Staff Software Engineer, AI Email App

ActAI; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

ActAI is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide the transformation of AI capabilities into a robust email application that spans backend, mobile, and desktop platforms.

You will manage a small team of senior engineers and drive critical architectural choices to optimize latency, reliability, and scalability across systems and services.

Qualifications

• Requires significant experience leading product engineering for complex systems.
• Strong hands-on background in shipping production backend systems.
• Experience integrating modern ML/LLM capabilities into AI-powered products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering layer to transform AI capabilities into a reliable email application across backend, mobile, and desktop platforms.
• Manage a small team of senior engineers while making critical architectural decisions regarding latency, reliability, and scalability.

Skills

Technical Leadership

System Architecture

Backend Engineering

AI Integration

LLM Integration

Observability

Code Review

Mentorship

Orchestration

Failure Handling

Product Engineering

API Design

Mobile Development

Desktop Development

Job description

Lead the engineering layer to transform AI capabilities into a reliable email application across backend, mobile, and desktop platforms. Manage a small team of senior engineers while making critical architectural decisions regarding latency, reliability, and scalability.

Requirements:

Requires significant experience leading product engineering for complex systems and a strong hands-on background in shipping production backend systems. Candidates must have experience integrating modern ML/LLM capabilities into AI-powered products.

Key Skills:

Backend Engineering, AI Integration, System Architecture, API Design, Mobile Development, Desktop Development, Technical Leadership, LLM Integration, Observability, Monitoring, Code Review, Mentorship, Orchestration, Failure Handling, Product Engineering