About the position
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Product Development team, part of AT&T Technology Services, is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions that power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won't just imagine the future-you'll create it. The Product Development team is dedicated to reimagining how software products are built at AT&T-enabling us to move fast, adopt new technologies, and deliver solutions that directly impact the company and the industry. As part of our team, you'll take on ambitious work, learn new technologies, and deliver solutions that scale to AT&T's infrastructure. As an Expert Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for the overall delivery process of software applications or services, including design, development, testing, deployment, production application support (e.g., troubleshooting), and maintenance, with a focus on automation.
Responsibilities
- Translate AI fundamentals into actionable engineering designs: integrate pre-trained models, optimize data pipelines, and apply prompt engineering or data fine-tuning strategies in collaboration with product stakeholders.
- Prototype AI-enhanced features rapidly, iterating in weeks not months, while ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business goals.
- Collaborate with your team to design and build practical and extensible software solutions for future investment and growth.
- Communicate technical concepts clearly and creatively-bridge AI technology and business value to create inspired conversation and alignment.
- Leverage a range of tools and programming languages (Java, Typescript, Python) to deliver on key software and service initiatives.
- Provide thoughtful planning and problem solving - work with peer engineers to understand large complex problems and help deliver workable solutions.
- Engage in the traditional aspects of software development and planning like developing user stories, estimating effort, writing specifications, validating technical systems, considering security implications, and developing buy-in for significant technical efforts.
- Architect modern solutions to identify and improve vulnerability posture across technology platforms at AT&T.
- Advocate best engineering practices, develop and implement strategies for reducing the lag between idea and production.
- Work with stakeholders, customers, Enterprise Architects, Network Engineers, and development teams to align the architectural direction.
- Support production applications with a focus on monitoring AI integrations, troubleshooting issues, and continuously improving performance and user impact.
Requirements
- Expert level technical professional with 10+ years of experience.
- High degree of proficiency in at least 3 of the following languages: Java, Typescript, Python and related server-side stacks.
- 1-2 years of experience applying AI or ML to software systems (e.g., integrating AI services, automating workflows, developing code insights).
- Strong knowledge in Application security, Authentication and Authorization framework.
- Experience with public cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP), modern deployment approaches, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience setting up Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines using tools like GitHub Enterprise, Spinnaker, Azure DevOps.
- Strong technical background and understanding of micro-service architecture and modern software delivery practices.
- Growth mindset; thrives in ambiguous situations and adapts to new technologies and approaches.
- Articulate, persuasive, diligent, and innovative-able to present complex solutions to executives and gain buy-in.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected.
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.
