About the job
Software engineering is evolving fast — and we're evolving with it. At RightPaw, we believe the future belongs to engineers who don't just write code, but orchestrate AI to build alongside them. We're looking for someone with deep software engineering fundamentals who has fully embraced AI-augmented development as their daily workflow — not as a novelty, but as their primary way of working.
This role is perfect for someone with 8-10+ years of engineering experience who has spent the last few years going deep on AI-assisted development. You'll have unprecedented autonomy and growth potential at a growing startup, matched with the responsibility to execute and shape how our entire engineering function works with AI.
We welcome engineers of all backgrounds — whether you're driven by purpose, love wearing many hats, or are looking to bring your AI engineering expertise to a new domain. We're tech-agnostic and believe great engineers come from all walks of life. As long as you have the determination, hunger, and an obsession with staying on the cutting edge — it's just a matter of time.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
As a Senior Fullstack AI Engineer at RightPaw, you will be:
- Building and deploying AI agents that accelerate development workflows across the team — from code generation to testing to deployment
- Creating and integrating MCPs (Model Context Protocol servers) and custom skills to extend AI capabilities within our development environment
- Evaluating and selecting the right AI models and tools for different tasks — understanding when to use which model, which framework, and why
- Designing AI-ready architecture — modular, well-documented systems that both humans and AI agents can reason about, navigate, and ship within
- Planning and breaking down growth initiatives, working closely with our CPTO, Product Manager, and stakeholders to hit goals and metrics
- Shipping AI-generated code at speed while maintaining quality — you know how to review, validate, and safeguard AI-produced code before it hits production
- Making pragmatic tradeoffs between speed and sustainability — using AI to collapse timelines without creating tomorrow's tech debt
- Championing AI-first development processes and mentoring colleagues on how to work effectively with AI tools
- Using AI to generate, maintain, and expand automated test coverage across core business logic
- Taking ownership of application monitoring, logging, and alerting — catching errors before customers do
- Improving our AWS infrastructure — designing reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems
- Supporting continuous delivery and integration through automation
- Maintaining the safety and security of our systems and database, conducting security audits, and resolving threats
- Strong fundamentals in SEO, page speed, and conversion optimisation — with an eye on how AI is reshaping search and discovery
Our current technology stack
Node.js, TypeScript, TypeORMs, Postgres, GraphQL, NestJS, React & Redux, AWS
What you bring
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript with solid software engineering fundamentals
- Demonstrated commercial experience using AI coding tools daily — not just experimenting, but shipping production code with AI assistance
- Hands-on experience creating AI agents, building and consuming MCPs, and developing custom skills for AI-assisted workflows
- A strong understanding of the AI landscape — you know which models and engines are best suited for which tasks, and you can articulate why
- A habit of staying current — you're constantly tracking new AI developments, tools, and techniques, and bringing relevant ones into your work
- Proficiency in AWS environments
- Ownership mentality — you suggest technical and innovative solutions and challenge the status quo. We love curious minds and to hear different perspectives on how we can improve - whether it be processes, the codebase or the way we do things.
- Empathy for other engineers — your code (and the AI-generated code you ship) is clean, readable, and easy to follow
- Effective communication across technical and non-technical teams — you can explain complex AI and engineering concepts simply
- Ability to coach and mentor other team members, particularly in adopting AI-augmented workflows
AI Tooling Experience
- Coding agents & CLIs: Claude Code, Cursor (Composer), Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Hermes / OpenClaw
- Agent orchestration: GitHub API (parallel worktrees, branch/PR automation); Superpowers (Claude Code plugin)
- MCP: custom MCP server development (TypeScript); Figma MCP plugin SDK / Claude Design
- Sandboxing: E2B, Docker, Fly.io micro-VMs
- Inference / model serving: vLLM, SGLang (agentic / shared-context workloads), Ollama (local).
- Observability & evals: Langfuse / LangSmith (or equivalent)
- Guardrails: input/output validation — Guardrails AI, NeMo Guardrails, or custom
Extra brownie points
- Analytical mindset and you like to understand why
- Experience building SaaS products
- Experience with payment integrations
- Experience leading delivery
- You've contributed to or built open-source AI tools, MCPs, or agent frameworks
- Love dogs or have a dog or puppy!
About RightPaw
Here at RightPaw, our mission is to help every dog and every owner start off on the right paw.
RightPaw is a small Aussie start-up connecting potential puppy families with verified dog breeders, and supporting them through the process of buying their new pup.
Our product vision is to create a digital ecosystem to find, buy, and manage your pet.
Built with breeders and vets, we are using health and technology to make the biggest possible impact on the pet industry - improve animal welfare from the very beginning.
“The biggest difference we can make to a dog’s life is at the very beginning.” — Dr. Imogen Tomlin-Game, Chief Veterinary Officer
Built with breeders and vets, we are using health and technology to make the biggest possible impact on the pet industry - improve animal welfare from the very beginning.
Why now?
We are looking for the best of the best early stage team members who would like to make an impact on animal welfare by building an exceptional product that breeders and puppy buyers love to use - including payments, enhancements to our breeder CRM and AI vetting technologies.
We have reached profitability and have aggressive growth plans till 2030. This is a fantastic opportunity to imprint your DNA on a small intimate start-up.
Why join?
- Wake up every morning and know that your efforts will genuinely change the lives of dogs for the better and positively impact animal welfare and the pet industry. A role with passion, purpose, and paws!
- Work from anywhere with flexible daily working hours - we understand the value of work-life balance!
- Autonomy and startup mentality - we pride ourselves in giving the team freedom to shape the future of the technology, product, culture and business.
- Equity options via our ESOP plan
- Career growth - career progression is important at RightPaw which is why this is discussed in every 1:1.
- Celebrating the wins - our success depends on our people which is why we like to celebrate the successes together as a team.
- Pet-friendly bunch
Our pitch to you
https://bit.ly/3EWaoBd
Our Culture & Core Values
- Be a passionate voice for pets. Embedding purpose in our day to day is at the heart of what we do. We want what’s best for humans and animals!
- Be curious like a Collie. We are always learning and growing personally and professionally. We like to have a growth mindset and an open mind. Life is more fun when we learn something new everyday.
- Be humble like a Hound. Like hounds, we work best as a pack. We value open, honest and transparent feedback - whether it may be within the team internally or with customers externally. We are a humble bunch - there is no room for politics or ego and definitely no such thing as a silly question!
- Be bold like a Boxer. We give everyone autonomy to make an impact. You are empowered to see your ideas through.
- Be tenacious like a Terrier. Like a dog on a bone, we work fast, stay lean and nimble, make data driven decisions and keep things simple.
How to apply
Does this role sound like a good fit? Email us at [email protected].
- Include the role's title in your subject line.
- Please attach your CV or resume
- Send along any links that best showcase the relevant things you've built and done.
Pay: $100,000.00 – $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Free food
- Paid volunteer leave
- Professional development assistance
- Work from home
Work Location: Remote
