Sr. Software Engineer - Native AI Development
Job Description
Senior Software Engineer – AI-Native Development
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-Compensation: $150,000–$275,000 Base Salary +Equity + Bonus
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-Location: Reston, Virginia / Hybrid (Flexible) - Must be in Northern Virginia, DC or Maryland
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-Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
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The Opportunity
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Graystone is strategically partnered with an innovative, venture-backed-style technology company transforming how real estate investors identify, acquire, and sell distressed properties.
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The company is building an AI-driven marketplace that connects buyers and sellers, automates complex real estate transactions, and dramatically simplifies the investment process.
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We are searching for a Senior Software Engineer who is truly AI-native in how they build software.
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This isn't a traditional engineering role where AI is simply another tool in the development process. The engineering organization is embracing an agentic-first approach, leveraging autonomous AI agents, custom development tooling, and modern software engineering practices to build and ship products faster.
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You'll join a small, highly capable engineering team where your contributions will directly influence the product, architecture, and technical direction of the company.
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What You'll Be Doing
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- Design, build, and scale a modern real estate investment platform that uses AI to connect buyers, sellers, and investment opportunities.
- Leverage AI coding agents and agentic development workflows as a core part of your daily engineering process.
- Develop full-stack applications using React, Node.js, and TypeScript.
- Architect and implement scalable backend services, APIs, and integrations within AWS.
- Work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and modern data architectures to support a data-intensive marketplace.
- Help modernize existing applications and migrate legacy PHP functionality into a modern technology stack.
- Contribute to AI-powered automation, intelligent matching systems, and autonomous workflows across the platform.
- Collaborate directly with engineering leadership to make architectural decisions and establish development best practices.
- Take ownership of features and products from initial concept through production deployment.
- Continuously experiment with emerging AI technologies, development frameworks, and automation tools.
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What We're Looking For
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AI-Native Engineering Mindset
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- You actively use AI agents to accelerate and improve software development.
- You have hands-on experience with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or comparable platforms.
- You understand how to structure, orchestrate, and validate AI-generated code rather than simply accepting its output.
- You're constantly exploring new ways to incorporate AI into your engineering workflows.
- You believe the future of software development will be fundamentally different because of AI, and you're already building that way.
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Strong Full-Stack Engineering Background
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- Significant professional experience designing and building production-grade software applications.
- Strong proficiency with TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
- Experience building and scaling cloud-native applications on AWS.
- Hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL and MySQL.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, APIs, performance, and security.
- Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions in a fast-moving environment.
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Builder Mentality
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- You genuinely enjoy building software, both professionally and through personal projects.
- You have experience taking products or complex features from concept to production.
- You thrive in smaller engineering organizations where ownership and accountability matter.
- You're methodical, thoughtful, and capable of balancing development speed with engineering quality.
- You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving problems without excessive process or oversight.
- You're motivated by the opportunity to build something meaningful rather than simply maintain existing systems.
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What Makes This Opportunity Different
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AI-First Engineering Culture: The company is fully committed to agentic software development and has invested in proprietary development tooling to support its engineering process.
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Small Team, Significant Impact: Join an engineering organization of approximately eight people where individual contributions directly shape the product.
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Real Product Ownership: Work across architecture, development, AI integrations, and production systems without the limitations of a large corporate engineering environment.
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Meaningful Equity Opportunity: Flexible compensation structures are available, including cash-heavy or equity-heavy packages depending on candidate preferences.
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Entrepreneurial Environment: Ideal for engineers who have worked in early-stage startups, served as founding engineers, or independently built and launched products.
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Compensation & Benefits
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- Competitive compensation packages targeting $150,000–$300,000, depending on experience and structure.
- Flexible cash and equity compensation options.
- Performance-based bonus opportunity.
- Equity participation with a standard four-year vesting schedule and one-year cliff.
- Opportunity to join a growing technology business with meaningful long-term upside.
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Who Will Thrive Here?
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We're particularly interested in engineers who can confidently answer:
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"What have you built, and how are you using AI agents to build better software today?"
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If you're a technically strong, entrepreneurial software engineer who spends time experimenting with AI, building side projects, and pushing the boundaries of modern software development, we'd welcome a conversation.