how enterprises manage sales performance. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Agentic SDK team, guiding the technical roadmap for AI projects across the organization.

You'll work across the stack—from React/TypeScript frontends to Python backends and LLM orchestration systems—setting patterns that other engineers will follow and driving high-impact outcomes for the company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with progression into technical leadership.
• Deep proficiency in Python and production backend systems (Django preferred).
• Strong frontend skills with React and TypeScript, including complex state management.
• Hands-on experience with LLM APIs and orchestration systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the technical roadmap for AI platform initiatives, setting milestones.
• Architect and implement production-grade LLM orchestration systems and agent workflows.
• Design MCP integrations, embedding strategies, and context management.
• Lead technical design for cross-functional AI features and trade-off decisions.
• Establish coding standards and architectural patterns for the team.
• Coach and mentor engineers to grow toward senior-level scope and autonomy.
• Partner with product teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Skills

Python

Django

React

TypeScript

LLM APIs

Architectural leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional

Job description

CaptivateIQ is transforming the way companies plan, manage, and optimize sales performance. We started by revolutionizing incentive compensation management, and now we're expanding our platform to solve broader enterprise performance management challenges. Recognized by industry analysts like Forrester and G2 and backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia, ICONIQ, Accel, and Sapphire Ventures, we empower high-growth companies like Netflix, Figma, and Stripe with the flexibility and insights needed to drive revenue performance.

Join a talented, fast-growing team committed to solving some of the most complex and impactful problems in sales performance management.

About The Role

CaptivateIQ is building AI capabilities that will transform how enterprises manage sales performance. We're looking for a **Senior Software Engineer** to join our Agentic SDK team, an internal developer platform that enables product teams across the company to build AI-powered features.

This is a technical leadership role on a small, high-impact team. You'll own the technical roadmap for complex AI projects, making architectural decisions that shape how AI gets built across the organization. Working across the full stack, from React/TypeScript frontends to Python backends and LLM orchestration systems, you'll define patterns and best practices that other engineers will follow.

You’ll lead by example: shipping high-quality code, mentoring teammates, and making challenging technical decisions when the path forward isn’t clear. As one of five engineers pioneering AI at CaptivateIQ, you'll have direct influence on team-level outcomes and accountability for alignment to our technical strategy.

This is a greenfield opportunity with outsized impact. You'll help establish the foundations of our AI platform while coaching P3 engineers and contributing to the engineering culture that will scale with the company.

Job Location

Remote - US

Responsibilities

• Define and own the technical roadmap for complex AI platform initiatives, driving semi-annual and annual milestones
• Architect and implement production-grade LLM orchestration systems, including agent frameworks, tool calling, and multi-step reasoning workflows
• Design MCP integrations and knowledge management systems, including tool orchestration, embedding strategies, and context optimization
• Lead technical design for cross-functional AI features, making challenging decisions when trade-offs are unclear
• Establish coding standards, review practices, and architectural patterns for AI development across the Agentic SDK team
• Coach and mentor P3 engineers, helping them grow toward senior-level scope and autonomy
• Partner with product teams to translate ambiguous business needs into technical solutions, ensuring alignment to company strategy

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated progression into technical leadership
• Deep proficiency in Python with experience architecting production backend systems (Django strongly preferred)
• Strong frontend development skills with React and TypeScript, including experience with complex state management
• Significant hands-on experience with LLM APIs and building orchestration systems (agent workflows, tool calling, multi-step reasoning)
• Experience designing and implementing MCP integrations, including tool servers, embedding models, and context management strategies
• Track record of defining technical roadmaps and leading projects from conception through delivery
• Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team technical practices
• Strong ability to make decisions under ambiguity and communicate technical trade-offs to stakeholders
• Demonstrated curiosity and continuous learning in the rapidly evolving AI/LLM space