{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"09e78c999b2cb2fa317a32c3","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/09e78c999b2cb2fa317a32c3","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/09e78c999b2cb2fa317a32c3","title":"Software Engineer, Developer Productivity, AI Tools","description":"Developer Productivity EngineerThe mission of Thinking Machines is to build AI that extends human will and judgment.\r\nWe are hiring a developer productivity engineer to advance how we build software internally: safely, quickly, and with delight. The main focus are AI tools and coding agents. You'll partner with platform, security, and product engineers to build state-of-the-art tooling for AI-assisted software development, and make our inner loop dramatically faster.\r\nThe scope of this role includes both setting up company-wide platforms and working with developers to accelerate their individual workflows.\r\nNote: This is an \"evergreen role\" that we keep open on an on-going basis to express interest. We receive many applications, and there may not always be an immediate role that aligns perfectly with your experience and skills. Still, we encourage you to apply. We continuously review applications and reach out to applicants as new opportunities open. You are welcome to reapply if you get more experience, but please avoid applying more than once every 6 months. You may also find that we put up postings for singular roles for separate, project or team specific needs. In those cases, you're welcome to apply directly in addition to an evergreen role.\r\nWhat You'll DoEnable our researchers and engineers to leverage AI to improve coding productivity without compromising code quality\r\nStandardize AI coding tools, such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. You will help configure, harden, and maintain the best tools, integrating org-wide configurations with individual preferences.\r\nBuild secure, reproducible agent sandboxes for remote dev & CI testing.\r\nSet up golden-path dev environments and guardrails for secrets/PII.\r\nHelp individual contributors develop their personalized AI-enabled workflow.\r\nTrack tool usage, reliability, and cost.\r\nSkills and QualificationsMinimum qualifications:\r\nBachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience in computer science, engineering, or similar.\r\nExperience developing productivity tools and best practices for large codebases.\r\nAbility to communicate clearly and work with researchers to build and manage a variety of internal tools.\r\nPreferred qualifications — we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all preferred qualifications, but at least some:\r\nHands-on experience with container platforms (e.g. Docker/Kubernetes), modern CI (GitHub Actions/Buildkite), and package management tools (uv).\r\nPractical experience with AI coding tools and model APIs (e.g. OSS via vLLM / SGLang / TGI).\r\nSolid Linux/networking fundamentals; comfort with secrets management and safe egress.\r\nProficiency in systems programming languages (e.g. Rust) and scripting languages (e.g. Python).\r\nLogisticsLocation: This role is based in San Francisco, California.\r\nCompensation: Depending on background, skills and experience, the expected annual salary range for this position is $350,000 - $475,000 USD.\r\nVisa sponsorship: We sponsor visas. 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