AI Development Platform Engineer

Selby Jennings Ltd

  • Chicago, IL
  • 6 days ago

    Highlights

    A leading high-frequency trading firm is looking for a backend-focused Software Engineer to help build the next generation of AI-powered developer platforms and engineering productivity tools. Experience building internal developer platforms, developer productivity tools, or Developer Experience (DevEx) solutions.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, IL

    Description

    Senior Software Engineer - AI Developer Platform

    A leading high-frequency trading firm is looking for a backend-focused Software Engineer to help build the next generation of AI-powered developer platforms and engineering productivity tools. This team is responsible for improving how software is built, tested, deployed, and operated by creating scalable internal platforms, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.

    Responsibilities

    • Build backend services, APIs, and platform capabilities that power AI-assisted software development.
    • Develop integrations across source control, CI/CD, documentation, observability, and deployment systems.
    • Create reusable AI workflows, tooling, and automation that improve engineering productivity.
    • Partner with engineering teams to identify friction points and deliver platform solutions that accelerate development.
    • Establish secure, scalable, and measurable frameworks for AI-enabled engineering workflows

    Requirements

    • 5+ years of software engineering experience focused on backend, platform, or infrastructure development.
    • Experience building internal developer platforms, developer productivity tools, or Developer Experience (DevEx) solutions.
    • Strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or C++.
    • Solid understanding of CI/CD, SDLC, release engineering, and on premise environments.
    • Experience with modern AI developer tools, coding assistants, agents, or AI platform technologies.
    • Strong communication skills and a track record of driving adoption of engineering platforms.

    Preferred

    • Experience building AI development platforms, agent frameworks, MCP servers, or developer tooling.
    • Background in platform engineering, DevEx, SRE, or infrastructure engineering.
    • Experience working in high-performance technology, financial services, or trading environments.