Staff AI Software Engineer / AI-Native Staff Engineer

Intone Inc; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Intone Inc. is seeking a Staff AI Software Engineer to work remotely on a 6+ month contract.

You will lead a small AI-native team, building production software using AI-native development workflows and guiding senior contributors through architectural and engineering best practices. You will design scalable backend systems and full-stack components, translating product requirements into robust software while leveraging AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience with AI-native tooling such as Claude or Copilot.
• Proficient in Java programming.
• Database design with Oracle or PostgreSQL.
• Experience across backend, frontend, APIs, and tests.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade software using AI-assisted workflows.
• Translate requirements into working software that is maintainable.
• Review AI-generated code for correctness, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Design APIs, services, and application components.
• Contribute to scalable backend and full-stack solutions.
• Collaborate in a small AI-native team to deliver features end-to-end.
• Coordinate with adjacent teams for integration and shared services.
• Communicate technical issues and tradeoffs to stakeholders.

Skills

Java programming

Full-stack development

Communication

AI-native tooling

Tools

Claude

Copilot

Job description

This is a 6+ month contract position for a Staff AI Software Engineer to work remotely. You will operate within an AI-native delivery model, serving as a senior individual contributor and guide to a small team responsible for building production software using AI-native development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance production-grade software applications using AI-assisted development workflows.
• Translate product and technical requirements into working, maintainable software.
• Use AI tools to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, refactoring, and documentation.
• Review, validate, and refine AI-generated code to ensure correctness, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Design and implement clean, well-structured APIs, services, and application components.
• Contribute to scalable backend systems and full-stack solutions as required by the team.
• Apply sound engineering judgment to balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
• Participate in design discussions and technical reviews within the team.
• Orchestrate the effective use of AI tools across code generation, refactoring, test creation and validation, debugging and issue analysis, and documentation and design artifacts.
• Follow and help refine AI-native engineering standards established by the Tech Lead.
• Contribute feedback and improvements to AI-assisted workflows and development practices.
• Collaborate closely with the AI-Native Tech Architect(s) to implement architectural and engineering best practices.
• Work effectively within a small AI-Native team to deliver features end-to-end.
• Coordinate with adjacent teams as needed for integration, dependencies, and shared services.
• Communicate technical issues and tradeoffs clearly to engineering and product stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Required
  • AI-native tooling experience with Claude, Copilot, or equivalent.
  • Strong Java programming skills.
  • Database design experience with Oracle or PostgreSQL.
  • Demonstrated ability to work across full-stack development spanning backend services, frontend components, APIs, workflows, and test code.
  • Excellent communication skills.