Senior Lead AI Software Engineer
Core
Senior technical leader owning end-to-end architecture, strategy, and delivery of internal platforms, AI-powered automation, and data pipelines to empower Klaviyo's internal teams.
Role type
Senior Lead AI Software Engineer (Internal Platforms & AI)
Builds
Internal applications, APIs, data/event pipelines, and AI-driven automation systems for Klaviyo employees.
Domain
SaaS / Internal Engineering / AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, domain-driven design, AI-native engineering (LLMs, agentic workflows, RAG), technical strategy & roadmap definition, incident response & SLOs, mentorship of senior engineers, cross-functional influence.
Preferred skills
Building internal developer platforms, AWS infrastructure as code (Terraform), Kubernetes, experience with Anthropic/OpenAI/Google AI models.
Technologies
Python, Django, FastAPI, TypeScript, React, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, RabbitMQ, Celery, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google M
Responsibilities
Define technical roadmap for internal platforms and AI workflows; lead end-to-end lifecycle of large multi-team initiatives; set standards for AI-native engineering and operational excellence (SLOs, incident response); mentor emerging senior engineers; drive architectural decisions and resolve complex performance/scalability issues.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope
