Staff Software Engineer - AI/Platform
First seen by Alion on Aug 21, 2026. Trimble scores B on the Alion truth index.
Location : Chennai
Team : Trimble Platform Team
About the Role :
The Trimble Platform team is seeking a visionary Staff Software Engineer to champion our AI-first approach. In this role, you will lead multiple high-impact initiatives, embed AI into our daily engineering practices, and serve as a technical bridge across the organization. You will architect solutions, navigate complex enterprise hierarchies, and guide stakeholders toward scalable, forward-thinking technical decisions.
Who You Are :
- A Calm & Composed Leader : You possess excellent communication skills and experience working seamlessly with globally distributed teams.
- An AI Practitioner & Designer : You are a power user of LLMs and have hands-on experience building applications using foundation models.
- An Application Designer & Leader : You know how to design full applications from the ground up and break down complex technical problems.
- A Technical Leader : You excel at mentoring engineering teams to execute architectural initiatives flawlessly.
- A Hands-On Builder : You maintain the ability to code, debug, and implement solutions alongside your team.
- An Automation Advocate : You aggressively identify bottlenecks and automate CI/CD pipelines.
- A Security & Quality Champion : You design with a shift-left mentality, ensuring cybersecurity, testing, and compliance are built in.
Core Skills & Requirements :
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering scalable, enterprise-level applications.
- Exceptional communication skills with a proven history of driving architectural decisions in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Deep programming experience in Java or Python, coupled with a strong understanding of UI technologies, Web service frameworks, and NoSQL databases.
- Proven experience utilizing AI coding agents (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) in daily workflows, alongside a strong grasp of prompt and context engineering.
- Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS solutions on AWS.
- Proven track record of implementing and automating robust CI/CD pipelines.
Skills
Artificial Intelligence, LLM, Application Designing, Python, SaaS, PaaS, AWS