Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Tooling
scale aiBrooklyn (NY)
Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Tooling
Posted today
scale aiBrooklyn (NY)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Overview:
In this role, you will shape how engineers build, test, and deploy AI-enabled software by defining next-generation development tooling and frameworks. You will own the local development, build, test, and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with stakeholders to refine requirements. You’ll mentor engineers across levels and drive improvements to development practices and tools. You’ll work at scale with cutting-edge AI products and interfaces, contributing to the company’s mission to enable reliable AI systems. This is a hands-on leadership role with impact across people, processes, and technology. Compensation / Benefits comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage retirement benefits learning and development stipend generous PTO commuter stipend (potential)
Responsibilities:
Define and evangelize AI development tooling and frameworks (Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, MS Copilot, and in-house solutions) Architect and implement build, test, CI, and CD systems for local development Mentor engineers across experience levels Identify opportunities to improve development practices, processes, tools, and languages Present technical guidance to teams and stakeholders
Key requirements:
8+ years of full-time engineering experience with build, test, or CI/CD systems Experience defining best-practices for AI development tools including cost guardrails and security frameworks Strong background in distributed systems and public cloud platforms (AWS preferred) Experience configuring, testing, and enabling MCP servers, AI agents, and related systems Track record of owning successful engineering projects Excellent communication and collaboration skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Experience with infrastructure, containerization, and deployment tech (Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes) Experience with modern web frameworks (NodeJS, NextJS) Strong knowledge of CI/CD tooling (CircleCI, Helm, ArgoCD) communication collaboration ability to translate complex concepts AI development tooling CI/CD distributed systems
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