Software Engineer (AI Native)
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Werelooking for engineers who think differently about how software gets built.
OurProduct Developmentteam is growing and were hiringaSoftware Engineerwhoactivelyusesmodern AI tooling and agents as part of their real development This isnt a prompt engineering role its a hands-on engineering role for someone who understands how cloud systems work and uses AI tools to ship faster without compromising quality.
NOTE: This is a hybrid rolelocatedin South Austin (near Dripping Springs). Sponsorship is not available for this position.
ABOUT THE ROLE
- Design and implement scalable services in a cloud environment
- Contribute to architecture decisions with guidance from senior engineers
- Build and maintainAPIs and service integrations
- Use AI agents to assistwith coding testing refactoring and debugging
- Review and validateAI-generated code for correctness and maintainability
- Improve performance reliability and observability of existing systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Continuously evaluate and improve your AI-assisted development workflow
ABOUT YOU
- 36 years of experience shipping production software
- Experience building or contributing to cloud-based applications (AWS Azure GCP or similar)
- Understanding of service-based or microservices architectures
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL)
- Experience with Docker (or similar) CI/CD pipelines and Git
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
We are notoptimizing fora specific programming language. We care more about your system understanding and engineering judgment.
AI Expectations
Youdont need you to have built your own agent framework but you should:
- Actively use AI coding assistants in your day-to-day development
- Be able to explain how you validateAI-generated outputs
- Have experimented with running multiple agents or workflows in parallel
- Understand when notto rely on AI
- Be thoughtful about code quality security and edge cases
Wereinterested in how you think about leverage not just how fast you type.
Bonus Points
- Experience working on high-availability SaaS platforms
- Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka or similar)
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code
- Exposure to observability tools (monitoring tracing alerting)
- Experience integrating AI services or APIs into applications
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT (Required)
Along with your resume pleasesubmita 3-minute screen recording showing how you incorporate AI agents into your development workflow. You mayemail it to.Werenot evaluating production polish wereevaluating how you think and how you use AI as a tool.
ABOUT US
With more than 25 years of serving education Lightspeed Systems delivers the most in-depth visibility and control to power exceptional schools where students are safe and engaged; technology is compliant and easily managed; and resources are secure and optimized. Purpose-built for school networks and devices Lightspeeds cloud-managed solutions include the most effective web filtering student safety monitoring classroom management device management and data analytics software available. Headquartered in Austin Texas with a European office in London UK Lightspeed serves over 23 million students across 31000 schools in 43 countries utilizing 15 million devices. Learn more at .
We love our employees and we show it. Our benefits and perks are built to support your overall wellbeingat work and beyond. Offerings vary by country.
ABOUT OUR ATX HQ
If your role includes spending time onsite you will LOVE being at the ranch. Our uniquely Lightspeed (and totally Texas) corporate headquarters has everything Lightspeeders need to get the job done and a whole lot more.
- 15000 sq. ft. of open work area offices and huddle rooms
- Snacks galore and a private chef serving up lunch Tuesday through Thursday every week
- A state-of-the-art fitness center (with outfitted locker rooms)
- Physical therapist onsite regularly
- Indoor and outdoor casual collaboration spots
- Pet-friendly office environment
- A golf simulator go-carts shuffleboard corn hole and MORE fun
All within 31 sprawling acres of Live Oak trees that foster a natural habitat for local wildlife. It is not uncommon to be greeted daily by whitetail deer. (Maybe it wants to join your meeting)
Lightspeed Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports inspires and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status age disability national or ethnic origin military service status or other protected characteristic.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- Data Structures
- JavaScript
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
We filter internet access, look for warning signs in online activity, manage software across every district device, and give administrators data they need.
