# Lead Software Engineer - AI at BigCommerce

- Company: BigCommerce
- What the company does: Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: http://www.bigcommerce.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Austin, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $163K to $245K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://bigcommerce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Commerce/job/Austin-TX/Lead-Software-Engineer---AI-Solutions_JR102269
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/bigcommerce-lead-software-engineer-ai/

## About the role

Define and evolve the architectural direction for AI services and initiatives Establish architectural patterns and technical guidelines that other engineers follow

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Go (GoLang) and experience building production-grade, API-driven services
- Proficiency in Python for experimentation, prototyping, and scripting
- 3+ years of experience building and deploying AI/ML systems in production environments
- Strong experience with modern LLM ecosystems (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face)
- Deep understanding of LLM-based solution patterns, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), structured outputs, schema-driven generation, and agents/orchestration workflows