Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI

Valence; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Company-wide R&R shutdowns

Paid Parental Leave

Retirement Plan Support

Equity

Job summary

Valence is seeking an experienced software engineer to architect and build enterprise-grade AI and conversational systems in New York. You will design and refine LLM-based components, integrate diverse data sources, and improve contextual understanding and output quality across leadership coaching workflows.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, cloud deployment, and NLP fundamentals, with a focus on scalable, reliable AI services and robust data pipelines for real-time conversational

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience in AI/ML or data-intensive systems.
• Postgraduate degree preferred; strong foundation in NLP and conversational interfaces.
• Proficient with core data science tools, cloud deployment and distributed systems.

Skills

Generative AI

Large Language Models

Natural Language Processing

Python

NumPy

Scikit-learn

Pandas

PySpark

SQL

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

Conversational AI

Education

Postgraduate degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

PySpark

Job description

Architect and build enterprise-grade AI and conversational systems to power leadership coaching workflows. Develop and refine LLM-based components while integrating diverse data sources to improve contextual understanding and output quality.

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of software engineering experience in AI/ML or data-intensive systems, ideally with a postgraduate degree. Candidates must be proficient in core data science tools, cloud deployment, and have a strong foundation in NLP and conversational interfaces.

Key Skills

Generative AI, Large Language Models, Natural Language Processing, Python, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Pandas, PySpark, SQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Distributed Systems, Conversational AI

Benefits

Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, Company-wide R&R shutdowns, Paid Parental Leave, Retirement Plan Support, Equity