Software Engineer (AI Native) at Lightspeed Systems in Austin, TX

We’re looking for engineers who think differently about how software gets built.

Our Product Development team is growing, and we’re hiring a Software Engineer who actively uses modern AI tooling and agents as part of their real development This isn’t a “prompt engineering” role — it’s a hands-on engineering role for someone who understands how cloud systems work and uses AI tools to ship faster without compromising quality.

NOTE: This is a hybrid role located in South Austin (near Dripping Springs). Sponsorship is not available for this position.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Design and implement scalable services in a cloud environment
• Contribute to architecture decisions with guidance from senior engineers
• Build and maintain APIs and service integrations
• Use AI agents to assist with coding, testing, refactoring, and debugging
• Review and validate AI-generated code for correctness and maintainability
• Improve performance, reliability, and observability of existing systems
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Continuously evaluate and improve your AI-assisted development workflow

ABOUT YOU

• 3–6 years of experience shipping production software
• Experience building or contributing to cloud-based applications (AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar)
• Understanding of service-based or microservices architectures
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL)
• Experience with Docker (or similar), CI/CD pipelines, and Git
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

We are not optimizing for a specific programming language. We care more about your system understanding and engineering judgment.

AI Expectations

You don’t need you to have built your own agent framework — but you should:

• Actively use AI coding assistants in your day-to-day development
• Be able to explain how you validate AI-generated outputs
• Have experimented with running multiple agents or workflows in parallel
• Understand when not to rely on AI
• Be thoughtful about code quality, security, and edge cases

We’re interested in how you think about leverage, not just how fast you type.

Bonus Points

• Experience working on high-availability SaaS platforms
• Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka or similar)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code
• Exposure to observability tools (monitoring, tracing, alerting)
• Experience integrating AI services or APIs into applications

ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT (Required)

Along with your resume, please submit a ~3-minute screen recording showing how you incorporate AI agents into your development workflow. You may email it to hr@lightspeedsystems.com. We’re not evaluating production polish — we’re evaluating how you think and how you use AI as a tool.

ABOUT US

With more than 25 years of serving education, Lightspeed Systems delivers the most in-depth visibility and control to power exceptional schools where students are safe and engaged; technology is compliant and easily managed; and resources are secure and optimized. Purpose-built for school networks and devices, Lightspeed’s cloud-managed solutions include the most effective web filtering, student safety monitoring, classroom management, device management, and data analytics software available. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a European office in London, UK, Lightspeed serves over 23 million students across 31,000 schools in 43 countries, utilizing 15 million devices. Learn more at www.lightspeedsystems.com.

We love our employees, and we show it. Our benefits and perks are built to support your overall wellbeing—at work and beyond. Offerings vary by country.

ABOUT OUR ATX HQ

If your role includes spending time onsite, you will LOVE being at the ranch. Our uniquely Lightspeed (and totally Texas) corporate headquarters has everything Lightspeeders need to get the job done – and a whole lot more.

• 15,000 sq. ft. of open work area, offices, and huddle rooms
• Snacks galore and a private chef serving up lunch Tuesday through Thursday every week
• A state-of-the-art fitness center (with outfitted locker rooms)
• Physical therapist onsite regularly
• Indoor and outdoor casual collaboration spots
• Pet-friendly office environment
• A golf simulator, go-carts, shuffleboard, corn hole, and MORE fun

All within 31 sprawling acres of Live Oak trees that foster a natural habitat for local wildlife. It is not uncommon to be greeted daily by whitetail deer. (Maybe it wants to join your meeting?)

Lightspeed Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristic.