Staff Software Engineer — AI Systems Leader

Engg; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSense is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own technical direction and shape scalable, AI-driven backend systems. You will mentor engineers, design high-throughput data pipelines, and drive reliable production services with a focus on maintainable, observable infrastructure.

You'll collaborate across teams to set architectural roadmaps, evaluate AI/ML capabilities, and ensure robust performance at scale. Strong Python and DevOps experience are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Strong in Python with production experience.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and define the architecture roadmap.
• Scope ambiguous problems and drive increments across teams.
• Design and deliver production-grade, scalable systems.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development and inform decisions.
• Evaluate and integrate AI/ML capabilities in production systems.
• Drive cross-team initiatives and RFCs.
• Own from requirements to production, monitoring SLOs/SLIs.

Skills

Python

Polyglot coding

System design

Mentoring

DevOps

Observability

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Java

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Observability

GitOps

ArgoCD

IaC

Java

Job description

AlphaSense is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own technical direction and shape scalable, AI-driven backend systems. You will mentor engineers, design high-throughput data pipelines, and drive reliable production services with a focus on maintainable, observable infrastructure.

You'll collaborate across teams to set architectural roadmaps, evaluate AI/ML capabilities, and ensure robust performance at scale. Strong Python and DevOps experience are essential for success in this role.