Staff Software Engineer (AI)

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Staff Software Engineer (AI) leading technical direction and architecture for AI‑powered backend systems. Hands‑on delivery of LLM pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and cloud‑native infrastructure for institutional finance clients.

Role Snapshot

• Technical leader for AI platform
• Hands‑on backend development
• Architectural ownership of AI services
• Mentor and grow engineering team
• Cross‑functional collaboration

Must-Have Requirements

• Python
• Production‑grade backend services
• AI/LLM system design
• AWS
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Relational/NoSQL databases
• CI/CD
• Observability
• AI‑native development tools (Cursor, Augment)
• backend engineering
• ML engineering
• AI system production

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Document processing pipelines
• Vector stores
• MLOps tooling
• Financial document processing
• Prior technical lead experience
• Other server‑side languages (Node/TS, Java)
• document processing
• MLOps
• fintech data pipelines

Work Setup

• Location: Americas (USA or Canada), United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: USA, Canada
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Application Requirements

• Portfolio required

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Relocation
• Travel
• Security clearance
• Coding test

What You'll Likely Work On

• Define technical direction and architecture for shared AI SDKs, guardrails, and evaluation frameworks
• Design, build, and operate LLM‑powered pipelines, agentic workflows, and model observability
• Write production code and ensure end‑to‑end reliability of AI services
• Establish coding standards, review practices, and documentation that scale with the team
• Mentor engineers, raise technical decision quality, and partner with recruiting to grow the team
• Collaborate with product, design, and QA to translate requirements into executable technical plans

Good Fit If You Have

• Enjoys rapid iteration and AI‑assisted development while maintaining reliability
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and aligning multiple stakeholders
• Passionate about raising engineering quality through standards and mentorship