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Our teams iterate using agile practices and care deeply about clear communication, shared learning, and delivering software that exceeds customer expectations.\nRole Overview\nThe AI Software Engineer is a domain-leading individual contributor who helps define and scale the backend platforms and AI systems supporting Seeq’s intelligent applications.\nYou will own highly ambiguous, cross-team technical initiatives and provide architectural leadership for backend platforms and agentic systems, helping establish the shared infrastructure, services, APIs, and engineering patterns that allow AI-enabled capabilities to operate reliably and safely at scale across Seeq.\nThis is a deeply hands-on role. 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Work directly with customers during early deployments, understand how AI-enabled capabilities perform in real-world environments, and incorporate those learnings back into the product. \nMentor and grow engineers: Provide technical mentorship in backend architecture, platform engineering, agentic systems, AI engineering, and operational excellence. \nIdentify opportunities proactively: Surface risks, challenge assumptions, and identify better technical approaches rather than waiting for problems or solutions to be fully defined. \nCollaborate with product managers and owners to develop and hone a vision for how generative AI is used by analytics engineering teams.\nRequirements\nRequired:\nMinimum 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience operating at Staff or equivalent scope \nA substantial portion of recent experience focused on generative AI or agentic systems \nProven track record leading complex AI, agentic, or platform initiatives from 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Our executive team and board of directors have extensive experience with successful startup ventures in high-growth environments.\nWe are founded on the idea that companies need better solutions for quickly and easily getting business insight from their industrial process data. Our mission is to provide software and services that convert that data into meaningful information that the business can use to improve profitability and sustainability.\nWe have a wonderful, kind-hearted, talented team that loves to collaborate, lead by example, and exceed our customers’ expectations. We are certified as a great place to work, and included in the Technology Fast 500 and Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work.\nThe Perks of Working at Seeq\nCompetitive salary, equity, and cash bonus incentives\n$187,500 - 220,000 USD\nBenefits:\nUnlimited PTO\nInternet and mobile phone reimbursements\nAnnual company meetups\n4-week paid sabbatical every 7 years at Seeq\nVacation bonus program\nGenerous home office allowance\nThe best co-workers (we've analyzed the data, so we know it's true.)\nPet-friendly workspace (your dog will be so happy to have you home)\nA job you'll love!\nSeeq provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.\nYou must be authorized to work in the country in which you reside. 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