Staff Software Engineer (AI Governance)

Coder; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Coder is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape AI governance for developer tooling. You’ll work on the AI Governance team, contributing to AI Gateway and Agent Firewall components that integrate with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other providers.

The role spans Go backend and React frontend, collaborating with enterprise customers and open-source contributors to deliver secure, scalable features and integrations. Join a team focused on modern self-hosted developer experiences.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-stack experience in a professional setting.
• 1+ year writing Go (ideally current or recent position).
• Proficiency in building distributed systems in Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and build product features that push the standard for remote development in self-hosted environments.
• Create and improve upon open source projects that integrate with VS Code, JetBrains, and other developer tools.
• Champion best practices to internal team members and external contributors.
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams, and with partners like JetBrains, to execute key product integrations.
• Document the design, implementation, and operations of systems for knowledge sharing within the team.
• Work with Customer Success teams to support enterprise users.
• Iterate rapidly from prototype to implementation in a reactive team environment.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Communication skills

Tools

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

gRPC

React

TypeScript

Job description

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape AI governance for developer tooling at Coder. This role sits on our AI Governance team, which builds and maintains two enterprise-grade components of Coder's AI governance stack.

AI Gateway is a centralized LLM gateway that sits between coding agents and providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic, providing organizations with audit trails, token tracking, cost control, and centralized authentication. Agent Firewall wraps those agents with default-deny network policies, controlling which domains and methods they can reach inside workspaces.

This team works across the full stack - from Go backend and React frontend to integrating with LLM provider APIs. Day to day, you'll be shipping features, hardening security boundaries, collaborating with enterprise customers on real-world policy needs, and contributing to Coder's open-source ecosystem.

What you'll do here

• Design and build product features that push the standard for remote development in self-hosted environments
• Create and improve upon popular open source projects that integrate with VS Code, JetBrains, and other developer tools
• Champion best practices to both internal team members and external contributors
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams at Coder, as well as with partners like JetBrains, to execute key product integrations
• Document the design, implementation, and operations of systems for knowledge sharing within the team
• Work alongside Customer Success teams to support Coder’s enterprise user base
• Work with cutting-edge AI technologies to create seamless, painless developer experiences
• Rapidly iterate from prototype to implementation in a highly adaptive, reactive team environment

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of full-stack experience writing code in a professional setting, with 1+ year(s) writing Go (ideally in current or most recent position)
• Proficiency in building distributed systems in Go
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional debugging and troubleshooting skills, and the tenacity to drive a solution to a conclusion
• You are self-motivated with a creative and analytical mindset

Our tech stack

• Frontend: Typescript, React, Vite
• Backend: Go, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, gRPC
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• General: GitHub, Slack, Discord, Notion

Bonus tacos if you have

• (Tacos? If you need an ice-breaker, ask how we say thanks by giving tacos!)
• Experience with TypeScript and React
• You have a background in developer tooling, platform engineering, or IaC
• You have a curiosity about the latest tech trends and what is going on in the world of developer tools

Coder is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.