Staff Software Developer, AI Innovation Team

BECU

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Location
Tukwila, WA
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57 days ago
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About BECU

BECU (Boeing Employees'' Credit Union) is one of the largest credit unions in the United States, offering a full range of financial products and services including savings, loans, and investment options to its members. Industry: Financial Services & Credit Union

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TL;DR · Staff Software Developer, AI Innovation Team

Staff Software Developer - AI Innovation Team joins the AI Innovation & Strategy team to lead the technical direction of new AI products. This role involves designing and developing scalable, cloud-agnostic systems to empower staff with faster, more accurate member support. Key responsibilities include owning architecture, advancing AI foundations like segmentation and retrieval, and mentoring senior engineers. The position requires expertise in Python, .NET, C#, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, LLMs, and retrieval-based architectures. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in SOLID principles, SOA patterns, distributed systems, and CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions. The work focuses on building secure, resilient AI capabilities and agents to solve complex business problems across contact centers, retail, and cybersecurity while ensuring high-quality, reliable performance for long-term impact.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the technical direction and expansion of new AI products to support member needs.
  • Design and develop scalable, cloud-agnostic systems using Python, AWS, LLMs, and retrieval-based architectures.
  • Strengthen underlying AI infrastructure, including data organization, segmentation, and retrieval systems.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders in departments like cybersecurity, marketing, and operations to ensure alignment.
  • Provide technical coaching to senior engineers and establish coding standards and engineering best practices.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to the long-term roadmap of AI capabilities.
  • Apply secure development practices and lead testing efforts to ensure system reliability and performance.
  • Manage project lifecycles using GitHub for daily stand-ups, sprint execution, and backlog prioritization.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a resident of WA, OR, ID, AZ, TX, GA, SC, VA, CA, or NC.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum eight years of experience designing software and writing production code in a team environment.
  • Demonstrated expertise in Secure Development best practices and delivering scalable solutions across multiple languages and environments.
  • Expertise in two or more of the following: Python, .NET, C#, node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
  • Experience with public cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud) and CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, TeamCity).
  • Expertise in SOLID principles, OOP, SOA patterns, distributed systems, TDD, and git branching standards.
  • Experience with SQL, large datasets, ETL, and analytics engines.

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