AI Native Engineer

Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers.
We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers, and buying and owning cars better for theirs.
 
We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that’s shaping the industry for the future. We use data to help clients become more efficient, increase profitability and give more customers an amazing experience. Want to be part of it?
 
 

Competency Expectations: Aligned with the Keyloop Engineering Career Framework, this role is assessed across five core competency domains: Competency Domain What We Expect Technical Mastery & Innovation Demonstrates proficiency in the team's tech stack. Writes clean, maintainable, well-tested code with minimal guidance. Follows established patterns and contributes to code quality. Execution & Delivery Independently owns the delivery of medium-sized features. Accurately estimates tasks and provides reliable status updates. Manages own workload effectively within sprints. Leadership & Influence Is a positive influence on team culture. Onboards new team members. Begins to mentor interns or IC1 engineers, helping them ramp up and grow. Communication & Collaboration Clearly articulates technical concepts to peers. Writes clear and concise documentation. Participates actively in team discussions, code reviews, and design sessions. Product & Business Impact Understands the "why" behind their work, including the customer problem and business outcome. Connects technical decisions to user value and product goals.

Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, test, and maintain software features across the Keyloop platform with increasing independence Write clean, well-structured, and thoroughly tested code that meets team coding standards and best practices Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and incorporating feedback from peers Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA to translate requirements into technical solutions Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives within an Agile/Scrum framework Troubleshoot and resolve defects, contributing to the operational health of the team's systems Create and maintain technical documentation for features and components you own Onboard new team members and begin mentoring more junior engineers (IC1s, interns) Proactively identify and suggest improvements to code quality, tooling, and development processes Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, learning, and adapting to new technologies and codebases

Technical Skills & Qualifications: Required: Strong software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and object-oriented/functional programming principles Proficiency in at least one programming language, with the ability and willingness to learn new languages and frameworks as needed Experience writing unit tests, integration tests, and practicing test-driven or test-informed development Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines Understanding of core software architecture concepts: APIs, services, databases, and modern application design Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum development environments Proficiency in leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) to accelerate coding, debugging, and learning new technologies A tech stack agnostic mindset: we value engineers who can adapt to any technology with strong fundamentals and AI-assisted tooling Qualifications: 4-6 years of professional software development experience Nice to Have: Experience working across multiple programming languages or tech stacks Exposure to cloud platforms, containerization, or modern infrastructure concepts Experience with AI-driven development workflows, i