Senior Lead AI Software Engineer
$216,000 – $324,000 USD
Tech Stack
PythonDjangoFastAPITypeScriptReactMysqlRedisMemcachedRabbitmqCeleryApache KafkaApache PulsarAWSTerraformKubernetesAnthropicOpenaiGoogle ModelsClaude CodeCursorPrototypesReference ImplementationsLlm ApisLlm SdksRag PipelinesEvaluation HarnessesInfrastructure As CodeContainerized EnvironmentsDisaster RecoveryMonitoring Frameworks For AI Systems
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Responsibilities
- Independently own and drive high-impact objectives that span multiple Amplify teams, defining the technical roadmap for scalable internal applications, APIs, data/event pipelines, and AI-powered workflows.
- Be accountable for the long-term technical health of Amplify’s systems—quality, reliability, scalability, cost, and security—across a significant slice of Klaviyo engineering.
- Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of large, multi-team initiatives, providing clear technical direction and architectural leadership from discovery to long-term ownership.
- Set the standard for AI-native engineering, using modern AI tools and defining guardrails for responsible AI-powered systems.
- Own the response to complex performance, scalability, and reliability issues, working with teams during incidents and turning learnings into preventative changes.
Soft Skills
Computer Science FundamentalsDomain-Driven DesignArchitectural PatternsDistributed SystemsMulti-Tenant SystemsSystem-Level ThinkingTechnical Decision-MakingTechnical StrategyLeadershipMentoringAgentic WorkflowsCapacity PlanningCost Optimization
Benefits
- 401k
- Dental
- Health Insurance
- Mental Health
- Relocation Assistance
- Vision
Culture
Cross-Functional TeamsAgile/ScrumAutonomous TeamsWork-Life BalanceContinuous Improvement
Requirements
Required: BA or BS Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
Regions: Us
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About Klaviyo
Industry: e-commerce
Size: enterprise
Klaviyo empowers creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable, focusing on personalized experiences in e-commerce and beyond. They are developing an extensible AI platform for autonomous customer experiences.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $216,000 – $324,000 USD
Equity: equity
Bonus: annual cash bonus plan
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