Staff Software Engineer – AI
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Staff Software Engineer building and deploying scalable AI/ML features for 8am’s SaaS platform. Developing Python, LLM, data infrastructure, and cloud deployment solutions for professional services.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions
- Design, implement, and integrate AI features into existing 8am products
- Partner with the Data team to ensure data is collected, enriched, prepared, and staged for AI consumption and use
- Build and evaluate AI-powered services from customer-facing prototypes through general availability
- Write high-quality Python code to manipulate data, interact with large language models, and assess performance
- Develop tools and infrastructure for reliable, scalable, and secure AI deployment
- Work with the cloud operations team to deploy AI features, monitor their impact, and continuously improve them
Requirements:
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally in full stack SaaS application development or backend
- Proven track record of building and deploying production-ready AI/ML services at scale
- Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks, platforms, evals and related tooling
- Strong Python or equivalent modern tech stack development skills
- Familiarity with data manipulation and evaluation workflows
- Experience building scalable data infrastructure and integrating models into broader SaaS systems
- Experience working in AWS cloud environments, or equivalent, and with modern DevOps practices
- Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision plans, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees
- Annual bonuses
- Equity options
- 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Parental leave program
- Wellness stipends
- Mental health support
- One-on-one nutrition coaching
- Continuous learning through 8am.edu
- Leadership programs
- Professional development funds
- Individually focused talent development
- Charitable matching gift program
- Paid time off for volunteer service
- Company-sponsored volunteer events
- Virtual and in-person team-building events
- Quarterly award recognition through the Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program
- Peer-to-peer appreciation platform

















