Podium is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Podium, a leading platform for local businesses, as a Senior Software Engineer to build agentic applications using large language models. Partner with customers to customize and deploy AI applications, identify business value, and collaborate with technical stakeholders. Travel to customer sites at least once a month.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on programming experience with modern languages such as Python, Go, or Elixir, and proficiency in Python
• A disciplined approach to testing and quality assurance
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work directly with Podium’s customers
• Ability to solve ambiguous problems and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to customize, develop, and deploy advanced AI applications powered by large language models
• Identify the potential business value of agentic applications and analyze internal workflows
• Collaborate with technical stakeholders to build deep integrations into their existing systems
• Work with cross-functional teams to identify, scope, and build new AI platform features required for scaling
• Engage in rapid prototyping and iterative development to refine AI solutions based on real-world performance and feedback
• Implement monitoring and evaluation systems to track the effectiveness of AI applications in production, ensuring high reliability and user satisfaction
• Contribute to a culture of innovation by staying current with industry trends in AI and applying cutting-edge research to practical business solutions
• Travel to customer sites at least once per month

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design of large-scale distributed systems in a hyper-growth SaaS setting
• Interest in different business models and value creation strategies
• Exceptional writing abilities with the capacity to craft and optimize prompts for generative AI models
• A keen interest in staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and applying them to real-world problems