[Remote] Lead AI Enabled Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stride is an AI-Powered software engineering firm that delivers high-quality software solutions. They are seeking a Lead AI Enabled Engineer to design and build modern software solutions while integrating AI capabilities into development workflows.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and maintain modern software applications across backend and frontend systems
- Develop scalable backend services, APIs, and integrations that support high-performance applications
- Build modern frontend experiences using frameworks such as React, NextJS, or similar technologies
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following modern engineering practices
- Work across multiple programming languages and ecosystems depending on project needs
- Participate actively in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical design sessions
- Leverage modern development tooling, including AI-assisted coding and engineering workflows, to improve productivity and quality
- Integrate AI-enabled capabilities into development workflows when appropriate, such as adoption of agent tools or automated documentation
- Experiment with emerging technologies to improve the software development lifecycle
- Help teams evaluate where AI capabilities can enhance software systems or development workflows
- Partner closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to refine backlogs and clarify requirements
- Break down complex work into well-scoped, estimable user stories and technical tasks
- Provide reliable estimates and contribute to sprint and release planning
- Inspect and adapt through retrospectives, continuously improving team delivery and engineering practices
- Support a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Serve as a technical leader on delivery teams, helping guide architecture and implementation decisions
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Designers to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Help estimate work, identify risks, and contribute to delivery planning and execution
- Support technical discovery and feasibility assessments during early phases of engagements
- Work directly with client stakeholders to understand technical requirements and constraints
- Participate in technical discussions, demos, and solution walkthroughs
- Communicate clearly about tradeoffs, risks, and implementation approaches
- Represent engineering best practices in client-facing environments
- Promote engineering standards around quality, testing, security, and performance
- Leverage modern tooling, automation, and AI-assisted development to improve productivity and quality
- Contribute to internal engineering patterns, documentation, and shared components
- Stay current with modern full-stack and cloud-native best practices
Skills
- 6+ years of professional experience as a Full-Stack, Backend, or Software Engineer
- Strong experience building backend services and APIs using languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, or similar technologies
- Experience developing modern frontend applications using React and/or NextJS
- Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and scalable architectures
- Strong understanding and use of Test Driven Development (TDD) and Pair Programming
- Comfortable working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum, Kanban)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in client-facing roles
- Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar orchestration tools
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and modern developer workflows
- Exposure to integrating AI capabilities or LLM APIs into software applications
- Experience building applications that leverage LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, etc.)
- Experience working with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or tool-integrated AI systems
- Experience designing systems using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or vector databases
- Experience building event-driven or microservices architectures
- Consulting or professional services background
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