Staff Software Engineer, AI

GoodLeap, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly experienced Staff Engineer to lead the architectural vision of an innovative AI enterprise platform. This role focuses on developing scalable and reliable systems that leverage machine learning and LLMs. Collaborating with product and engineering teams, you will drive technical direction and mentor engineers, ensuring the platform remains at the forefront of technology. If you are passionate about AI and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-growing company dedicated to sustainability.

Benefits

Bonus eligibility

Equity options

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with a focus on AI/ML.
• Experience designing and deploying real-time LLM systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of AI enterprise platforms.
• Architect scalable, secure systems for high traffic.

Skills

Software Engineering

AI/ML Expertise

Node.js

TypeScript

Python

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)

Distributed Systems Architecture

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Leadership and Mentoring

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SageMaker

MLFlow

OpenAI API

Job description

About GoodLeap:

GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more. Over 1 million homeowners have benefited from our simple, fast, and frictionless technology that makes the adoption of these products more affordable, accessible, and easier to understand. Thousands of professionals deploying home efficiency and solar solutions rely on GoodLeap’s proprietary, AI-powered applications and developer tools to drive more transparent customer communication, deeper business intelligence, and streamlined payment and operations. Our platform has led to more than $27 billion in financing for sustainable solutions since 2018.

GoodLeap is also proud to support our award-winning nonprofit, GivePower, which is building and deploying life-saving water and clean electricity systems, changing the lives of more than 1.6 million people across Africa, Asia, and South America.

Position Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Staff Engineer with deep expertise in the software industry with emphasis on application development using Gen AI and Machine Learning. In this role, you will drive the architectural vision for our AI enterprise platform, ensuring we build scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems leveraging LLMs, Machine learning and agentic AI framework. You’ll partner with leadership, product, and engineering teams to shape the technical roadmap, mentor engineers, and solve complex problems that scale our AI systems to support rapid growth.

As a Staff Engineer, you will set technical direction, lead critical initiatives, and be a key decision-maker on AI strategies, ensuring our platform stays at the forefront of innovation and security.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of large-scale, mission-critical AI enterprise agentic platform that integrates with other GoodLeap systems and services.
• Architect highly scalable, resilient, and secure systems that can handle large volumes and traffic.
• Provide technical leadership across teams, guiding decisions on architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Drive cross-functional projects to enhance the integration, reliability and performance of our AI enterprise platform.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, including legal standards.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of growth, learning, and technical excellence.
• Evaluate and implement new emerging technologies and tools to continuously improve our systems and development processes.
• Contribute to key architectural decisions, including the design of microservices and the adoption of new AI technologies including LLMs, Voice, Image etc.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong background in building enterprise platforms at scale with expertise in AI/ML.
• Experience in designing and deploying real-time LLM systems at scale.
• Experience in evaluating, monitoring, and iterating on LLM solutions.
• Experience in ML packages and tools, Tensorflow / PyTorch, Sagemaker, MLFlow, OpenAI API
• Expertise in Node, TypeScript, and Python. Knowledge of .NET is good to have.
• Strong expertise in designing systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS) with a focus on performance, security, and monitoring.
• Expertise in distributed systems architecture, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Ability to influence technical direction and work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and executive teams.
• Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to mentor and lead engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Bonus Points (optional section)

• Experience with integration of AI/ML solutions with Salesforce & Genesys.
• Experience in building multi-agent solutions and reinforcement learning.
• Experience in FinTech or other highly regulated industries.
• Strong track record of managing complex technical debt and driving long-term architectural strategy.

$165,000 - $200,000 a year

In addition to the above salary, this role may be eligible for a bonus and equity.

If you are an extraordinary professional who thrives in a collaborative work culture and values a rewarding career, then we want to work with you! Apply today!