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8am · 3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer | AI

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

8am is looking for a Senior Engineer to join their team of seasoned AI engineers who are delivering on the roadmap of AI features. The role involves designing and building AI-powered features, collaborating with various teams to ensure effective integration and deployment of AI solutions.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions

Design, implement, and integrate AI features into existing 8am products

Partner with the Data team to ensure the right data is collected, enriched, prepared, and staged for AI consumption and use

Build and evaluate AI-powered services, from customer-facing prototypes to general availability to all our customers

Write high-quality Python code to manipulate data, interact with large language models, and assess performance

Develop tools and infrastructure to support reliable, scalable, and secure AI deployment

Work with our cloud operations team to deploy AI features, monitor their impact, and continuously improve them

Qualification

AI/ML servicesPythonAWS cloudLarge Language ModelsData infrastructureDevOps practicesNatural Language ProcessingSaaS application developmentCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally in full stack SaaS application development or backend

Proven track record of building and deploying production-ready AI/ML services

Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks, platforms and related tooling

Strong Python development skills and familiarity with data manipulation and evaluation workflows

Experience building scalable data infrastructure and integrating models into broader SaaS systems

Experience working in AWS cloud environments and with modern DevOps practices

Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation

Preferred

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Experience fine-tuning and optimizing Large Language Models (LLMs)

Experience integrating AI into streaming or real-time data flows

Background in Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Exposure to fintech or the legal industry

Benefits

Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.

Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.

Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.

Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.

Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.

Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).

Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.