webAI is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Runtime team. In this senior technical leadership role, you will be responsible for architecting and driving the evolution of the core systems that power our services, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and efficient under heavy workloads. You will define the technical strategy for high-performance runtime components across the platform.

What You'll Do

Architect and lead the design of complex distributed systems for both local air-gapped environments and large-scale customer deployments.
Drive the technical roadmap and strategy for runtime systems, making high-level architectural decisions that impact the entire platform.
Lead cross-team initiatives for new features through robust backwards compatible updates that impact all of webAI's customers and products.
Establish and evolve engineering best practices, architecture patterns, and development processes across the organization.
Mentor engineers at all levels, providing technical guidance and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Collaborate with leadership on technical strategy and represent the engineering perspective in product and business decisions.
Own critical technical decisions that directly influence the company's ability to scale AI-powered products and services across diverse customer environments.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
8+ years of experience in product-driven backend engineering, with significant experience in distributed systems, platform engineering, or embedded systems.
Expert-level proficiency in Go and experience architecting large-scale Go applications.
Deep experience with messaging systems (MQTT, Kafka, Nats) and ability to make informed decisions about system trade-offs.
Extensive experience with deployment pipelines, CI/CD processes, and the ability to design and implement custom deployment strategies for complex distributed architectures.
Proven track record of leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and mentoring senior engineers.
Experience with system performance optimization, scalability challenges, and edge computing environments.

Technical Stack

Go
MQTT
Kafka
Nats

Team & Environment

You will be a key technical leader within the Runtime team, working collaboratively across engineering to shape the platform's core infrastructure.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package.
401k Match.
$200/month Health and Wellness Stipend.
$400/year Continuing Education Credit.
Free parking, for in-office employees.
Unlimited Approved PTO.
Parental and Bereavement Leave.
Supplemental Life Insurance.

webAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.