Software Engineer III - AI-Assisted Developer Tooling Jobs

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

• 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)