Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer$200,000–$230,000 base + equityNYC (On-site)A fast-growing AI company is building intelligent software and automation systems designed to modernize complex operational workflows. The team is small, product-focused, and moving quickly across AI-powered tooling, workflow automation, and internal intelligence systems.They’re looking for a senior engineer who wants to build at the intersection of software craftsmanship, AI tooling, and high-impact product development.The OpportunityYou’ll join as the fourth engineer on a highly collaborative team, shipping user-facing features end-to-end across frontend, backend, infrastructure, databases, and AI workflows. The product process is intentionally tight: customer discovery leads to high-fidelity prototypes, and engineering turns validated ideas into production software in days, not months.The company is building a shared intelligence layer that powers core workflows across the platform, including automation systems, structured data workflows, AI-assisted decision making, and internal tooling. This hire will play a key role in shaping the systems that accelerate product velocity over the next phase of growth.What You’ll DoShip high-impact product features across core platform workflowsOwn projects end-to-end across frontend, backend, infrastructure, databases, and AI systemsBuild and improve AI-powered workflows leveraging LLMs, prompt systems, structured outputs, and internal toolingContribute to the architecture and evolution of the company’s shared intelligence platformImprove engineering velocity through tooling, testing, infrastructure hardening, and developer experienceCollaborate closely with PMs and leadership to rapidly productionize validated prototypesBuild strong judgment around customer needs and challenge product decisions when necessaryOperate as a highly autonomous engineer within a fast-moving, in-person teamWhat You’ll BringExperience shipping production software in real-world environmentsStrong product intuition and the ability to quickly identify what matters mostExperience building across the stack, from frontend UX to backend systems and infrastructureExperience working with AI-assisted development tools including Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, and similar platformsFamiliarity with modern AI application patterns, including prompt engineering, retrieval workflows, structured generation, and evaluation loopsStrong Python experience alongside modern TypeScript and JavaScript developmentComfort working in ambiguity and moving quickly with high ownershipA generalist mindset and willingness to jump between disciplines as neededExcitement about small, highly collaborative teams and in-person buildingStrong communication skills and thoughtful technical judgmentTech StackPythonTypeScript and JavaScriptReact and modern frontend systemsBackend APIs and distributed systemsLLMs and AI application infrastructureAI-assisted development workflowsInfrastructure and developer toolingInternal intelligence and automation platformsWhy Join?Work on meaningful problems using AI to improve complex operational workflowsJoin a deeply product-focused engineering culture that ships exceptionally fastBuild alongside a small, senior, highly collaborative teamHigh ownership and direct influence on product and technical directionCompetitive compensation and meaningful equity upsideFull healthcare coverage and standard benefitsAbout People In AIPeople In AI partners with ambitious AI startups and technology companies to help them hire exceptional talent across engineering, research, product, and go-to-market functions. We work closely with founders and leadership teams building category-defining companies at the frontier of AI.