Software Engineer III - AI-Assisted Developer Tooling

SALARY RANGE $209,000 - $266,000/year

DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Software Engineer III role, you will focus on improving the productivity and experience of software developers by building and integrating advanced development tooling. You will develop AI-assisted IDE capabilities, implement automated code quality workflows, and experiment with agentic and autonomous systems that support software development tasks.

Required Skills

SKILLS

Design and implement AI-assisted IDE and developer tooling capabilities

Integrate agent-based systems for repetitive developer tasks such as code reviews, unit test generation, and code quality analysis

Experiment with autonomous or semi-autonomous agents to assist with development workflows

Integrate new tools into existing development platforms and pipelines

Collaborate with customers and teammates to gather feedback and iterate on solutions

Measure and document the effectiveness of tooling improvements

QUALIFICATIONS Twelve (12) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Additional requirements:

Strong software engineering skills in one or more modern programming languages

Experience with IDEs, developer tools, or build and test systems

Hands-on experience with AI- or LLM-powered developer tools, including chat-based interfaces or automated coding agents

Ability to prototype, evaluate, and refine experimental tooling

Solid understanding of software development workflows and best practices

Desired Skills

Experience with automated code review or static analysis tools

Knowledge of agentic AI frameworks or orchestration systems

Experience working on developer platforms or internal engineering enablement teams

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Experience developing VS Code extensions (TypeScript, Electron)