AI Software Engineer
LB25
Posted: 11/08/2026
- $150,000 - $200,000
- Boston, MA
- Permanent
AI Software Engineer
This is an opportunity to join a well-funded AI startup at an early stage, owning the platform and engineering foundations that support both customer solutions and future products. You'll work closely with experienced founders and play a key role in defining how engineering is done as the company grows.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary plus equity
- Significant technical ownership from day one
- Build scalable infrastructure for AI products
- Work alongside experienced AI engineers and founders
- Flexible hybrid working in Boston
- Help shape engineering standards and future hiring
The role
You'll focus on building robust production systems that underpin AI applications. From cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines to platform architecture and software quality, you'll ensure products are reliable, scalable and ready for production.
What you'll be doing
- Design and build production-ready backend systems
- Develop scalable Python services and APIs
- Build cloud-native infrastructure using AWS
- Improve deployment, monitoring and platform reliability
- Champion engineering standards and best practice
- Support the delivery of AI-powered products into production
What you'll bring
- Strong commercial Python engineering experience
- Experience building scalable production systems
- AWS and Docker expertise
- A solid understanding of software architecture and engineering best practice
- Experience working with AI or machine learning applications
- Someone who enjoys solving difficult engineering problems without compromising quality
Anna Heneghan
Senior ML Research & Engineering Recruiter