AI-Native Software Engineer – Consultant
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AI-native software engineer building XPRIZE’s unified competition platform with .NET, Angular/React, and Python. Delivering AI judging, submission review, matchmaking, and chatbot capabilities.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deliver features and modules across the Prize Execution Platform
- Build functionality for competition management, submission intake, judging/scoring, competitor and mentor matchmaking, and applicant-facing AI tools
- Collaborate with XPRIZE’s internal product and engineering team to confirm requirements, milestones, and acceptance criteria
- Deliver clean, maintainable, and tested code meeting quality, security, and testing criteria
- Submit work product for XPRIZE review at agreed milestones
- Join technical planning and review sessions as needed
- Use AI-assisted development tools for scaffolding, refactoring, test generation, debugging, and documentation
- Apply AI-first, spec-driven development practices and document the workflow for reuse by the internal team
- Evaluate and refine AI-generated code for correctness, security, and architectural fit
- Transfer knowledge to internal engineers through training on AI-assisted and spec-driven development methods
- Deliver technical documentation enabling the internal team to maintain and extend the solution post-engagement
- Attend milestone reviews and collaboration sessions approximately 2–3 times per week by mutual agreement
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience developing full stack web applications, including prior consulting/contract engagements
- Ability to ramp up quickly on an existing codebase and deliver independently within a defined scope and timeline
- Hands-on professional experience using AI coding tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar
- Demonstrated experience with AI-first, spec-driven development and ability to teach this approach to an internal team
- Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code for security, performance, and architectural consistency
- Strong proficiency in .NET technologies and Python
- Proven experience with Angular (v12+) or React with TypeScript
- Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and TypeScript
- Proficiency with SQL Server or other relational database systems
- Familiarity with Azure, Git, and CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps
- Ability to deliver Statement of Work milestones within the engagement timeline
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills; comfortable working independently with minimal day-to-day oversight
- Must work from within the United States
- Must be reasonably responsive during U.S. Pacific business hours
- Must sign confidentiality agreement and IP assignment before starting
- Must provide own computer, internet connection, and general office equipment
Benefits:
- XPRIZE-provided access to AI-assisted development tools, repositories, cloud environments, and accounts needed for the engagement
- Consultant controls the means and methods of work within agreed scope, milestones, and acceptance criteria
- Fully remote work arrangement
- Consultant determines when and where work is performed
- Expected effort of approximately 30–40 hours per week
- No employee benefits are provided; consultant is responsible for own taxes, insurance, and business expenses
- Consultant provides own computer, internet connection, and general office equipment
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