Lead Software Engineer - AI
BigCommerce26 days ago
Base Salary
$163k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve the architectural direction for AI services and initiatives.
- Lead high-level and low-level design for major AI programs.
- Establish architectural patterns and technical guidelines for other engineers.
- Build and evolve scalable, API-driven AI services in Go.
- Develop LLM-based solutions for classification, extraction, structured generation, and RAG workflows.
- Prototype rapidly in Python and create clear paths to production-ready implementations.
- Define and enforce standards for AI evaluation, cost awareness, and operational reliability.
- Mentor Senior AI Engineers through design reviews and technical guidance.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, stakeholders, and Staff Engineers to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Design and operate scalable API services and ensure architectural consistency across implementations.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in Go and experience building production-grade, API-driven services.
- Proficiency in Python for experimentation, prototyping, and scripting.
- 3+ years of experience building and deploying AI/ML systems in production environments.
- Strong experience with modern LLM ecosystems such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face.
- Deep understanding of LLM solution patterns, including RAG, structured outputs, schema-driven generation, and agent or orchestration workflows.
- Familiarity with MCP servers and orchestration approaches.
- Experience evaluating LLM performance in production, including prompt design, quality measurement, and model comparison.
- Experience designing and operating scalable API services at scale.
- Strong experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience with vector databases and inference systems.
- Strong SQL skills and familiarity with modern data storage technologies.
- Preferred experience with large taxonomies, structured classification systems, e-commerce, product catalogs, sales-channel data models, or frontend frameworks such as React and Angular.
Benefits
- Remote work is indicated by the #LI-REMOTE designation.
- The national base salary range is $163,040-$244,560.
- The role may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits according to local policies.
- Commerce provides an inclusive and accessible hiring experience and offers accommodations during the recruitment process.
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About BigCommerce
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