Software Engineer, Data Platforms — Enterprise AI Solutions & Strategy

We are seeking a detail-oriented Software Engineer, Data Platforms — Enterprise AI Solutions & Strategy ($200,000 - $280,000/year, 100% remote) to join ZR Talent Group. Contributors in this role draw upon real-world mastery of Python, Typescript, Coding Agents, React to evaluate AI-generated deliverables, construct detailed grading rubrics, and guide post-training model alignment.

Prior experience building machine learning systems is not required—our research partners value authentic practitioner judgment, domain rigor, and clear analytical writing.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Design and ship fullstack features across backend APIs, data pipelines, and React frontends.
• Own client-facing data delivery and platform infrastructure, including exports, access control, and reliability.
• Scope work around outcomes, direct coding agents—often in parallel—review changes at the architecture level, and iterate until shipped.
• Build and maintain services in Python (FastAPI) and TypeScript.
• Contribute to data modeling, schema design, and query performance across relational and document databases.
• Partner with research engineering, operations, and product to translate platform needs into production-ready systems.
• Improve the frameworks, checks, and evals that make agent-driven development faster without sacrificing quality.
• Troubleshoot production issues and build resilient, observable systems.

Required Qualifications & Technical Criteria

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 0–5 years of software engineering experience, or strong shipped projects as a recent graduate.
• Strong fundamentals in Python and TypeScript, with experience building CRUD applications using frameworks such as FastAPI/Flask and React.
• Working knowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or SQLite and core data modeling principles.
• Experience deploying services on a major cloud platform (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex are your default development workflow, and you can clearly explain how you use them.
• Ability to turn outcomes into plans, direct agents, verify results, and identify architectural issues agents may miss.
• Understanding of agent loops, MCP, tool/data integrations, permissions, and security.
• Working knowledge of context management, RAG, and evals for testing agent workflows.
• Preferred
• Exposure to RL concepts or environments, including tasks, actions, and rewards.
• Practical background using coding data pipelines or task-authoring platforms.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD, deployment pipelines, and DevOps fundamentals.
• Experience contributing to team projects, open-source software, or startups.
• The national pay range for this full-time position is a base salary of $120,000 - $160,000 per year. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. ZR Talent Group provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.

Compensation, Remote Eligibility & Schedule

• Compensation Band: $200,000 - $280,000/year
• Work Model: 100% Remote / Work From Home with flexible asynchronous scheduling
• Eligible Remote Locations: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Current Openings: 1 active specialist position
• Hiring Organization: ZR Talent Group
• Core Skills & Technologies: Python, Typescript, Coding Agents, React, Outcome-driven Approach