Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mondo is seeking a highly skilled and inventive Software Engineer to join their New A.I. Products & Platforms mission at one of their top clients. The role involves leading the prototyping and deployment of A.I.-driven reader experiences, leveraging expertise in full-stack development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user engagement.
Responsibilities
- Rapid Prototyping and Production Deployment: Lead the prototyping, iteration, and deployment of sophisticated reader experiences powered by LLMs and content embeddings. This work will be conducted collaboratively with fellow engineers and a diverse group of cross-functional peers (including product managers and designers) from early concept stages through to full production release
- Full-Stack Development: Execute development across the entire application stack, utilizing robust Node.js/TypeScript for the backend services, React for dynamic and responsive front ends, and integrating advanced A.I. capabilities seamlessly across both layers
- Net-New A.I. Feature Integration: Build entirely new A.I. features and integrate them carefully into existing systems and APIs. A key component of this will be exercising sound judgment in determining when to build a component from scratch versus cleanly wiring together and leveraging established infrastructure
- Prompt Engineering as a Core Discipline: Write, rigorously test, and refine complex prompts and retrieval pipelines. You are expected to treat prompt engineering not as a minor task but as a first-class engineering discipline, vital for the success of A.I.-powered features
- Data-Driven Iteration: Thoroughly instrument all new features with comprehensive evaluations, crucial engagement signals, and detailed performance monitoring. Actively utilize this data to drive continuous improvement and optimization of the features
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work in close partnership with product managers, UX designers, journalists, and senior engineers to effectively translate complex editorial and journalistic goals into viable, high-quality working products
- Shaping Best Practices: Actively contribute to developing and maintaining shared organizational practices around feature evaluation, responsible A.I. usage, and defining what 'good' product development looks like within an organization where editorial judgment and institutional independence are paramount and non-negotiable
Skills
- 5-8 years of demonstrated, hands-on software engineering experience with a clear and established ability to ship impactful, consumer-facing features
- Essential, hands-on experience building with Large Language Models within a real product context—going significantly beyond mere side projects or proof-of-concepts
- Strong fundamental knowledge of the full web stack: demonstrated proficiency with Node.js or TypeScript on the backend and deep experience with React on the front end
- Comfort and confidence navigating and contributing to unfamiliar or complex codebases and effectively working within established, often large-scale, backend infrastructure
- A strong, innate product instinct; the ability to consistently think first and foremost about the end-user experience, not simply the technical implementation details
- Experience working across both 'greenfield' product development (building entirely new systems) and the challenging but rewarding integration with legacy systems or third-party APIs
- Additional backend experience in Python, particularly for building robust data pipelines, machine learning model integrations, or other data-intensive tasks
- Specific experience with advanced concepts such as semantic search, embedding-based retrieval systems, or sophisticated content personalization platforms
- Experience building 'agentic' software—systems where models are designed to plan, take actions, or operate across multiple, sequential steps; in this area, the complexity of the systems you've built matters more than mere professional tenure
- Familiarity with evaluation frameworks tailored for A.I. features or significant experience with A/B testing methodologies in the context of machine learning applications
- A professional background working in complex, highly trust-sensitive product environments where deep editorial or institutional judgment fundamentally shapes the product development and release process
- A strong curiosity about the field of journalism and a genuine interest in the evolving future of how people consume and interact with information
Benefits
- Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K
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