Atom Computing
Principal AI Developer Experience Engineer
$170K–$200K
Boulder, CO · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of software development.
- Education
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Artificial Intelligence.
About the job
Defines AI-assisted engineering practices, tools, and impact measures, with a focus on safe, reliable use in performance-critical software and quantum processors.
What you'll do
- Document and maintain best practices for AI-assisted coding, testing, code review, and research workflows.
- Guide AI use in embedded and performance-critical software, including review, testing, and verification of memory safety, timing, and determinism.
- Improve AI tooling and integrations, measure workflow outcomes, and use results to refine tools and guidelines.
What they ask for
- Strong Python skills and experience writing embedded software in C++ or Rust, including manual memory management, hard real-time constraints, and kernel device driver implementation.
- Experience influencing an organization of > 50 engineers using AI agents daily, identifying pitfalls, and measuring impact.
- Working knowledge of LLM behavior, including context management, prompting, agentic workflows, harnesses, safety practices, tool use, and judging output quality.
- Clear written and spoken communication and ability to influence a multi-discipline engineering organization.
Pay
USD 170,000–200,000 (per-year-salary)
Tools
Python, C++, Rust, RTOS, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
AI focus
Develops AI-assisted developer workflows, tools, guidelines, and measurement practices, and addresses safe and reliable AI operation in quantum processors.
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