Staff Software Engineer (AI Governance)

• We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape AI governance for developer tooling at Coder
• This role sits on our AI Governance team, which builds and maintains two enterprise-grade components of Coder’s AI governance stack
• AI Gateway is a centralized LLM gateway that sits between coding agents and providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic, providing organizations with audit trails, token tracking, cost control, and centralized authentication
• Agent Firewall wraps those agents with default-deny network policies, controlling which domains and methods they can reach inside workspaces
• This team works across the full stack - from Go backend and React frontend to integrating with LLM provider APIs
• Day to day, you’ll be shipping features, hardening security boundaries, collaborating with enterprise customers on real-world policy needs, and contributing to Coder’s open-source ecosystem
• Design and build product features that push the standard for remote development in self-hosted environments
• Create and improve upon popular open source projects that integrate with VS Code, JetBrains, and other developer tools
• Champion best practices to both internal team members and external contributors
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams at Coder, as well as with partners like JetBrains, to execute key product integrations
• Document the design, implementation, and operations of systems for knowledge sharing within the team
• Work alongside Customer Success teams to support Coder’s enterprise user base
• Work with cutting-edge AI technologies to create seamless, painless developer experiences
• Rapidly iterate from prototype to implementation in a highly adaptive, reactive team environment
• Our tech stack
• Frontend: Typescript, React, Vite
• Backend: Go, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, gRPC
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• General: GitHub, Slack, Discord, Notion

Benefits

• Generous medical / dental / vision coverage
• 4% 401(k) match
• Annual workstation allowance for your home office
• Monthly “perks” stipend for wellness, learning and development, travel, etc
• Fertility benefits through Carrot Fertility and generous parental leave
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years
• Flexible time off
• Remote work from anywhere, or join our Austin or San Francisco offices

• (Tacos? If you need an ice-breaker, ask how we say thanks by giving tacos!)
• 8+ years of full-stack experience writing code in a professional setting, with 1+ year(s) writing Go (ideally in current or most recent position)
• You are self-motivated with a creative and analytical mindset
• Experience with TypeScript and React
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in building distributed systems in Go
• Exceptional debugging and troubleshooting skills, and the tenacity to drive a solution to a conclusion
• You have a background in developer tooling, platform engineering, or IaC
• You have a curiosity about the latest tech trends and what is going on in the world of developer tools

• We believe that the interview process should be transparent, consistent, and enjoyable. We value your time and hope to complete the interview process in two to four weeks, if schedules allow. Through your interviews, you will meet a mix of individual contributors, managers, and senior leaders