GoodLeap · 3 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, AI
West Palm Beach, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$173K/yr - $200K/yr
8+ years expGoodLeap is a technology company focused on delivering innovative financing and software products for sustainable solutions. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of intelligent platform capabilities that enhance user experiences, while also mentoring other engineers and influencing the engineering culture.
Responsibilities
Design and lead backend architecture that supports AI/ML-powered features across mobile and API surfaces
Own end-to-end technical strategy for embedding LLMs, embedding stores, and personalized content delivery
Partner with product and design to scope features, validate feasibility, and ensure execution aligns with business impact
Build tools and services to help other team members experiment and ship AI-enhanced features responsibly and efficiently
Influence engineering standards and promote excellence in observability, performance, and security
Mentor engineers across teams, helping them level up in areas of backend architecture, AI integration, and delivery quality
Collaborate with cross-functional partners across QA, Mobile, Data Science, Product, and Marketing
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in backend development, with at least 2+ years working with AI/ML solutions or LLM
Experience working with vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search
Familiarity with MLOps, CI/CD for AI pipelines, and AI observability tools
Strong experience in Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, and REST APIs
Deep familiarity with AWS architecture — especially Lambda, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and Step Functions
Experience building and integrating LLM features (e.g., via OpenAI, Claude, Vertex AI, or similar), including prompt design, vector storage, and retrieval strategies
Fluency in system design principles, scalability, reliability, fault-tolerance
Ability to drive clarity and make architectural tradeoffs, balancing idealism with pragmatism
Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to work effectively across product and engineering orgs
Preferred
Experience building AI agents as code using solutions such as: Amazon Bedrock Agents, LangGraph, AWS Strands Agents, OpenAI Agents / Responses API
Experience creating custom tools and integrating them into the agent's control loop
Experience working with Google's A2A protocol
Benefits
This role may be eligible for a bonus.
Company
GoodLeap
GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Hayes Barnard
Founder, Chairman and CEO
John Shrewsberry
Chief Financial Officer
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