Lead Software Engineer (LLM Products)

The role

You will lead a team of engineers building AI-powered products including conversational interfaces and autonomous research agents. You will set technical direction, write production code, and partner with political researchers and data scientists.

What you will do

• Lead a team of engineers building end-to-end products from prototypes through production
• Own technical direction and architecture for LLM-powered systems
• Write production code, review designs and pull requests, and unblock the team
• Set the engineering bar for code quality, testing, observability, and AI output evaluation
• Establish how the team uses AI tools and coding agents
• Work with political researchers, data scientists, and other engineers
• Mentor and grow engineers through feedback, pairing, and code review
• Help hire the people who will join the team
• Plan and sequence work across the cycle
• Build systems that encode an understanding of user goals and thought processes

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer
• 2+ years as a tech lead or engineering lead
• Track record of shipped products
• Hands-on experience building products on top of LLMs
• Strong product instincts
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into a plan a team can execute
• Authorized to work lawfully in the United States

Nice to have

• Prior political or civic-tech experience

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401k match
• 20 weeks paid parental leave
• fertility and family-building support through Maven Clinic
• unlimited PTO

About the company

Blue Rose Research builds data and AI tools that help Democrats win elections and advance progressive causes. They are a small, mission-driven team of engineers, data scientists, and political strategists.