Staff Software Engineer - AI-Driven Core Platform

Georgian; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and dental insurance

MacBook Pro

Competitive salary

Partial cell phone reimbursement

Team-building events

Job summary

Shipwell in Austin, TX is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape core systems of a high-growth logistics platform. You will own complex services, write production code, and mentor engineers while advancing AI-driven development.

You will collaborate with architecture, product, and security, use multi-agent AI workflows, improve observability, and drive performance. This role blends hands-on coding with technical leadership in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software development, including 2+ years in senior roles.
• Track record designing and running distributed systems at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own design, build, and health of critical systems on Shipwell platform.
• Write high-quality production code and lead by example.
• Lead multi-agent AI workflows to accelerate code generation and QA.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, coaching on AI tools.
• Collaborate with architecture, product, and operations to turn strategy into design.

Skills

Distributed systems

Python

Code review

AI workflows

System design

Mentoring

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS / GCP / Azure

Django

Job description

Shipwell in Austin, TX is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape core systems of a high-growth logistics platform. You will own complex services, write production code, and mentor engineers while advancing AI-driven development.

You will collaborate with architecture, product, and security, use multi-agent AI workflows, improve observability, and drive performance. This role blends hands-on coding with technical leadership in a fast-moving startup.