Software Development Engineer III

Job Summary

We’re looking for a highly skilled and experienced Software Development Engineer III with a strong background in AI and machine learning to join our growing AI engineering team. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of intelligent systems and AI-powered products. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, data scientists, ML engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to bring cutting-edge innovations to production at scale.

You’ll play a key role in technical decision-making, architecture, and mentoring junior / mid-level engineers while pushing the boundaries of what AI can do across our platform.

• Lead the end-to-end development of AI-driven systems and services
• Collaborate with research and product teams to translate ML models into scalable production applications
• Architect robust, scalable, and low-latency backend systems and AI pipelines
• Guide the design and implementation of APIs, microservices, and data pipelines supporting AI workloads
• Drive adoption of AI best practices to ethical AI and model interpretability
• Optimize machine learning models for performance, cost, and accuracy in production environments
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural guidance
• Own software reliability, testing, and observability of AI components
• Stay updated with advancements in AI / ML and drive continuous improvement of the tech stack

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of software development experience
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead technical initiatives across teams
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, GIT, NodeJS, and Code Blocks
• Experience optimizing AI systems for performance, reliability, and scale
• Experience with Google CES, along with prompt engineering, is an added advantage
• Experience with Google Cloud capabilities
• The person should be a strong team player
• The person should be in the New York or Dallas / Fort Worth area and ready for the hybrid work culture (3 days in the office)

At Optimum, we're fueled by our four core pillars :
Taking Ownership, Upholding Transparency, Creating Community, and Demonstrating Expertise. Our commitment to empowering employees to take responsibility and embrace proactive problem-solving underpins Taking Ownership. Upholding Transparency is at the core of our culture, with open and honest communication fostering trust among our dedicated team and loyal customers. Creating Community is more than a goal; it's our daily commitment to fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, and positivity.

Demonstrating expertise is a promise we uphold through continuous learning and engagement with our customers to consistently deliver top-quality products and services. These pillars not only shape our culture but define Optimum as a place of excellence, trustworthiness, and thriving community, and we invite you to be a part of our journey. If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team, so together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.

All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company’s discretion based on business necessity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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