Sonar
Software Engineer - Agentic Code Review (Gitar)
$145K–$190K
San Mateo, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Experience
- 2–4 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Education
- PhD or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Build Gitar’s AI-native code validation platform, combining program analysis and LLMs to review pull requests, generate and validate fixes, and automate the pull request lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Design program analysis systems that reason about code across languages and large repositories.
- Build AI agents, orchestration, and retrieval systems for code review, validated fixes, CI troubleshooting, and pull request automation.
- Own production quality—including correctness, latency, cost, observability, and security—and work with SonarQube teams and customers.
What they ask for
- PhD or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 2–4 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, correctness, and performance.
- Hands-on AI and LLM-driven development experience.
Nice to have
- Experience building developer tools such as compilers, build systems, IDE tooling, linters, or test infrastructure.
- Experience in industry research, large-scale developer infrastructure, or as a contributor to widely used open-source developer tools.
Pay
$145,000 to $190,000 a year (base salary)
Tools
large language models, CI, SonarQube
AI focus
Develop AI agents and LLM-based code analysis to detect bugs, generate and validate fixes, troubleshoot CI failures, and automate pull requests.
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