Junior AI Software Engineer

About the role

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Salary: $90,000–$120,000 per year (estimated)

Location: Remote, US / San Francisco, CA

Working arrangement: Remote-first

Full-time | Permanent

Experience: Graduate / Entry Level

About the opportunity

Via is partnering with a growing AI technology company to recruit a Junior Software Engineer to work on AI-powered developer tools and agent-based software.

This is an early-career opportunity designed for new graduates, junior engineers and developers with up to two years of professional experience. You don't need years of commercial experience or a background at a major technology company – strong technical projects can demonstrate what you can do.

You'll build real product features across AI agent workflows, APIs, developer tools and browser-based applications, working primarily with Python, JavaScript and TypeScript.

The team is particularly interested in candidates who can show something they've actually built, tested and debugged. This could come from a university project, internship, open-source contribution, personal project, deployed application or professional experience.

You'll also work directly with AI coding agents, learning how to use them effectively while reviewing their output, identifying failures and maintaining ownership of the final software.

What you'll be doing

Build features for AI-powered products and developer tools

Work with Python, JavaScript and TypeScript

Develop and integrate APIs and browser-based functionality

Build and improve AI agent workflows

Use AI coding agents as part of your development process

Review AI-generated code and identify potential issues

Take small projects from initial problem through to working implementation

Write automated tests using tools such as pytest and Playwright

Test real user journeys and make sure features work end to end

Investigate bugs and technical failures to identify root causes

Build regression tests to prevent issues from recurring

Work with Git and modern software-development workflows

Improve the reliability and safety of AI-assisted software releases

Collaborate with experienced engineers and receive direct technical mentorship

What we're looking for

This role is deliberately open to candidates at the beginning of their software engineering careers.

You'll ideally have:

0–2 years of professional software engineering experience, although professional experience isn't essential

Working knowledge of Python, JavaScript or TypeScript

Familiarity with Git

An understanding of web development or APIs

At least one meaningful software project you can discuss in detail

Experience building, testing and debugging software

Some hands-on experience using AI coding tools or coding agents

Confidence investigating problems rather than simply applying quick fixes

An interest in AI, developer tooling and agent-based software

Strong written communication and attention to detail

A willingness to take ownership of your work and learn quickly

New graduates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Your experience could come from university coursework, internships, open-source projects, hackathons, personal projects or professional software development.

Useful but not essential

You don't need experience with everything below, but any exposure to these areas would be valuable:

MCP or AI agent frameworks

Agent evaluation or testing

CLI or developer-tool development

React or browser-based applications

pytest or Playwright

Cloud platforms

Docker or containers

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Open-source development

Building and deploying your own applications

Why apply?

Estimated salary of $90,000–$120,000 depending on experience

Fully remote-first working

Option to work from San Francisco

Specifically designed for graduates and early-career engineers

Direct mentorship while working on production software

Hands-on experience building AI-native products

Work with modern AI coding agents and developer tooling

Own real engineering projects from development through testing and release

Build experience across backend, APIs, browser applications and AI workflows

Strong emphasis on practical ability rather than pedigree

Candidates working under valid OPT are welcome

Eligible H-1B sponsorship is supported

If you're an early-career software engineer who enjoys building things, experimenting with AI and figuring out why software does—or doesn't—work, we'd like to hear from you.