Staff AI Engineer- Developer Tools

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential developer tools organization seeking a Staff AI Engineer to help define the future of AI-assisted software development. In this highly hands-on technical leadership role, you will spend most of your time prototyping, implementing, and validating AI-powered workflows while shaping technical direction through hands-on engineering.

Your work will include:

• Shaping and delivering AI-powered features for C++ development workflows and IDE integrations
• Designing architecture for AI integrations, agent tools, and language-specific AI capabilities
• Building practical benchmarks and evaluation frameworks for AI-assisted development scenarios
• Prototyping and validating new AI workflows, including debugging, code understanding, refactoring, and project navigation
• Collaborating with product managers, ML engineers, QA engineers, and senior developers to shape and deliver the roadmap
• Working closely with AI, ML, and product teams to help define AI strategy for the C++ ecosystem
• Evaluating and prioritizing AI initiatives, bringing new ideas and proposals that align with broader organizational strategy
• Contributing hands-on to technical design, software architecture, and implementation in a large, mature codebase
• Helping define a technical roadmap for AI agent and tool integrations in C++ development workflows
• Building trust and alignment across engineering, AI, product, QA, and ML organizations

Example challenges you'll tackle:

• How can coding agents become more effective when working with large C++ codebases?
• How can IDE debugging, code understanding, and navigation capabilities be integrated into AI-assisted development workflows?
• How should AI-powered developer experiences be evaluated and benchmarked in real-world scenarios?
• What capabilities should AI agents have access to inside a modern development environment?
• How can we make developer tools better environments for developers who increasingly collaborate with AI tools and agents?

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• Significant software engineering experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, or similar senior technical role
• Strong experience with Kotlin, Java, or other JVM technologies, or the ability to quickly become productive in a JVM-based codebase
• Experience building AI-powered products, developer tools, coding assistants, agents, or LLM-based workflows
• Strong understanding of how modern coding agents operate, including tool calling, context management, MCP, and evaluation techniques
• A track record of driving technical direction in ambiguous and rapidly evolving areas
• Strong product instincts and an ability to balance innovation with practical delivery
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without formal authority

Nice to have:

• Experience with C++ development workflows, compilers, debuggers, language tooling, or developer productivity products
• Experience with IDE internals, language servers, code analysis, refactoring systems, or static analysis
• Experience leading small teams or acting as a technical lead
• Experience working on AI-native developer products

This role is unique because rather than building generic chat experiences, you'll work on challenges such as AI-assisted debugging, agent-powered code understanding, developer workflow automation, and evaluation systems for AI-powered development tools. Your work will directly influence products used by millions of developers worldwide.

Location: London

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will carefully review your application and schedule an initial screening call with qualified candidates. We'll discuss your background, technical experience, and career goals to ensure strong alignment with this opportunity.

Once we've completed our screening process, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. From there, you'll enter their interview process if selected. Please do not attempt to contact the client directly, as all communication should flow through Get A Job.ai to ensure proper coordination and the best candidate experience.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to fair and equitable recruiting practices. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and work to ensure an inclusive hiring process for the organizations we represent.