Senior Software Engineer - Applied AI

Ericsson; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson is hiring a Software Engineer to shape AI governance and developer platforms in Austin. You will build production-grade tooling, registries, and marketplaces, with IP security and governance integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes turning ambiguous 0-to-1 problems into durable tools adopted across hundreds of developers, balancing velocity with safety and trust.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals including design, testing, maintainability.
• Hands-on experience with AI- and LLM-based development tools.
• Experience designing or integrating APIs, developer tools, plugins, or platform services.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve foundational tooling for AI-assisted software development.
• Develop standards, registries, and reusable components for consistency.
• Contribute to AI marketplaces with integrations for IP scanning, security, governance.
• Integrate governance and compliance into CI/CD pipelines and workflows.
• Design and implement APIs, tools, and services connecting AI assistants and platforms.
• Help build next-gen agentic IDEs and Code OSS-based experiences.
• Identify and close gaps related to software reuse, IP protection, security, and governance.
• Partner with developers, security, platform engineers, and tech leaders to solve needs.
• Take ownership from concept to MVP and production adoption.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

AI/LLM tooling experience

APIs / developer tools

CI/CD practices

Security-minded engineering

Collaboration & communication

Builder’s mindset

Production-grade delivery

Tools

Code OSS

VS Code extensions

IDE integrations

Job description

Software Engineer, AI Technology Governance & Developer Foundation, Austin, Texas

This is an on-site, hybrid work schedule and not opne for remote work. Build the foundation for safe, scalable AI-assisted development at Ericsson!

AI-assisted development is moving quickly—from Code OSS-based IDEs with telecom-specific tooling to agentic development environments used across the organization. We are building the governance, infrastructure, and developer platforms that make this evolution secure, reusable, and scalable.

As a Software Engineer on the AI Technology Governance and Foundation team, you will help shape the backbone of AI-assisted software development across the organization. You’ll build production-grade platforms and guardrails used by hundreds of developers, including internal AI marketplaces, reusable tooling standards, intellectual-property protections, security integrations, and CI/CD governance.

This is a hands-on, foundational engineering role for someone who enjoys turning ambiguous 0-to-1 problems into durable tools, standards, and platforms that teams can confidently adopt.

What You’ll Do.

• Build and evolve foundational tooling for AI-assisted software development.
• Develop standards, registries, and reusable components that improve consistency and reduce duplicated effort.
• Contribute to AI marketplaces, including integrations for intellectual-property scanning, security, and governance.
• Integrate governance and compliance controls into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
• Design and implement APIs, tools, and services that connect AI assistants, development environments, and internal platforms.
• Help build the next generation of agentic IDEs and Code OSS-based development experiences.
• Identify and close gaps related to software reuse, IP protection, security, and responsible AI adoption.
• Partner with developers, security teams, platform engineers, and technology leaders to turn organizational needs into practical engineering solutions.
• Take ownership of ambiguous requirements and drive solutions from concept and MVP through production adoption.
• Measure adoption, usability, reliability, and impact across the developer community.

What You Will Bring.

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including design, testing, maintainability, and operational ownership.
• Hands-on experience building or integrating AI- and LLM-based development tools.
• Experience designing or integrating APIs, developer tools, plugins, agents, or platform services.
• Practical fluency with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
• A security-minded engineering approach, including awareness of secure design, access control, data protection, and supply-chain or IP risks.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across teams and technical domains.
• A builder’s mindset: practical, curious, outcome-oriented, and comfortable making sound decisions with incomplete information.
• Experience delivering software that is adopted and used in production—not only prototypes or proofs of concept.

Highly desired experience.

• Developer-experience platforms, internal tooling, or engineering productivity systems.
• Code OSS, VS Code extensions, IDE integrations, or developer portals.
• AI marketplaces, model/tool registries, or agent frameworks.
• Software supply-chain security, IP governance, compliance automation, or policy-as-code.
• Platform engineering and infrastructure used across large engineering organizations.
• Taking an ambiguous problem from 0 to 1 and turning it into an adopted tool, standard, or service.

What you can learn.

You do not need to arrive with deep expertise in every part of AI governance, agentic development, telecom tooling, or intellectual-property management. The team can help you build domain knowledge in these areas. What matters most is your ability to learn quickly, engineer responsibly, collaborate effectively, and deliver solutions that work at organizational scale.

This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys building foundational infrastructure rather than isolated features.

Designing standards, registries, and platforms that serve hundreds of developers.

Solving ambiguous, cross-functional problems involving security, IP, reuse, and governance.

Balancing developer velocity with safety, trust, and operational quality.

Turning fast-moving AI experimentation into reliable, reusable engineering capabilities.

Moving quickly from an initial idea to an MVP, then improving it through real-world adoption and feedback.

Ericsson uses a merit-based hiring approach that values people with different experiences, perspectives and skillsets. We truly believe this approach drives innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, learn more.

If you need assistance or to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Ericsson at [e-mail].

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this position, and you may be required to perform additional job tasks as assigned.

Primary country and city: USA || Austin, Texas

Job details: Developer

Compensation And Benefits At Ericsson

Your Pay

The salary range for this position is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, and the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

Short-Term Variable Compensation Plan: Your pay also includes the opportunity for an annual bonus. Actual bonus payouts are based on performance of the business against the unit’s objectives, individual performance, and the individual bonus target. Certain eligibility and pro-ration rules apply.

Your Health

Ericsson offers excellent health benefits including the choice of three medical plan options and a dental plan option that allow an employee to select the level of coverage that suits their needs. Employees will receive company credits in an amount equal to the cost that Ericsson pays toward the cost of their medical and dental premiums for themselves and eligible covered dependents.

Your Financial Security

We invest in both your short and long-term financial wellbeing. The Ericsson US 401(k) Plan offers an automatic 3% company contribution and Ericsson match $1 for every $1 you put into the 401(k) Plan on the first 3% of your eligible pay, plus 50 cents on every $1 on the next 2% of eligible pay. When you contribute at least 5% of eligible pay, you are receiving Ericsson’s full matching contributions of 4%. Matching and company automatic contributions stop when your total eligible pay for the year reaches the IRS limits. Employees will also receive company credits in an amount equal to the cost of basic life insurance and basic accidental death and dismemberment coverage, as well as short-term and long-term disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in Ericsson’s Stock Purchase Plan.

Your Time

Your work-life balance is important to us. New employees are provided a minimum of 15 days of accrued vacation, up to 3 personal days per year, 11 annual holidays, 8 hours of volunteer time, and 80 hours of sick time annually. Please note paid time off is pro-rated based on the employee’s start date. Furthermore, Ericsson provides up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.

Additional Benefits

Ericsson offers many other company-paid benefits such as financial wellness programs, educational assistance, matching gifts, and recognition programs.