Sr Software AI Engineer 3 - Context Engineering
Company: WEX
Location: Maine (Remote)
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-06-25
About this role
As an AI Platform Engineer (SDE 3), you will be a key builder of the high-performance software foundation that powers our enterprise AI. While your expertise lies in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture, you will apply these skills specifically to the "Context Layer"—the specialized infrastructure required to fuel next-generation Agentic AI workflows. You will work at the intersection of systems programming and modern AI infrastructure to solve practical problems in real-time data orchestration and multi-cloud compute optimization. This is a "platform-as-a-product" role where you build the tools and SDKs that enable other engineers to build autonomous agents with ease.
Key Responsibilities
- AI Infrastructure Implementation: Contribute to the development of a high-scale, AI-ready Data Lakehouse optimized for AI Agent operations and low-latency context retrieval.
- Agentic R&D & Prototyping: Hands-on prototyping of emerging architectural patterns, such as Multi-Agent Orchestration and autonomous long-term memory management.
- Engineering Excellence: Maintain high standards for code quality and CI/CD, participating in cross-functional architecture reviews and troubleshooting complex system bottlenecks.
- Agentic Ecosystem Development: Build platform-level interfaces for agentic workflows, focusing on "Host-to-Server" communication and tool-execution environments.
- Contextual Fabric Construction: Develop systems that move beyond basic search into Reasoning-based Retrieval, helping the platform understand the intent behind an agent's query.
- Protocol Integration: Implement emerging standards like the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agentic RAG to ensure interoperability between the platform and various LLM providers.
Qualifications & Experience
Software Engineering & Systems
- Experience: 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on distributed systems.
- Core Languages: Proficiency in Java or Scala and Python.
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