Software Engineer III

Ascendion; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

5 personal days accrued each year

10-15 days paid vacation

6 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday

Ascendion Learning Management System

Job summary

Ascendion in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Software Engineer III to design, build, and ship AI-native workflows within the Reality Labs Content organization. You will develop agentic tools, dashboards, and validation systems to accelerate content delivery and reliability.

The role requires AI experience, strong collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a drive to prototype fast and document decisions for handoffs.

Qualifications

• Experience with AI agentic model development and tooling.
• Ability to design and ship AI-native workflows and validation systems.
• Familiarity with developer surfaces, dashboards, and data flows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship agentic workflows that replace manual processes.
• Build and maintain tooling dashboards and surfaces that aggregate agentic signals for Content pillar leads.
• Conduct rapid prototyping of AI-powered content tools and human-in-the-loop validation systems.
• Discover, evaluate, and integrate new external and internal AI build tooling into workflows.
• Build validation harnesses, eval pipelines, and supervised‑handoff workflows for production agents.
• Extend shared knowledge layer capabilities and reporting surfaces.

Skills

AI experience

Education

Master's degree in CS/CE

Job description

Ascendion is an AI-native software engineering disruptor helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with enterprise clients across North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth.

Learn more at https://ascendion.com/

Engineering to the Power of AI™, AAVA™, EngineeringAI, Engineering to Elevate Life™, Enterprise PlatformsAI, Data & InsightsAI, ExperienceAI, GCCAI, OperationsAI, Platform EngineeringAI, ProductAI, and Quality EngineeringAI are trademarks or service marks of Ascendion®. AAVA™ is pending registration. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands‑on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high‑performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About The Role:

• The Software Engineer will support the Agentic Content Systems (ACS) organization within Reality Labs [RL] Content, building AI-native tooling, agentic workflows, developer surfaces, and validation infrastructure across three sub-teams: Frontier, Forge, and Foundations.
• Work spans agentic workflow development, dashboard/surface engineering, rapid prototyping of AI-powered content tools, human-in-the-loop validation systems, and shared knowledge-layer infrastructure.

Job Title : Software Engineer III

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and ship agentic workflows that replace manual processes.
• Build and maintain tooling dashboards and surfaces that aggregate agentic signals for Content pillar leads, including new modules, pillar integrations, and User Interface [UI] iterations.
• Conduct high‑velocity exploration of Artificial Intelligence [AI]-native tooling, shipping rapid prototypes and killing bets that don’t prove out.
• Discover, evaluate, and integrate new external and company-internal AI build tooling into the Content org's development workflows.
• Build validation harnesses, eval pipelines, and supervised‑handoff ("on‑the-loop") workflows for production agents.
• Extend the Content Pod Manager registry and reporting infrastructure with pillar‑specific customizations and leadership reporting surfaces.
• Extend shared knowledge layer capabilities, integrating new data sources and adapting to evolving company search/retrieval infrastructure.
• Use and create AI‑assisted development tools as a core part of the development workflow to accelerate delivery.
• Partner with pod leads, pillar stakeholders, and cross functional [XFN] partners to define requirements, scope prototypes, and iterate on deliverables.
• Document systems, APIs, and architectural decisions for handoff post‑delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience with AI (Agentic model, consuming AI model to build for internal/external)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related is a plus.

Location: Seattle, WA [Onsite]

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $135,200 – $208,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• long‑term disability insurance
• short‑term disability insurance
• 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State
• 10-15 days of paid vacation time
• 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year
• Ascendion Learning Management System

Ascendion is a full‑service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees.

Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.