Staff Software Engineer — AI-Driven, Scale & Lead

Shipwell; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

MacBook Pro

Cell phone reimbursement

Competitive salary

Job summary

Shipwell is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to shape core systems of a high-growth logistics tech platform. You will own complex components end-to-end, write high-quality production code, and lead multi-team initiatives with a strong emphasis on AI-driven development.

You will mentor engineers, set best practices for AI usage, and collaborate with architecture, product, and operations to deliver scalable, reliable software.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software development, including 2+ years at a senior or staff level leading technical projects.
• Track record of designing, building, and running distributed systems at scale in production.
• Deep expertise in Python/Django.
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with API design, event-driven architectures, and third-party integrations.
• Familiarity with Agile development and DevOps practices, including production ownership and CI tooling.
• Excellent communication skills to explain technical tradeoffs to engineers and non-technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, build, and ongoing health of critical systems and services on the Shipwell platform.
• Write high-quality, production-grade code and spend most of your time building.
• Use AI agents and multi-agent workflows to speed up code generation, reviews, and QA testing.
• Lead cross-team technical efforts and review project code patterns to support squad decisions.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, including coaching on AI tool usage.
• Turn platform strategy into practical designs with architecture and product leadership.

Skills

Distributed systems

AI-driven development

Code review

Mentoring

Communication

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Django

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Shipwell is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to shape core systems of a high-growth logistics tech platform. You will own complex components end-to-end, write high-quality production code, and lead multi-team initiatives with a strong emphasis on AI-driven development.

You will mentor engineers, set best practices for AI usage, and collaborate with architecture, product, and operations to deliver scalable, reliable software.