Senior Software Engineer I & II Platform, AI Enablement

Role Description

At Frontline Education, our mission is to transform how schools work, so every educator and student succeeds. We're hiring for multiple roles as either a Senior Software Engineer I or Senior Software Engineer II to join our AI Enablement Platform Engineering team.

The AI Enablement team builds and evolves foundational capabilities that allow product and platform teams across Frontline to safely, responsibly, and efficiently adopt AI and agentic technologies.

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support shared AI platform capabilities and operational AI services.
• Develop orchestration services, integration layers, reusable APIs, workflow infrastructure, and platform services that accelerate AI adoption across Frontline.
• Build platform capabilities supporting provider abstraction, governance controls, telemetry, observability, explainability, auditing, and policy enforcement.
• Design and support distributed and asynchronous workflows leveraging event-driven architectures and messaging technologies such as Kafka.
• Contribute to operational AI workflow patterns including orchestration, retrieval workflows, tool integration, asynchronous execution models, and agentic workflows.
• Support modernization and evolution of AI platform capabilities as technologies, governance requirements, and business needs mature.
• Contribute to monitoring, resiliency, incident response, troubleshooting, governance enforcement, and platform reliability initiatives.
• Partner with downstream engineering teams to simplify AI adoption and reduce integration complexity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering or platform engineering experience for Senior Software Engineer I.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering or platform engineering experience for Senior Software Engineer II.
• Experience designing and building cloud-native distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, API design, observability, operational telemetry, security concepts, and governance principles.
• Experience building scalable platform capabilities that enable engineering teams to deliver solutions efficiently and reliably.
• Familiarity with AI orchestration, workflow execution, integration patterns, and operational AI concepts.
• Strong understanding of testing, scalability, governance, and software quality practices.
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to engineering best practices.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity while applying sound judgment and validation practices.

Requirements

• Experience designing and building cloud-native distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and asynchronous workflows.
• Experience with AWS cloud-native services including Lambda, EC2, S3, SNS/SQS, and container-based workloads.
• Experience with Kafka or equivalent messaging technologies.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Personalized Time Off: Take time when it's needed most.
• Paid Sick Time: Separate, dedicated sick leave to care for yourself or loved ones.
• Volunteer Time Off: Paid time to give back and support causes that matter to you.
• Ten Paid Holidays: Enjoy meaningful moments and traditions throughout the year.
• World-Class Learning Access: Explore thousands of on-demand courses through platforms like LinkedIn Learning.
• Leadership & Technical Skill Building: Develop new capabilities and chart your own professional path.
• AI Empowerment: Use OpenAI tools to build fluency with emerging technology.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Invest in formal education to advance your skills and career.
• Wellness Initiatives: Company-sponsored programs that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health and financial benefits that support your happiness and future.