Remote Senior Software Engineer, AI Initiatives

Description:

• Juniper Square is on a mission to unlock the full potential of private markets by digitizing privately owned assets like commercial real estate, private equity, and venture capital.
• The company offers a variety of work arrangements, including fully remote options and physical offices in San Francisco, New York City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
• As a Senior Software Engineer on the AI Initiatives team, you will lead the design and development of intelligent agents and AI systems that support Juniper Square’s AI-first strategy.
• You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and data teams to deliver AI-native capabilities powered by Large Language Models (LLMs).
• The role involves owning significant parts of the AI solution architecture, driving key technical decisions, and mentoring teammates in AI practices.
• You will balance hands-on implementation with technical leadership to build robust, scalable, and impactful AI features.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years of building and deploying AI/ML solutions in production.
• Strong expertise in LLMs, natural language processing, prompt engineering, vector search, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques is essential.
• Proven ability to architect scalable AI systems and make thoughtful trade-offs between open-source, third-party, and custom-built solutions is necessary.
• Hands-on experience with modern backend frameworks (e.g., NestJS, FastAPI, Django) and frontend frameworks (e.g., React) is required.
• Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript, along with experience in service-oriented and distributed system design, is needed.
• A strong product sense and the ability to translate ambiguous problems into concrete AI solutions are important.
• Experience mentoring other engineers, conducting code and design reviews, and raising the technical bar for AI-focused teams is required.
• Familiarity with modern AI tooling, such as vector databases and orchestration frameworks, is preferred.
• A growth mindset and enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced environment focused on AI innovation are essential.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family are provided.
• Life insurance coverage is included.
• Mental wellness coverage is available.
• Support for fertility and growing family needs is offered.
• Flex Time Off is provided in addition to company-paid holidays.
• Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies are in place.
• Retirement saving plans are available for employees.
• An allowance to customize your work and technology setup at home is provided.
• An annual professional development stipend is included to support continuous learning.