Lead Vibe Coding Engineer

Overview:

Role: Lead Vibe Coding Engineer

Location: Woodland Hills, CA (Onsite)

Experience: 10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Vibe Coding Engineer to drive AI-assisted, high-velocity software development across critical products and platforms. This role combines deep engineering expertise, architectural leadership, and people management, with a strong emphasis on prompt-driven development and AI-enabled productivity .

The ideal candidate will define best practices for leveraging AI tools in software engineering, ensuring the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality systems while mentoring teams and influencing product direction.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Ownership

• Serve as the technical lead for major features, platforms, or enterprise programs
• Own end-to-end solution architecture and technical decision-making
• Balance speed, quality, scalability, and security in AI-assisted delivery
• Act as a trusted advisor to product, design, and leadership teams

AI-Assisted & Prompt-Driven Engineering

• Define and implement best practices for AI-augmented development (Vibe Coding)
• Design and refine advanced prompts for:
  • Generating production-ready code
  • Refactoring legacy systems
  • Creating test cases, documentation, and design artifacts
• Establish frameworks for validating and hardening AI-generated code
• Evaluate and onboard new AI development tools and workflows

Architecture & System Design

• Design scalable, modular, and maintainable system architectures
• Translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure long-term maintainability
• Guide systems from prototype stages to enterprise-scale production

Full Stack / Platform Development

• Lead development across:
  • Frontend: React, Next.js, Vue, or Svelte
  • Backend: Node.js, Java, Python, or Go
  • APIs: REST and GraphQL
• Oversee cloud-native deployments, integrations, and observability
• Enable seamless integration with AI models, LLM APIs, and third-party services

Rapid Prototyping & Innovation

• Drive rapid prototyping, MVP development, and proof-of-concept initiatives
• Evaluate technical feasibility and accelerate product delivery cycles
• Enable fast iteration while maintaining engineering quality

Engineering Excellence & Governance

• Define and enforce coding standards, testing strategies, and security practices
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and operational readiness
• Drive continuous improvement and reduce technical debt

Required Skills

Core Engineering Expertise

• Expert-level proficiency in at least one of:
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • Java
  • Python
• Strong understanding of:
  • Data structures and algorithms
  • Distributed systems
  • API and integration design
  • Databases (SQL and NoSQL)

AI & Vibe Coding Expertise

• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as:
  • GitHub Copilot
  • ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini
• Advanced prompt engineering skills including:
  • Context engineering
  • Constraint-based prompting
  • Multi-step reasoning workflows
• Proven ability to review, debug, and productionize AI-generated code

Cloud & DevOps (Preferred)

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, etc.)
• Experience with containers (Docker, Dev Containers)