Software Engineer, AI Enablement

Ladders
RemoteFull-time$133,000–$184,000Posted Aug 31, 2026

About the role

For our client, we are seeking a Software Engineer, AI Enablement to join the team of a leader in the Business Services space.

This role will help shape the company's internal AI engineering foundation, with a focus on reusable capabilities, scalable implementation patterns, and reliable deployment practices. You will work closely with senior engineers, Security, and Risk partners to accelerate safe adoption of AI tools across the organization. The position will also contribute to evaluation, observability, and governance standards that support production-quality AI experiences.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $133,000 – $184,000 annually

Responsibilities

Contribute to building and enhancing internal AI platforms

Develop reusable platform capabilities such as APIs, SDKs, and templates for AI tools

Prototype and productionize new AI functionalities with senior engineers

Apply and refine golden path patterns for LLM usage

Build features to standardize and govern the deployment of AI assistants

Implement AI evaluation and observability practices across systems

Collaborate with Security and Risk teams to establish AI development guardrails

Qualifications

Experience as a software engineer with a proven track record in production-quality features

Hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs) or rapid adaptation to AI tooling

Proficient coding skills in Python, Go, or TypeScript/JavaScript

Platform mindset focused on reuse and scalable solutions

Willingness to learn AI-specific engineering concerns like cost control and data privacy

Strong communication skills for conveying technical information

Benefits

Flexible remote work arrangement with a primarily onsite schedule and remote work on Fridays

Backup care benefits for children, elders, and pets, along with subsidized commuting

Comprehensive health and financial benefits for all stages of life

Generous vacation policy with company-wide paid days off

1% of time dedicated to supporting local community organizations

Annual wellness stipend for eligible expenses

Up to 22 weeks of parental leave for birthing parents, and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents

Family planning reimbursement options

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to building and enhancing internal AI platforms
  • Develop reusable platform capabilities such as APIs, SDKs, and templates for AI tools
  • Prototype and productionize new AI functionalities with senior engineers
  • Apply and refine golden path patterns for LLM usage
  • Build features to standardize and govern the deployment of AI assistants
  • Implement AI evaluation and observability practices across systems
  • Collaborate with Security and Risk teams to establish AI development guardrails

Qualifications

  • Experience as a software engineer with a proven track record in production-quality features
  • Hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs) or rapid adaptation to AI tooling
  • Proficient coding skills in Python, Go, or TypeScript/JavaScript
  • Platform mindset focused on reuse and scalable solutions
  • Willingness to learn AI-specific engineering concerns like cost control and data privacy
  • Strong communication skills for conveying technical information

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work arrangement with a primarily onsite schedule and remote work on Fridays
  • Backup care benefits for children, elders, and pets, along with subsidized commuting
  • Comprehensive health and financial benefits for all stages of life
  • Generous vacation policy with company-wide paid days off
  • 1% of time dedicated to supporting local community organizations
  • Annual wellness stipend for eligible expenses
  • Up to 22 weeks of parental leave for birthing parents, and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
  • Family planning reimbursement options

Skills mentioned

PythonGoTypeScriptSystem DesignREST APIsGenerative AILarge Language ModelsModel EvaluationModel DeploymentModel Monitoring

About Ladders

We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.

Technology51-200 employeesNew York

H-1B sponsorship history

Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.