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Software Engineer (AI Native) at Lightspeed Systems
Austin, Texas, United StatesFull-timeDevelopmentPosted 3 months ago
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">We’re</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> looking for engineers who think differently about how software gets built.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Our </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Product Development</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> team is growing, and we’re hiring </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">a</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> </span></span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Software Engineer</span></span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> who </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">actively </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">use</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">s</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> modern AI tooling and agents as part of their real development This isn’t a “prompt engineering” role — it’s a hands-on engineering role for someone who understands how cloud systems work and uses AI tools to ship faster without compromising quality.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">NOTE: This is a hybrid role </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">located</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> in South Austin (near Dripping Springs). Sponsorship is not available for this position. </span></span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">ABOUT THE ROLE</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Design and implement scalable services in a cloud environment</span></span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Contribute to architecture decisions with guidance from senior engineers</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Build and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">maintain</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> APIs and service integrations</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Use AI agents to </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">assist</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> with coding, testing, refactoring, and debugging</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Review and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">validate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> AI-generated code for correctness and maintainability</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Improve performance, reliability, and observability of existing systems</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business needs into technical solutions</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Continuously evaluate and improve your AI-assisted development workflow</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">ABOUT YOU</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">3–6 years of experience shipping production software</span></span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Experience building or contributing to cloud-based applications (AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar)</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Understanding of service-based or microservices architectures</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Familiarity with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL)</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Experience with Docker (or similar), CI/CD pipelines, and Git</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Strong debugging and problem-solving skills</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">We are not </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">optimizing for</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> a specific programming language. We care more about your system understanding and engineering judgment.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":360,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">AI Expectations</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":360,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">You </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">don’t</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> need you to have built your own agent framework — but you should:</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":360,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Actively use AI coding assistants in your day-to-day development</span></span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Be able to explain how you </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">validate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> AI-generated outputs</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Have experimented with running multiple agents or workflows in parallel</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Understand when </span><em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">not</span></span></em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> to rely on AI</span></span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Be thoughtful about code quality, security, and edge cases</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":1080,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">We’re</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> interested in how you think about leverage, not just how fast you type.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":360,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Bonus Points</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":360,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Experience working on high-availability SaaS platforms</span></span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka or similar)</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Experience with infrastructure-as-code</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Exposure to observability tools (monitoring, tracing, alerting)</span> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Experience integrating AI services or APIs into applications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":1080,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT (Required)</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Along with your resume, please </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">submit</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> a ~3-minute screen recording showing how you incorporate AI agents into your development workflow.</span></span> <span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">You may </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">email it to</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> </span></span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">[email protected]</span></span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">We’re</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> not evaluating production polish — </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">we’re</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"> evaluating how you think and how you use AI as a tool.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">ABOUT US</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">With more than 25 years of serving education, Lightspeed Systems delivers the most in-depth visibility and control to power exceptional schools where students are safe and engaged; technology is compliant and easily managed; and resources are secure and optimized. Purpose-built for school networks and devices, Lightspeed’s cloud-managed solutions include the most effective web filtering, student safety monitoring, classroom management, device management, and data analytics software available. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a European office in London, UK, Lightspeed serves over 23 million students across 31,000 schools in 43 countries, utilizing 15 million devices. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.lightspeedsystems.com/"><span data-contrast="none">www.lightspeedsystems.com</span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p>We love our employees, and we show it. Our benefits and perks are built to support your overall wellbeing—at work and beyond. Offerings vary by country.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>ABOUT OUR ATX HQ</strong></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">If your role includes spending time onsite, you will LOVE being at the ranch. Our uniquely Lightspeed (and totally Texas) corporate headquarters has everything Lightspeeders need to get the job done – and a whole lot more.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">15,000 sq. ft. of open work area, offices, and huddle rooms</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Snacks galore and a private chef serving up lunch Tuesday through Thursday every week</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">A state-of-the-art fitness center (with outfitted locker rooms)</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-props="{}">Physical therapist onsite regularly </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Indoor and outdoor casual collaboration spots</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Pet-friendly office environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">A golf simulator, go-carts, shuffleboard, corn hole, and MORE fun</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="none">All within 31 sprawling acres of Live Oak trees that foster a natural habitat for local wildlife. It is not uncommon to be greeted daily by whitetail deer. (Maybe it wants to join your meeting?)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-ccp-props="{}"><em>Lightspeed Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristic.</em></span></p></div>
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