Senior AI Engineer
UiPath
Life at UiPath
The people at UiPath believe in the transformative power of automation to change how the world works. We’re committed to creating category-leading enterprise software that unleashes that power.
To make that happen, we need people who are curious, self-propelled, generous, and genuine. People who love being part of a fast-moving, fast-thinking growth company. And people who care—about each other, about UiPath, and about our larger purpose.
Could that be you?
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and leading the development of key components of the AI-powered UiPath Business Automation Platform. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, drive the best engineering practices, and contribute to strategic planning for product development. This role requires a strong blend of hands-on technical expertise, team leadership, and roadmap planning to drive UiPath’s automation platform forward.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
End-to-End High Quality: Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, scalable, and reliable code while ensuring optimal performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
Strategic Decision-Making: Lead the design and evolution of system architecture to meet business and technical needs.
Technical Oversight: Drive complex technical discussions and provide guidance on best engineering practices.
Innovation & Research: Stay up to date with emerging technologies and drive their adoption where applicable.
Mentorship & Team Development
Mentor & Develop: Coach and mentor engineers across multiple teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
Knowledge Sharing: Conduct technical workshops, design reviews, and provide guidance to elevate engineering practices.
Recruitment & Hiring: Play a key role in hiring and onboarding new engineers.
Roadmap Planning & Execution
Feature Roadmap: Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define and execute the technical roadmap.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, UX, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration of new features.
Project Execution: Lead the execution of large-scale projects, breaking down tasks, setting priorities, and ensuring timely delivery.
Operational Excellence
Reliability & Performance: Identify bottlenecks, propose optimizations, and drive initiatives to enhance system scalability and reliability.
Best Practices: Establish and enforce engineering best practices across teams, including CI/CD, testing, and security.
Incident Management: Drive root cause analysis and long-term resolutions for production issues.
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong track record of technical leadership.
Expertise in C# with ASP.NET Core (or similar high-level programming languages).
Experience working with Cloud Systems (Azure preferred, AWS, GCP).
Strong understanding of infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).
Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
Proven experience working with globally distributed teams, mentoring, and leading engineers.
Experience driving technical strategy and architecture decisions.
Strong understanding of CI/CD-driven production cycles.
Ability to balance hands-on coding with leadership responsibilities.
Nice to Have
Proficiency in Python for data analysis and AI-driven features.
Experience with Large Language Models (LLM) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
Familiarity with LLMOps and AI-driven automation frameworks.
Experience with transformer-based AI models.
Maybe you don’t tick all the boxes above—but still think you’d be great for the job? Go ahead, apply anyway. Please. Because we know that experience comes in all shapes and sizes—and passion can’t be learned.
Many of our roles allow for flexibility in when and where work gets done. Depending on the needs of the business and the role, the number of hybrid, office-based, and remote workers will vary from team to team. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis and there is no fixed deadline for this requisition. The application window may change depending on the volume of applications received or may close immediately if a qualified candidate is selected.
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