Staff Software Engineer: AI-Driven Platform Lead

Shipwell; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and dental insurance

MacBook Pro and equipment package

Cell phone reimbursement

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Shipwell seeks a Staff Software Engineer to shape core systems in a high-growth logistics platform. You will lead technically while writing production‑grade code and mentoring engineers.

You will use AI agents to accelerate coding, reviews, and QA, and collaborate with architecture, product, and operations to turn strategy into reliable software. You will design scalable distributed services, drive performance improvements, and set best practices for AI integration across squads.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and running distributed systems at scale.
• Strong background in Python and modern web frameworks.
• Hands-on db design and performance tuning with SQL/NoSQL.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containers.
• Track record in API design and event-driven architectures.
• Proven capability to ship production software with AI integration.

Responsibilities

• Own design, build, and health of core systems on Shipwell platform.
• Write high-quality, production-grade code with tests.
• Leverage AI agents and multi-agent workflows to accelerate delivery.
• Create agents and workflows to boost team productivity.
• Define best practices for AI usage, guardrails, and impact measurement.
• Break complex problems into actionable technical plans for teams.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Python

SQL/NoSQL databases

Cloud platforms

API design

AI-driven development

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Shipwell seeks a Staff Software Engineer to shape core systems in a high-growth logistics platform. You will lead technically while writing production‑grade code and mentoring engineers.

You will use AI agents to accelerate coding, reviews, and QA, and collaborate with architecture, product, and operations to turn strategy into reliable software. You will design scalable distributed services, drive performance improvements, and set best practices for AI integration across squads.