Senior Software Engineer - AI Agentic
AI summary of the role
Senior Software Engineer on the AI Agentic Platform Team at Commerce (BigCommerce), building the intelligent agent infrastructure for the Merchant Assistant and Brand Agent.
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What you’ll do
- Produce bullet-proof code that is robust, efficient, and maintainable
- Work on challenging problems such as query optimization and performance optimization while adhering to security protocols
- Work closely with operations and infrastructure to improve the architecture while building and scaling back-end services
- Engage in technical discussion of new solutions and architectures
What you’ll bring
- 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
- Strong coding experience in server-side language (Golang)
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, SW, CE, MIS
- Extensive experience with principles of continuous integration and designing, implementing and taking ownership of various tasks across the development cycle
Technologies
Golang · AI · agent orchestration · tool integrations · context management · guardrails · evaluation frameworks · performance optimization · continuous integration · web services
About BigCommerce
Open SaaS and composable commerce platform for B2B and B2C brands, with storefront, feed management, and omnichannel selling tools.
Public · 1000–2000 people
Source and classification
Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:
small startups to mid-market businesses and large enterprises, we provide the leading e-commerce platform. Our customers can then concentrate on what's most important: growing their businesses. We enable our customers to build, innovate, and grow, collectively reshaping the e-commerce industry. Commerce is seeking a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to join our AI Agentic Platform Team. This team is responsible for building the intelligent agent infrastructure Merchant Assistant (control panel) and the Brand Agent (storefront) that powers AI-driven experiences for merchants and their customers. You will collaborate closely with product managers, applied AI engineers, platform engineers, and infrastructure teams to design and deliver scalable, secure, and production-grade agent systems. This role is ideal for an engineer with a strong technical foundation, excellent communication
More from the job description
Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. As the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, we connect the tools and systems that power growth, enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data, deliver seamless and personalized experiences across every channel, and adapt swiftly to an ever-changing market. Simply said, we help businesses confidently solve complex commerce challenges so they can build smarter, adapt faster, and grow on their own terms. If you want to be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers, working together to shape the future of commerce, this is the place for you. BigCommerce, part of the Commerce brand family, helps merchants increase sales at every stage of their growth. From small startups to mid-market businesses and large enterprises, we provide the leading e-commerce platform. Our customers can then concentrate on what's most important: growing their businesses. We enable our customers to build, innovate, and grow, collectively reshaping the e-commerce industry. Commerce is seeking a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to join our AI Agentic Platform Team. This team is responsible for building the intelligent agent infrastructure Merchant Assistant (control panel) and [... source excerpt omitted ...] their customers. You will collaborate closely with product managers, applied AI engineers, platform engineers, and infrastructure teams to design and deliver scalable, secure, and production-grade agent systems. This role is ideal for an engineer with a strong technical foundation, excellent communication skills, and a passion for building reliable systems at the intersection of AI, automation, and ecommerce. You should be comfortable operating in a high-impact domain where correctness, performance, and thoughtful system design directly influence merchant growth and customer experience. The AI Agentic Platform Team builds and maintains the foundational services, orchestration lay [... source excerpt omitted ...] I-KT01 #LI-REMOTE (Pay Transparency Range: $116,000.00 - $195,000.00) The exact salary will be dependent on the successful candidate’s location, relevant knowledge, skills, and qualifications. Inclusion and Belonging At Commerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essent
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