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Skyward · 10 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$170K/yr - $180K/yr

7+ years exp

Skyward is a people-centered business focused on human advancement through information technology. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will help ship customer-ready products, architect solutions, and develop full-stack web applications while supporting the technical foundation for scale.

Information TechnologyProject ManagementUX Design

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Help us ship our first customer-ready product in 90 days while establishing the technical foundation for scale

Be our Swiss Army knife who can architect solutions, write production code, deploy infrastructure, and translate complex domain expertise into elegant software

Partake in architecture and technical strategy: design system architecture for AI-first automation platform integrating LLM APIs; make critical technical decisions on frameworks, patterns, and infrastructure; translate SME domain knowledge into scalable technical solutions; balance speed-to-market with technical sustainability

Hands-on development: build full-stack web applications; implement prompt engineering strategies and agentic workflows; write production-quality code across the stack; develop reusable components and services for AI automation

DevOps and infrastructure: own AWS infrastructure strategy and implementation; build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid iteration; implement IaC; handle release management and production operations; ensure security, reliability, and cost-efficiency

Customer-facing technical work: build compelling demos and POCs for sales enablement; participate in early customer technical discovery; iterate on feedback to refine product-market fit; support early customer implementations

If all that wasn’t enough, we’ll also need you to do some domain translation, where you will work closely with SMEs to understand complex domain problems, bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation, and rapidly prototype solutions to validate product hypotheses

Qualification

AWS servicesLLM/AI implementationFull-stack developmentInfrastructure as CodeBackend developmentFrontend fundamentalsDatabase experienceCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field

Minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering, with progressive movement into senior roles

Experience taking products from concept to customers

Strong backend skills with solid frontend fundamentals (Svelte, Python, Typescript/Javascript)

Deep knowledge of AWS services (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, etc), architecture patterns, and best practices

LLM/AI implementation experience, including working with LLM APIs in production, prompt engineering and optimization, and building agentic systems or AI workflows

Infrastructure experience with Terraform/CDK, GitHub

Database experience with PostgreSQL, Vector databases (Pinecone/Weaviate/similar)

A knack for explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Your communication skills are second to none