C3 AI · 2 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer, Platform UI
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $219K/yr
8+ years expC3 AI is an Enterprise AI application software company delivering a family of integrated products for developing and deploying enterprise AI applications. They are seeking a Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer to provide technical leadership on the Platform UI team, defining the technical direction and architectural foundation of the UI framework and component ecosystem.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareMachine LearningSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture of the Platform UI framework and component library
Lead the design of highly scalable and extensible systems spanning application development, bundling, runtime performance, accessibility, localization (i18n), observability, and extensibility
Make architectural decisions that balance performance, flexibility, developer productivity, and enterprise-grade requirements
Serve as a technical authority and advisor across teams, influencing UI, platform, and application architecture company wide
Partner closely with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Application Engineering teams to align technical solutions with user and business needs
Lead complex, cross-team initiatives spanning UI frameworks, backend services, and third-party integrations
Establish and evolve best practices and standards for framework design, component APIs, testing strategy, performance optimization, and release quality
Mentor senior engineers, raise the technical bar across the organization, and help grow future technical leaders
Proactively identify technical debt, scalability challenges, and systemic risks, driving solutions before they become blockers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of experience delivering complex, production-grade applications at scale, with a strong front-end and platform focus
Proven ability to operate as a senior technical leader, delivering high-impact outcomes across multiple teams and products without formal people-management responsibilities
Deep expertise in front-end architecture, including JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Angular, or similar frameworks, along with modern build systems and UI performance optimization
Strong experience designing and building APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC), with a solid understanding of integration patterns and interoperability
Experience with enterprise platforms, low-code systems, or developer tooling
Strong understanding of application state management, data visualization, accessibility standards, and internationalization
Experience effectively using AI-powered coding assistants in day-to-day development, including authoring high-quality instructions, prompts, and guidelines to improve code quality, productivity, and consistency across teams
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, communicate clearly, and drive alignment across engineering and product stakeholders
Track record of owning ambiguous, high-impact technical problems end-to-end
Cloud experience building and deploying systems in Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure, including cloud-native services and infrastructure-as-code patterns
Preferred
Proven experience designing and maintaining large-scale UI frameworks or design systems used by multiple teams
Familiarity with distributed systems, backend-for-frontend patterns, and observability/telemetry
Demonstrated success setting technical strategy and delivering durable, long-lived platform solutions
Passion for improving developer experience and building frameworks that scale both technically and organizationally
Benefits
Excellent benefits
Competitive compensation package
Generous equity plan
Company
C3 AI
C3 AI is a provider of Enterprise AI software for accelerating digital transformation.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$399.28MKey Investors
BloombergNEFTPG GrowthBreyer Capital
2020-12-09IPO
2020-07-14Grant
2019-08-15Series H· $49.8M
Leadership Team
Stephen Ehikian
Chief Executive Officer
Ed Abbo
President & CTO
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