Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI Platforms (Remote)

Vista Equity Partners; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Vista Equity Partners seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join Enterprise AI & Automation, a senior team building production AI apps and a shared platform used by Vista employees. You will own problems end-to-end, from discovery to software delivery and adoption, collaborating with stakeholders up to executives.

The role emphasizes TypeScript, Node.js, React, and Azure, with a focus on AI tooling, RAG, and production readiness. Remote within US or based in Austin.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent scope.
• Deep production experience with TypeScript and Node.js, including APIs.
• Track record of owning software in production after launch.
• Cloud-native delivery on a major cloud platform (Azure preferred).
• Hands-on experience building generative AI apps in production (RAG).
• Established AI-native engineering practice using AI coding tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate AI applications and platform services end to end.
• Engage business users to write requirements and design docs.
• Lead testing, rollouts, and go-lives with business owners.
• Own shipped software, including releases and defects.
• Raise the technical bar via code/design reviews and decisions.
• Help set engineering patterns and evaluate options.
• Participate in on-call rotation for production apps and services.
• Mentor and level up engineers daily.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

APIs

Production ownership

Azure

CI/CD

Observability

RAG

Generative AI

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

Vista Equity Partners seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join Enterprise AI & Automation, a senior team building production AI apps and a shared platform used by Vista employees. You will own problems end-to-end, from discovery to software delivery and adoption, collaborating with stakeholders up to executives.

The role emphasizes TypeScript, Node.js, React, and Azure, with a focus on AI tooling, RAG, and production readiness. Remote within US or based in Austin.