Senior Software Engineer – AI Tuning

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a senior software engineer to lead technical initiatives in security, AI tuning, and cloud deployments. You will design, code, test, and review complex systems while guiding less experienced staff.

Responsibilities include project leadership, collaboration with peers, and ensuring compliance with security and ethical standards, with a strong emphasis on AI-assisted development and responsible usage.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Software Engineering experience or equivalent.
• 2+ years' experience in AI tuning.
• 6+ years of Cyber Security experience.
• 4+ cloud experience (Google, AWS, Azure).

Responsibilities

• Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments.
• Contribute to large scale planning of strategies.
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments.
• Review moderately complex technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of technologies and procedures.
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet client needs while leveraging policy and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals.
• Lead projects and act as an escalation point, provide guidance to less experienced staff.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using AI-assisted development and analysis tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot and approved code-centric agents).
• Leverage AI to accelerate system design, coding, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Apply strong technical judgment when validating and integrating AI-assisted outputs into solutions.
• Understand and account for model limitations, security risks, and operational considerations.
• Apply AI responsibly in development and production environments.
• Ensure AI usage aligns with security, compliance, privacy, and ethical standards.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

Guidance

Tools

GitHub Copilot

AI Development Tools

Cloud Platforms

Deployment Tools

Compliance Tools

Job description

• Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments
• Contribute to large scale planning of strategies
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
• Review moderately complex technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of technologies and procedures
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet existing client needs or potential new clients needs while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, or compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals
• Lead projects and act as an escalation point, provide guidance and direction to less experienced staff
• Demonstrate proficiency in using AI-assisted development and analysis tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot and approved code-centric agents)
• Leverage AI to accelerate system design, coding, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting
• Apply strong technical judgment when validating and integrating AI-assisted outputs into solutions
• Understand and account for model limitations, security risks, and operational considerations
• Apply AI responsibly in development and production environments
• Ensure AI usage aligns with security, compliance, privacy, and ethical standards

Requirements

• 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 2+ years' experience in AI tuning
• 6+ years of Cyber Security experience
• 4+ cloud experience (Google, AWS, Azure)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in Software Engineering, Cyber Security, and AI tuning, with a strong focus on leading technical initiatives and ensuring compliance with security and ethical standards. Proficient in leveraging AI-assisted development tools to enhance system design and troubleshooting.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Software Engineering
• AI Tuning
• Cyber Security
• Cloud Experience
• AI-Assisted Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Software Engineering
• AI Tuning
• Cyber Security
• Cloud Computing
• System Design
• Coding
• Testing
• Debugging
• Documentation
• Technical Evaluation

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Guidance

Industry Keywords

• Technical Domain
• Compliance Requirements
• Security Standards
• Ethical Standards
• Operational Considerations

Tools & Technologies

• GitHub Copilot
• AI Development Tools
• Cloud Platforms
• Deployment Tools
• Compliance Tools