Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform (NYC)

Menlo Ventures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,900 - 253,750; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in New York is seeking an experienced software engineer to create innovative interfaces for generative AI agents. You will collaborate with various teams and lead the development of scalable solutions that ensure a user-centric experience. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience with web technologies and generative AI, demonstrating a product-oriented mindset. The position offers a salary range of $190,900 to $253,750 USD and a commitment to a diverse and inclusive work culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Demonstrated ability to create products that solve customer problems.
• Experience in leading projects from idea to launch.
• Strong collaboration across product, engineering, and design teams.
• 10+ years in server-side web technologies.
• Familiarity with modern frameworks and generative AI.

Responsibilities

• Create novel interfaces for GenAI agents.
• Partner with teams to build scalable solutions.
• Lead full-stack software development.
• Drive product-led growth.
• Define AI feature development strategy.

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, VueJs/Ember)

Server-side web technologies (Node.js, Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++, Go)

Generative AI products

LLMs and generative AI techniques

Collaboration skills across teams

Job description

Impact you’ll have

• Create novel, never‑seen‑before interfaces for GenAI agents that manage complex workflows while keeping the human in the loop through inspectability and transparency
• Partner closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to build intuitive, scalable, and extensible solutions that drive user & business growth
• Lead by example with hands‑on full‑stack software development to create dynamic, user‑centric experiences
• Enable mechanisms that can drive product‑led growth, through seamless onboarding and sharing capabilities
• Direct the future of intuitive agentic applications at Databricks, in collaboration with cross‑functional teams of innovative software engineers, product managers, and designers
• Define and drive the strategy for building end‑to‑end AI feature development by designing, building, and maintaining systems that are scalable, reliable, and performant.

What we look for

• 10+ years of experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Demonstrated product mindset with the ability to translate ambiguous customer problems into scrappy MVPs and iterate quickly based on data and user feedback.
• You care that AI features feel intuitive, trustworthy, and helpful, not just bolted on to an existing app
• High ownership and bias for action in 0→1 environments: you are comfortable making pragmatic trade‑offs, operating with incomplete information, and driving projects from idea through launch and adoption.
• Strong ability to collaborate across product, engineering, and design teams to align technical strategy with company growth objectives.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, or VueJs/Ember)
• 10+ years of experience with server‑side web technologies (eg: Node.js, Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++, Go)
• Proven experience building and shipping end‑to‑end generative AI products, ideally with a significant UI/UX component
• Proven experience building and shipping end‑to‑end generative AI products
• Deep familiarity with LLMs and generative AI, including hands‑on experience with techniques like retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), prompt design, evaluation, and monitoring AI quality and safety in production.

Pay Range Transparency

Pay range: $190,900 – $253,750 USD

Benefits

Benefits: At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.