Senior Software Engineer: AI

New York, U.S.

Full-Time

$172,000 – $226,000 per year

TLDR

Contribute to shaping disaster recovery technology for industrial automation by leveraging AI tools and collaborating across teams to build robust software solutions.

What you'll do:

Ship full-stack features end to end, handling everything from the backend data models to the final user experience.

Make AI coding agents a central part of how you work to increase your velocity while maintaining high standards.

Drive the technical direction of your projects, including architectural decisions and technical specs.

Collaborate with Product and Design to scope out work, balancing quick wins with long-term stability.

Write code that is easy to scale and maintain, and help raise the quality of the codebase through thoughtful reviews and testing.

Teach the team how to better leverage AI tools by sharing what you have learned and setting best practices.

Write clear documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Guide and mentor other engineers, helping them improve their skills and ship code with confidence.

Talk directly with customers and executives to turn complex industrial challenges into clear engineering tasks.

What you'll need:

5+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production software on a team using standard best practices (code review, CI/CD, testing).

A strong full-stack background, with the ability to build polished frontends and robust backend services.

Daily experience with AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or Copilot, and a good sense of their strengths and weaknesses.

Deep knowledge of at least one statically-typed language. We use Go, TypeScript, and C#, but we care more about your engineering depth than the specific language.

A history of delivering complex projects on time and the ability to explain the technical choices you made along the way.

Great instincts for prioritization and the ability to take an ambiguous problem and find a clear solution.

Comfort making architectural decisions and providing technical guidance to other engineers.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical details to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

Eagerness to dig into a complex domain. You don't need to know PLCs on day one, but you should be excited to learn how factories actually run.

Previous experience adding AI-powered features into a product

Nice to haves:

Experience at a growth-stage, venture-backed startup, scaling tools from small betas to thousands or millions of users.

Experience with our stack or adjacent technologies: TypeScript / Node.js, React, Go, C#, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS.

Experience building developer tools or working on Git internals, CI/CD, or DevOps platforms.

Background in industrial automation, OT/IT, manufacturing software, IoT, or developer tooling.

Interest in manufacturing and hardware innovation.

Copia is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive culture, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Copia Automation

Copia Automation delivers innovative developer tools and resilience to the industrial automation sector. By providing Git-based source control and advanced remote monitoring solutions, we empower automation professionals to streamline their workflows and enhance operational efficiency.

Employees: 1-10 employees
Industry: Professional Services
Total raised: $16M raised

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