Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer at PhoneBurner, you'll help invent and deliver entirely new product experiences powered by large language models (LLMs), intelligent automation, workflows, agents, and real-time communication systems.

You'll work closely with leadership, product, and design teams to rapidly prototype, experiment, iterate, and ship impactful solutions that improve customer engagement and sales productivity.

A Software Engineer is responsible for the following:

• Building AI-powered product experiences that solve real customer problems
• Rapidly prototyping solutions using modern AI tools, frameworks, agents, and automation platforms
• Turning ideas into functional products quickly and efficiently
• Developing intelligent workflows using LLMs, retrieval systems, orchestration tools, and automation technologies
• Improving sales productivity, answer rates, and customer engagement through AI-enhanced experiences
• Working across the technology stack including frontend, backend, APIs, prompts, workflows, infrastructure, and integrations
• Collaborating cross-functionally with product, leadership, and design teams
• Continuously testing ideas, learning from feedback, and improving solutions
• Helping shape and improve AI-first software development processes and best practices

Do you have experience in New product development?, * You are an exceptional builder who enjoys solving real-world problems through experimentation, rapid iteration, and continuous learning.

• AI is deeply embedded in how you work and think. You use it to accelerate learning, creativity, prototyping, development, and problem-solving.
• You may come from a traditional software engineering background - or you may not. What matters most is your ability to build useful products quickly, think creatively, adapt rapidly, and collaborate effectively with teammates.
• You are curious, resourceful, highly self-directed, and motivated by delivering real value to customers. You communicate clearly, work hard, and enjoy collaborating with strong teammates.
• Most importantly, you're excited about the future of AI-native software development and the opportunity to help define what great product building looks like in this new era., * You're an exceptional builder who loves turning ideas into reality
• AI is deeply embedded in how you work and think
• You have strong product instincts and sound judgment
• You learn fast, adapt fast, and thrive in ambiguity
• You can take products from concept to execution
• You care deeply about delivering real customer value
• You're curious, resourceful, and highly self-directed
• You're a collaborative, communicative, and hardworking teammate
• You're energized by the future of AI-native software development, * Proven experience with LLMs, AI agents, RAG systems, embeddings, or workflow automation
• Experience building SaaS products or communication tools
• Experience working within AI-first software development lifecycles
• Experience with modern software frameworks, APIs, and cloud infrastructure
• Strong product and design instincts
• Portfolio of projects, products, experiments, or technical work

Qualifications That Are Not Necessary

• A Computer Science degree
• 10 years of enterprise engineering experience
• To check every traditional "senior engineer" box
• If you can build, learn, adapt, and create leverage with AI, we want to talk to you.

Home Office Requirements

• Dedicated workspace free from distraction
• High-speed internet connection
• Reliable personal computer (Windows or Mac)
• Headset with quality audio capabilities, Note: Salary will be determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

4.34.3 out of 5 stars Laguna Beach, CA Remote $128,000 - $173,000 a year - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays, This is a remote position allowing you to work from a home office. Hours will be full-time, 40 hours a week during standard business hours., * Competitive salary
• 401(k) through Guideline
• Healthcare benefits
• Training and professional development
• Accelerated career growth
• 100% remote autonomy

Why Join Us?

You'll help shape the future of AI-native software development while building products that create real-world impact for customers today.

This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI-powered experiences involving LLMs, agents, automation, workflows, and real-time communication systems while collaborating closely with leadership, product, and design in a fast-moving environment.

We value builders who move quickly, think creatively, experiment often, and care deeply about delivering meaningful customer outcomes., * 10 days self-managed Paid Time Off (PTO)

• 9 paid holidays
• 4 floating holidays
• 401(k) program through Guideline with 50% match on the first 5% of pay
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Monthly office/technology stipend
• Donation matching for a charity of your choice (up to $500/year)
• Discretionary bonus opportunities may be available

At PhoneBurner, we believe the best software developers of the next decade may not look like the best software developers of the last decade. We're looking for AI-native builders: people who use AI as a core part of how they think, create, prototype, ship, and solve problems. You might be a traditional engineer. You might not. What matters most is your ability to build useful things quickly, learn fast, and turn ideas into reality. As one of the top-rated and fastest-growing sales acceleration and power dialing platforms on the market, PhoneBurner helps teams communicate more effectively through intelligent dialing, workflow automation, and communication tools trusted by thousands of businesses across the U.S. and Canada. At PhoneBurner, we believe AI should amplify human connection - not replace it. We're building the future of AI-powered sales communication by combining voice, workflows, automation, and intelligence to help customers work smarter and have more meaningful conversations at scale. We are a fully remote company with team members across the United States who collaborate daily through Slack, Zoom, and shared workflows.