Staff AI Engineer - LLMs & Full-Stack Lead

GoodLeap; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

GoodLeap in Irvine, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and scale our platform, with a strong focus on AI/ML integration and end-to-end ownership from backend services to frontend performance.

You will lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and shape architecture for secure, high-availability systems, while advancing our AI strategy with LLM-powered agents and scalable MCP servers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building full‑stack applications at scale.
• 2+ years of AI/ML or LLM experience.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, databases, security, and responsive design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of large-scale applications across frontend and backend components.
• Architect scalable, secure solutions for AI/ML features across Web, Mobile, and API surfaces.
• Own end‑to‑end technical strategy for embedding LLMs and personalized content delivery.
• Hands-on design and implementation of agentic workflows using LLMs and orchestration across APIs, tools, and data sources.
• Provide technical leadership across teams and drive cross-functional projects to improve reliability and performance.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

AI/ML integration

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

NodeJS

React

Typescript

Redux

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

GoodLeap in Irvine, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and scale our platform, with a strong focus on AI/ML integration and end-to-end ownership from backend services to frontend performance.

You will lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and shape architecture for secure, high-availability systems, while advancing our AI strategy with LLM-powered agents and scalable MCP servers.