Staff / Senior Staff Software Engineer – AI Systems

CKSource builds CKEditor, an open-source rich text editor used by millions worldwide. CKSource is part of Tiugo Technologies, alongside TinyMCE, ButterCMS, and Uploadcare.

• Proven experience designing and delivering complex production systems at Staff, Senior Staff, Tech Lead, or equivalent level.
• Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript, Node.js, software architecture, and distributed systems.
• Experience building LLM- or AI-powered features in production, including testing, evaluation, observability, and reliability.
• Strong architectural judgment with ability to balance simplicity, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
• End-to-end ownership from ambiguous technical challenges to successful production delivery.
• Ability to influence technical decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate effectively across teams without formal authority.

Nice to have:

• Experience with multi-provider LLM integrations.
• Knowledge of AWS.
• Experience with SDKs.
• Experience with open-source products.

• Lead the architecture and technical direction of AI-powered systems, from early exploration to production and beyond.
• Design scalable, maintainable systems, considering APIs, service boundaries, reliability, performance, security, and cost.
• Turn complex product ideas into experiments, prototypes, and production-ready solutions.
• Build reliable LLM integrations and establish practices for testing, evaluation, monitoring, and improving AI features.
• Stay hands-on by writing and reviewing code, solving complex technical challenges, and mentoring engineers.
• Influence engineering practices and help teams adopt AI development tools without compromising code quality or maintainability.

Tools: GitHub, GIT, Jira, Agile, Scrum.