Senior AI-Native Software Engineering Researcher

What you'll do

• Conduct research on applying AI to large-scale industry and government software engineering problems.
• Create novel AI agents and agentic workflows to support software engineering tasks.
• Establish metrics to help organizations understand and improve their use of AI in development.
• Identify gaps in AI workflows that lead to technical debt or poor architectural decisions.
• Develop strategies for efficient AI use, including context and token management.
• Pilot and transition AI-native software engineering improvements with external organizations.
• Create and adapt practices to embed software engineering discipline into AI workflows.
• Guide organizations in evolving their software using architecture and AI-native approaches.

What we're looking for

• A PhD with at least five years of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.
• Comprehensive knowledge of software engineering fundamentals.
• Track record of conducting research and applying scientific methods to solve difficult problems.
• Demonstrated track record of publishing in top-tier peer-reviewed venues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey complex technical ideas to laypeople.
• Proficiency in writing funding proposals or pitching ideas for new research projects.
• Experience leading research projects in novel areas (preferred).