Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stoke Space is building Nova, a fully reusable launch vehicle aimed at reducing costs and improving the reliability of space transportation. The Senior AI Software Engineer will design, build, and deploy intelligent systems to enhance the Boltline platform, focusing on automating manufacturing processes and integrating AI capabilities into production systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement agentic systems and workflows that automate complex, multi-step manufacturing and engineering processes
- Build and maintain RAG pipelines leveraging vector databases to enable intelligent search and retrieval
- Develop comprehensive evaluation frameworks (evals) to measure, monitor, and improve AI system performance, accuracy, and reliability
- Create developer tooling, SDKs, and internal platforms that accelerate AI adoption across the engineering organization
- Integrate LLM APIs and orchestration frameworks into production applications
- Design end-to-end features across the stack using React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and Postgres
- Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for AI-powered features
- Partner with product and hardware teams to identify high-impact opportunities for AI augmentation
- Mentor engineers on AI/ML best practices through code reviews, pairing, and design collaboration
- Participate in Boltline Operational Excellence including participating in on-call rotation and other operational activities
Skills
- 4+ years of professional software development experience
- Hands-on experience building agentic systems, autonomous workflows, or AI-powered automation
- Experience building RAG architectures, integrating vector databases, and deploying semantic search implementations
- Experience designing and implementing evaluation frameworks for LLM-based systems
- Proficiency with full-stack development: TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and relational databases
- Familiarity with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and orchestration frameworks
- Proven ability to own features from concept through deployment and iteration
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills within cross-functional teams
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a focus on delivering impact
- Degree in computer science or related field/experience
- Experience with prompt/context engineering and fine-tuning
- Background in building developer tools, CLIs, or internal platforms
- Familiarity with Next.js, Apollo (Client/Server), Hasura, or similar
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes/ECS, and AWS infrastructure
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures using Temporal, Kafka, or similar
- Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring for AI systems
- Exposure to manufacturing, aerospace, or complex physical systems
- Interest in aerospace/manufacturing workflows
Benefits
- Equity – We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future, we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular, full-time employees.
- Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- 4 weeks’ Paid Time Off
- Holidays – 10 days (including an end-of-year closure)
- Paid Family/Parental Leave
- On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
- Dog friendly offices!
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