Staff Software Engineer, AI Product

Harnham; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, AI Product to design and deliver AI-powered features for a collaborative platform. This remote role in the United States emphasizes building production-grade systems end-to-end, from ideation with product and design to deployment and monitoring at scale.

You’ll mentor engineers, prototype rapidly, and translate complex problems into practical ML-driven solutions that improve user experience and decision-making for teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years building generative AI products in production.
• Experience across Frontend (React/TypeScript), Backend (Python), and UI/UX for AI Tools.
• Experience taking AI features from concept to production and maintaining them at scale.

Responsibilities

• Build and iterate on AI-powered product features that enhance user experience and collaboration
• Develop early-stage AI systems and frameworks with measurable improvements in performance and relevance
• Translate ambiguous problems into structured solutions using data, experimentation, and ML principles
• Partner with product and design to define priorities and deliver high-impact features
• Contribute to AI strategy and help shape the direction of future innovation
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in AI development and system design

Skills

Software engineering

Frontend (React/TypeScript)

Backend (Python)

UI/UX for AI Tools

Prototyping

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degree in ML/AI

Tools

React

TypeScript

Python

ML frameworks

Job description

Title: Staff Software Engineer, AI Product

Location: Remote, United States

Compensation: Up to $300k + Bonus

We’re partnered with a fast-growing, product-led collaboration platform integrating AI to transform how teams work together visually. Their focus is on using generative AI to enhance creativity, alignment, and decision-making, building tools that feel intuitive and human while delivering real productivity gains.

This is a high-impact product engineering role where you’ll bring AI-powered features to life end-to-end. You’ll work closely with product and design to identify meaningful use cases, rapidly prototype solutions, and ship production-grade systems that directly improve how teams collaborate.

What You’ll Do

• Build and iterate on AI-powered product features that enhance user experience and collaboration
• Develop early-stage AI systems and frameworks with measurable improvements in performance and relevance
• Translate ambiguous problems into structured solutions using data, experimentation, and ML principles
• Partner with product and design to define priorities and deliver high-impact features
• Contribute to AI strategy and help shape the direction of future innovation
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in AI development and system design

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years building generative AI products in production
• Experience across Frontend (React/TypeScript), Backend (Python), and UI/UX for AI Tools
• Experience taking AI features from concept to production and maintaining them at scale
• Strong prototyping skills with a track record of 0 to 1 projects
• Ability to connect technical work to product and business impact
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree in Machine Learning, AI, or related field
• Experience with retrieval systems, personalization, or NLP
• Track record of contributing to longer-term technical roadmaps
• Experience mentoring or leading engineers

If you're interested in building AI-powered product experiences that enhance how teams think, collaborate, and make decisions, this is a great opportunity to have a direct impact in a fast-moving, design-focused environment.