{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"c745d63dfbac44d76be6e9fc","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c745d63dfbac44d76be6e9fc","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c745d63dfbac44d76be6e9fc","title":"Staff Software Engineer (AI Governance)","description":"Location\n\nUnited States\n\nEmployment Type\n\nFull time\n\nLocation Type\n\nRemote\n\nDepartment\n\nResearch & Development\n\nCompensation\nTier 1$217K – $294K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus\nTier 2$201K – $272K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus\nTier 3$193K – $261K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus\n\nCoder determines compensation based on the level, role, and location you live in. For more information, please see our Compensation Philosophy.\n\nThis role is leveled as P5. Please feel free to ask any questions about compensation and levels during your initial interview.\nWe’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape AI governance for developer tooling at Coder. This role sits on our AI Governance team, which builds and maintains two enterprise-grade components of Coder's AI governance stack.\n\nAI Gateway is a centralized LLM gateway that sits between coding agents and providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic, providing organizations with audit trails, token tracking, cost control, and centralized authentication. Agent Firewall wraps those agents with default-deny network policies, controlling which domains and methods they can reach inside workspaces.\n\nThis team works across the full stack - from Go backend and React frontend to integrating with LLM provider APIs. Day to day, you'll be shipping features, hardening security boundaries, collaborating with enterprise customers on real-world policy needs, and contributing to Coder's open-source ecosystem.\n\nWhat you'll do here\n\nDesign and build product features that push the standard for remote development in self-hosted environments\n\nCreate and improve upon popular open source projects that integrate with VS Code, JetBrains, and other developer tools\n\nChampion best practices to both internal team members and external contributors\n\nCollaborate with Product and Design teams at Coder, as well as with partners like JetBrains, to execute key product integrations\n\nDocument the design, implementation, and operations of systems for knowledge sharing within the team\n\nWork alongside Customer Success teams to support Coder’s enterprise user base\n\nWork with cutting-edge AI technologies to create seamless, painless developer experiences\n\nRapidly iterate from prototype to implementation in a highly adaptive, reactive team environment\n\nWhat we're looking for\n\n8+ years of full-stack experience writing code in a professional setting, with 1+ year(s) writing Go (ideally in current or most recent position)\n\nProficiency in building distributed systems in Go\n\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills\n\nExceptional debugging and troubleshooting skills, and the tenacity to drive a solution to a conclusion\n\nYou are self-motivated with a creative and analytical mindset\n\nOur tech stack\n\nFrontend: Typescript, React, Vite\n\nBackend: Go, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, gRPC\n\nObservability: Prometheus, Grafana\n\nCI/CD: GitHub Actions\n\nGeneral: GitHub, Slack, Discord, Notion\n\nBonus tacos if you have\n\n(Tacos? If you need an ice-breaker, ask how we say thanks by giving tacos!)\n\nExperience with TypeScript and React\n\nYou have a background in developer tooling, platform engineering, or IaC\n\nYou have a curiosity about the latest tech trends and what is going on in the world of developer tools\n\nAbout Coder\n\nCoder is the leading platform for AI development Infrastructure, enabling enterprises to securely run human and AI-driven development workflows in consistent, governed environments. Coder provides self-hosted, agent-ready workspaces that unify developer productivity and platform governance. With Coder, enterprises can confidently evolve from human-only development to AI-assisted and autonomous workflows, without sacrificing security, compliance, or performance. Learn more at coder.com.\n\nInterview process\n\nWe believe that the interview process should be transparent, consistent, and enjoyable. We value your time and hope to complete the interview process in two to four weeks, if schedules allow. Through your interviews, you will meet a mix of individual contributors, managers, and senior leaders.\n\nAI use during the interview process\n\nAs an AI company, Coder embraces the use of AI tools, and we want to be transparent about our expectations as you navigate our interview process.\n\nNot permitted: Using AI assistance during conversational interviews.\n\nPermitted: Using AI tooling for take-home assessments. Please flag where and to what extent it was used in your take-home. Your submission will not be penalized for using AI as long as it is done honestly.\n\nOur use of AI in hiring\n\nWe use AI tools to help manage our recruitment process efficiently and fairly. Specifically:\n\nAshby helps us review inbound applications by surfacing candidates who best match the role requirements we've defined. This tool does not make hiring decisions; it helps our team prioritize which applications to review first.\n\nGranola takes notes during our interview calls so our team can focus on the conversation with you.\n\nAll hiring decisions are made by humans. Our team reviews applications, conducts interviews, and makes final selections. AI tools assist us but never replace human judgment, and these practices are conducted in compliance with applicable data protection, AI governance, and labor laws. Your data is not used to train AI models.\n\nIn accordance with New York City Local Law 144, an independent bias audit has been conducted on \"Automated Employment Decision Tools\"; results are available for Ashby.\n\nIf you're applying for a role at Coder and have questions about how we use AI in our process, or if you'd like to request information about the data we collect, please contact careers@coder.com.\n\nCoder is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer\n\nWe are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.","company":"Coder","rawCompany":"coder","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T13:26:52.413Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Staff Software Engineer (AI Governance)","description":"Location\n\nUnited States\n\nEmployment Type\n\nFull time\n\nLocation Type\n\nRemote\n\nDepartment\n\nResearch & Development\n\nCompensation\nTier 1$217K – $294K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus\nTier 2$201K – $272K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus\nTier 3$193K – $261K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus\n\nCoder determines compensation based on the level, role, and location you live in. For more information, please see our Compensation Philosophy.\n\nThis role is leveled as P5. Please feel free to ask any questions about compensation and levels during your initial interview.\nWe’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape AI governance for developer tooling at Coder. This role sits on our AI Governance team, which builds and maintains two enterprise-grade components of Coder's AI governance stack.\n\nAI Gateway is a centralized LLM gateway that sits between coding agents and providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic, providing organizations with audit trails, token tracking, cost control, and centralized authentication. Agent Firewall wraps those agents with default-deny network policies, controlling which domains and methods they can reach inside workspaces.\n\nThis team works across the full stack - from Go backend and React frontend to integrating with LLM provider APIs. Day to day, you'll be shipping features, hardening security boundaries, collaborating with enterprise customers on real-world policy needs, and contributing to Coder's open-source ecosystem.\n\nWhat you'll do here\n\nDesign and build product features that push the standard for remote development in self-hosted environments\n\nCreate and improve upon popular open source projects that integrate with VS Code, JetBrains, and other developer tools\n\nChampion best practices to both internal team members and external contributors\n\nCollaborate with Product and Design teams at Coder, as well as with partners like JetBrains, to execute key product integrations\n\nDocument the design, implementation, and operations of systems for knowledge sharing within the team\n\nWork alongside Customer Success teams to support Coder’s enterprise user base\n\nWork with cutting-edge AI technologies to create seamless, painless developer experiences\n\nRapidly iterate from prototype to implementation in a highly adaptive, reactive team environment\n\nWhat we're looking for\n\n8+ years of full-stack experience writing code in a professional setting, with 1+ year(s) writing Go (ideally in current or most recent position)\n\nProficiency in building distributed systems in Go\n\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills\n\nExceptional debugging and troubleshooting skills, and the tenacity to drive a solution to a conclusion\n\nYou are self-motivated with a creative and analytical mindset\n\nOur tech stack\n\nFrontend: Typescript, React, Vite\n\nBackend: Go, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, gRPC\n\nObservability: Prometheus, Grafana\n\nCI/CD: GitHub Actions\n\nGeneral: GitHub, Slack, Discord, Notion\n\nBonus tacos if you have\n\n(Tacos? 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We value your time and hope to complete the interview process in two to four weeks, if schedules allow. Through your interviews, you will meet a mix of individual contributors, managers, and senior leaders.\n\nAI use during the interview process\n\nAs an AI company, Coder embraces the use of AI tools, and we want to be transparent about our expectations as you navigate our interview process.\n\nNot permitted: Using AI assistance during conversational interviews.\n\nPermitted: Using AI tooling for take-home assessments. Please flag where and to what extent it was used in your take-home. Your submission will not be penalized for using AI as long as it is done honestly.\n\nOur use of AI in hiring\n\nWe use AI tools to help manage our recruitment process efficiently and fairly. Specifically:\n\nAshby helps us review inbound applications by surfacing candidates who best match the role requirements we've defined. This tool does not make hiring decisions; it helps our team prioritize which applications to review first.\n\nGranola takes notes during our interview calls so our team can focus on the conversation with you.\n\nAll hiring decisions are made by humans. Our team reviews applications, conducts interviews, and makes final selections. AI tools assist us but never replace human judgment, and these practices are conducted in compliance with applicable data protection, AI governance, and labor laws. Your data is not used to train AI models.\n\nIn accordance with New York City Local Law 144, an independent bias audit has been conducted on \"Automated Employment Decision Tools\"; results are available for Ashby.\n\nIf you're applying for a role at Coder and have questions about how we use AI in our process, or if you'd like to request information about the data we collect, please contact careers@coder.com.\n\nCoder is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer\n\nWe are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.","datePosted":"2026-08-14T13:26:52.413Z","dateModified":"2026-08-14T13:26:52.413Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Coder","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Denver","addressRegion":"CO","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"c745d63dfbac44d76be6e9fc"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c745d63dfbac44d76be6e9fc"}}