Staff Engineer, Workbench Platform

Conductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Conductor in San Jose, CA, is seeking an experienced engineer to lead development of large-scale web-based visual analytics tools for AI/ML workloads, and to define the IDE platform's technical direction.

You will own Python compute services, TypeScript client codegen, and CI/CD for a polyglot monorepo, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years industry experience or equivalent.
• Extensive production TypeScript/Node.js experience.
• Strong Python backend skills with FastAPI.
• Expertise in monorepo build systems (pnpm, Vite, CI Pipelines).
• Kubernetes, Helm, and deployment experience.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain interactive web-based visual analytics tools for AI/ML workloads.
• Set technical direction for the IDE platform and API surface.
• Own the Python compute service and streaming compute at scale.
• Integrate the LSP client with language servers.
• Own CI/CD for polyglot monorepo shipping binaries.
• Own per-user container isolation via Kubernetes scaffolding.
• Stay up-to-date with IDE development and service operations.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to deliver on time and budget.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor’s with 10+ years

Master’s with 8+ years

PhD with 5+ years

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

FastAPI

Pydantic

Vite

pnpm workspaces

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain highly interactive, large-scale and complex web-based visual analytics tools on AI/ML workloads.
• Set technical direction for the IDE platform: extension model, contribution points, and cross-webview state synchronization — and design and implement the API surface that teams across the organization build against.
• Own the Python compute service — FastAPI endpoints, TypeScript client codegen, and streaming compute responses at scale.
• Integrate the LSP client with the compiler team's language server.
• Own CI/CD for polyglot monorepo shipping native binaries alongside web and Python artifacts.
• Own per-user container isolation via the IDE framework's Kubernetes scaffolding.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in web IDE development and service operation.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including users, partners, and management, to ensure that the systems are delivered on time and within budget.
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s with 10+ years, or Master’s with 8+ years, or PhD's with 5+ years of industry experience.
• Production TypeScript / Node.js — the IDE framework, extension host, and contribution model are entirely TypeScript.
• Strong Python backend skills — FastAPI, Pydantic, async subprocess at production depth.
• Expertise in monorepo build systems — pnpm workspaces, Vite, CI Pipelines.
• Helm and Kubernetes — deployment configuration, session isolation, resource policies
• Bonus: experience with remote or cloud IDE architecture (Gitpod, Coder, Codespaces, or similar); compiler tooling familiarity; streaming API design at large payload scale.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, or a related field
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think critically and creatively
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.