Staff Ai Engineer

Shipt

Birmingham, Alabama, US
Not specified; eligible for annual bonus + restric...
Hybrid
8-10 years software engineering experience
Golang backend development with goroutines
React and next.js frontend proficiency
This role involves leading projects to build reliable, measurable, and valuable AI-enabled product features across web and mobile platforms

Job Summary

  • This role involves leading projects to build reliable, measurable, and valuable AI-enabled product features across web and mobile platforms.
  • Candidates are expected to actively use AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot to accelerate development while maintaining strict code quality standards.
  • The position offers a hybrid work arrangement for candidates located near Shipt offices in Birmingham, San Francisco, or Minneapolis.

Matching Summary

This role involves leading projects to build reliable, measurable, and valuable AI-enabled product features across web and mobile platforms.

Salary

Not specified; Eligible for annual bonus and restricted stock units; Discretionary vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave included

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 8-10 years software engineering experience
  • GoLang backend development with goroutines
  • React and Next.js frontend proficiency
  • LLM API integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini)
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation
  • SQL database interaction and query writing
  • AI-assisted coding workflow utilization

Nice-to-have

  • React Native or Expo mobile development
  • Apache Kafka event streaming experience
  • Docker and Kubernetes deployment skills
  • AWS or GCP cloud infrastructure exposure
  • Google Agent Development Kit familiarity
  • Vercel AI SDK usage experience

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 8-10 years professional software engineering experience
  • Practical experience building backend services in Go

Work Rights

Not specified

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