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Senior/Staff Software Engineer, AI Insights

axionSan Francisco, CAEngineering
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Salary
$210K – $270K
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · 5+ yrs
Posted
9 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

This Senior or Staff Software Engineer role suits an experienced, high-agency builder who thrives in fast-moving backend environments and wants to shape AI systems in New York, NY. Based at Axion, the position involves leading backend teams to transform complex manufacturing data into reliable, structured outputs.

Role Overview

Axion seeks a Senior or Staff Software Engineer for its full-time position located in New York, NY. The engineer will design and construct scalable agentic systems, backend services, and data-processing pipelines while guiding architecture across APIs, cloud infrastructure, and LLM-powered systems.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and operate multi-step, tool-using agentic pipelines that convert unstructured data into reliable structured output
Build evaluation frameworks, golden datasets, and feedback loops that measure quality and catch regressions
Improve model performance through prompt and pipeline optimization, model selection, and fine-tuning where it pays off
Own the reliability of cloud-native services: deployment, observability, scalability, and on-call support
Mentor engineers and lead cross-team technical initiatives from design through production

Requirements

5+ years building and operating production backend or data-intensive systems
Production experience with LLM systems, including multi-step, tool-using, or agentic workflows
Experience measuring and improving model quality, through evals, prompting, fine-tuning, or a mix
Experience designing distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, and reliable data-processing services
Working knowledge of data warehousing, ideally applied to versioned datasets, lineage, or feedback capture
Experience running containerized applications on a major cloud platform

Nice to Have

Fine-tuning or distillation experience including SFT, LoRA, or provider tuning APIs
Experience with LLM observability and cost or latency optimization

Skills and Tools

LLMs and agentic workflows
Distributed systems and asynchronous workflows
Data warehousing and containerized applications
Major cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, or Azure

Salary and Benefits

Compensation range of $210K to $260K with offered equity
Generous time off
Competitive benefits and a lunch stipend

About the Company

Founded in 2021, Axion operates an AI-powered platform designed to help manufacturers identify, investigate, and resolve quality issues. Backed by investors such as Bessemer Venture Partners, Amplo, Boeing, and RTX Ventures, the company builds quality intelligence solutions for industrial, aerospace, consumer, and medtech manufacturing sectors.

How to Apply

Candidates should apply on the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

LLM systemsAWSGCPAzureData WarehousingContainerized applicationsLLMFine-tuningDistributed Systems

Questions candidates ask

What is the salary and equity for this role at Axion?

The salary ranges from $210K to $260K, and the position includes offered equity.

Where is the position located?

The role is located in New York, NY.

How many years of experience are required?

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience building and operating production backend or data-intensive systems.

What nice-to-have skills are mentioned for the job?

Bonus points include fine-tuning or distillation experience (SFT, LoRA, or provider tuning APIs) and experience with LLM observability and cost or latency optimization.

How should candidates apply?

Candidates should apply on the official company careers page.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official axion careers page.

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