Innovation Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of PoC solutions and innovation experiments.
• Write clean, maintainable code following established coding standards and design patterns.
• Work alongside the Innovation SDM to drive technical direction.
• Contribute to full SDLC activities: design, implementation, unit/integration testing, and deployment.
• Integrate AI services, APIs, and third-party tools into application workflows.
• Write documentation and automated tests for code delivered.
• Mentor junior engineers and fellowship students.
• Debug and resolve issues across application code and integrations.
• Collaborate with teammates to turn ideas into working prototypes.
• Validate new ideas including AI-assisted solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• May assume other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead the design and development of complex systems end to end.
• Proficiency in one or more languages: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, or similar.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and integrating third-party services.
• Strong understanding of system design fundamentals and software development best practices.
• Experience working with data (SQL, APIs, data transformation).
• Basic scripting skills in Shell, Python, or Ruby.
• Strong familiarity with Agile development practices, code management, and CI/CD.
• Experience with AI/LLM APIs and prompt engineering techniques.
• Familiarity with LLM platforms and tooling (agents, function/tool calling, orchestration frameworks).
• Experience building voice AI solutions, real-time audio streaming capabilities, or WebSocket-based architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers or guide small technical teams.
• Ability to drive technical alignment across multiple engineering teams.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work comfortably in ambiguous, exploratory environments.
• Understanding of Git workflows including merging and conflict resolution.