Software Engineer III AIPowered

Planet DDS; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Health Savings Account

401(k) and match

Telehealth

Life and AD&D insurance

Paid holidays

Volunteer Time Off

Employee referral program

Job summary

Planet DDS is seeking a Software Engineer III to join our Irvine team. You will build production software at speed by leveraging AI development tools and guiding your team through planning, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation.

You’ll work in a product pod, shaping how AI is adopted across the development lifecycle. You will mentor peers, contribute to technical direction, and help drive robust CI/CD pipelines while delivering high-quality features for a cloud-based dental software

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of software engineering experience shipping production systems.
• Strong fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, SOLID, testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of end-to-end features from design to deployment.
• Architect maintainable, scalable solutions aligned with product direction.
• Utilize AI tools across the full SDLC for planning, coding, testing, and debugging.
• Mentor engineers on AI-assisted workflows and patterns.
• Contribute to technical direction within the pod and across engineering.
• Improve development processes, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with product and design to balance quality and speed.

Skills

Commercial software

OOP / design patterns

AI coding tools usage

.NET / React stack

CI/CD & testing

Communication

Adaptability

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Copilot

Job description

About Planet DDS

We're on a mission to fix dental software - and we're not playing small. Our platform replaces clunky, outdated systems with modern, cloud-based, AI-powered technology built to actually work at scale. From practice management to imaging to revenue cycle automation, we're tearing down the old infrastructure and rebuilding the future of dentistry. Planet DDS is the fastest-growing provider of dental practice management solutions and the #1 cloud platform for DSOs and multi-location groups.

Here, you won't just join a team - you'll join a movement. We want bold thinkers who are ambitious enough to push limits, empathetic enough to work as one, and accountable enough to own big outcomes. Trust is our currency, collaboration is our edge, and impact is our fuel. If you're ready to grow fast, challenge the status quo, and help reinvent an entire industry, Planet DDS is where you belong.

To learn more, visit: Planet DDS.

Overview

The Software Engineer III will build production software faster and better by thoughtfully leveraging AI development tools. This isn't an ML or data science role - you won't be training models. Instead, you'll use tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot as force multipliers across the entire software development lifecycle: planning, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. You'll join one of our product pods and be expected to not only deliver your own work but help your teammates adopt these tools effectively. We're early in this journey as an organization, so your practical experience will directly shape how we work.

Job Duties

• Own delivery of features end-to-end: from technical design through implementation, testing, and deployment
• Architect solutions that are maintainable, scalable, and aligned with our product direction
• Use AI-assisted development tools strategically across the full SDLC - planning work with AI agents, generating and refining code, creating comprehensive test coverage, and accelerating debugging
• Mentor engineers on effective AI-assisted workflows; help establish team-wide patterns and practices
• Contribute to technical direction within your pod and across the broader engineering organization
• Drive improvements to our development processes, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate closely with product and design to balance technical quality with delivery speed

Skills and Qualifications

• 5-7 years of commercial software engineering experience, with a track record of shipping and maintaining production systems
• Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, SOLID principles, testing strategies, and writing code that others can maintain
• Demonstrated experience using AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar) as a core part of your workflow - you should be able to explain how you approach complex problems differently with these tools
• Ability to work effectively across the stack; .NET and React experience highly preferred, but excellent fundamentals in other modern stacks are valuable
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and shipping code frequently with confidence
• Strong communication skills and a genuine interest in helping teammates grow
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration - you ship, learn, and adapt

Preferred:

• Experience in a SaaS or healthcare software environment
• Exposure to DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience working in agile teams with short iteration cycles

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Telehealth
• 401(k) and 401(k) match
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• FTO or Vacation
• Sick Time
• Employee Well-Being program
• 11 paid holidays
• Volunteer Time Off
• Employee Referral program
• Additional perk and voluntary benefit programs

Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is also eligible for variable pay as part of the total compensation package.

PLANET DDS CORE IDEOLOGY

• Collaborative - Working independently and across teams, we create scalable solutions to enable company growth
• Empathetic - We are educated on the experience of our customers and feel vested in their success
• Accountable - We feel ownership for the quality of our work and take pride in the positive outcomes
• Trustworthy - We operate with integrity and honest, making promises we know that we can keep
• Ambitious - We are driven by our ability to make a long-term, positive impact on the lives of dental market leaders

Planet DDS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.