Bigcommerce
Lead Software Engineer - AI
Austin, TX · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$4,109 more — $167,149 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $167,149 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- We also consider internal equity to help ensure fair and consistent pay practices across our teams.
- Details will be shared during the hiring process.
Responsibilities
- Lead high-level and low-level design for major AI programs
- Build and evolve scalable, API-driven AI services in Go
- Develop LLM-based solutions, including classification, extraction, structured generation, and RAG workflows
- Drive rapid experimentation and prototyping (often in Python), ensuring clear paths to production-ready implementations
- Mentor Senior AI Engineers through design reviews and technical guidance
- Ensure architectural consistency and adherence to established design standards
- setting technical patterns, guiding major initiatives from design through delivery, and ensuring our AI services are reliable, performant, and cost-aware in production.
- Experience evaluating LLM performance in production contexts, including prompt design, quality measurement, and model comparison
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Go (GoLang) and experience building production-grade, API-driven services
- Proficiency in Python for experimentation, prototyping, and scripting
- 3+ years of experience building and deploying AI/ML systems in production environments
- Strong experience with modern LLM ecosystems (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face)
- Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and orchestration approaches
- Experience designing and operating scalable API services at scale
- Strong experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience with vector databases and inference systems
- Collaborate with Staff Engineers when broader architectural alignment is required
Nice to have
- Experience working with large taxonomies or structured classification systems
- Experience in e-commerce, product catalogs, or sales channel data models
- Familiarity with frontend frameworks (React, Angular)
- AI initiatives ship with strong architectural integrity and measurable business impact
- AI services are scalable, reliable, and cost-aware in production
- Senior Engineers grow in capability through mentorship and architectural guidance
- Cross-functional collaboration results in well-aligned, well-executed AI solutions
- What Success Looks Like
Skills
- Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era
- Feedonomics has earned a strong reputation for a full-service model and powerful technology-all rooted in a commitment to excellence.
Compensation
- Compensation Transparency
Company info
- Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem.
- We believe in harnessing AI responsibly to unlock new possibilities, and we're looking for individuals who use it intentionally to solve problems, accelerate outcomes, and expand what's possible in their role.
- If you want to be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers who shape the future of commerce, this is the place for you.
Visa & Work Authorization
- solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.
This listing is sourced directly from Bigcommerce's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.