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AI-Native Development Engineers

First Choice Recruiting Group
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/20/2026
AI-Native Development Engineer

Hybrid – San Francisco, CA (Preferred) Or New York, NY

$260,000 – $400,000 Base Strong Equity

No Sponsorship Available – U.S. Candidates Only

Full-Time | 2 Openings

About The Role

We're hiring an AI-Native Development Engineer to help design, build, and scale a modern developer platform used by enterprise teams to manage secure and reproducible software environments.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on shipping high-quality production systems across CLI tools, backend services, and infrastructure.

You'll work in an AI-first development environment using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and similar agentic coding systems as part of your daily workflow.

If you already use AI to accelerate engineering, automate workflows, and improve developer productivity at scale, this role is built for you.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and ship production features across backend services, CLI tools, and infrastructure
  • Own engineering quality including testing, reliability, performance, and code reviews
  • Use AI coding tools as a core part of your development workflow
  • Build and improve AI-assisted engineering systems, automation workflows, and evaluation frameworks
  • Create shared tooling, documentation, and scalable AI engineering practices
  • Evaluate emerging AI development tools and recommend adoption strategies
  • Make sound engineering decisions balancing speed, stability, and long-term maintainability


Tech Stack

  • Rust
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • CLI Tools
  • Infrastructure Engineering
  • AI-Assisted Development Tools
  • Developer Platforms


Required Qualifications

  • 5 years of software engineering experience building production systems
  • Strong experience in at least one of the following: Rust, Python, or TypeScript
  • Daily hands-on use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar
  • Experience building AI development workflows beyond basic experimentation
  • Strong system design and software engineering fundamentals
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills


Preferred / Strong Plus Experience

  • DevTools, infrastructure, or CLI development experience
  • Nix / NixOS or reproducible build systems
  • Tech lead or delivery ownership experience
  • Software supply chain or package management experience
  • Open-source contributions related to AI tooling or developer platforms


Additional Information

  • Hybrid role based in San Francisco or New York
  • Competitive compensation strong equity package
  • High-impact engineering environment focused on AI-native workflows

Salary : $260,000 - $400,000

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