Staff Software Engineer - AI Workflow Development
Philo$60,000 - $90,000/year
Internship
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Logistics, Supply Chain, AIIndustries
Requirements
- 4–8 years in product-facing roles such as Product Integrations, Business Operations, Product Solutions, Forward Deployed Product, or Technical Product work (bonus: experience in SE/Implementation)
- Strong product and technical fluency — able to reason about APIs, data schemas (JSON), system behavior, and how workflows should be designed end-to-end
- Experience shaping or building workflow automations or AI-driven systems (browser automation, RAG, voice AI, etc.)
- Comfortable creating quick prototypes and validations using tools like Zapier, Make, Retool, or Postman
- Excellent communicator who can translate between operators, engineers, and executives
- High curiosity and adaptability — enjoys ambiguous problem spaces, rapid iteration, and building the first version of a system
Responsibilities
- Map and deeply understand customer workflows across TMS, WMS, ERP, email, and browser-based systems
- Translate operational pain points into structured workflow designs and clear requirements for AI Agents
- Build quick prototypes and validations using Zapier, Retool, APIs, or our internal agent frameworks
- Partner with Product and Engineering to turn validated patterns into scalable product features
- Support enterprise sales cycles by scoping workflows, validating data paths, and designing proofs of value
- Create internal frameworks, workflow libraries, and repeatable patterns that increase delivery speed
- Bring field insights back into Product — influence roadmap direction and integrations strategy
- Travel onsite to see operations firsthand and design better automations
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the compensation for the Founding Member, AI Workflows role?
This information is not specified in the job description.
Is this role remote or does it require office work?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What skills are required for this position?
The role requires product-minded technical skills, customer-facing abilities, expertise in mapping workflows across TMS, WMS, ERP, email, and browser-based systems, and experience building prototypes with tools like Zapier, Retool, APIs, and internal agent frameworks.
What is the team structure like for this role?
You'll sit close to Product, Engineering, and Sales teams, working directly with enterprise logistics teams.
What makes a strong candidate for this Founding Member role?
A strong candidate is a product-minded, technical, customer-facing builder who can map messy processes, design workflow architectures, build prototypes, and turn patterns into scalable features while working directly with enterprise customers.
Padlet
Collaborative platform for creating digital content
About Padlet
Padlet is a platform that allows users to create and share digital content collaboratively. It provides virtual boards where users can post various types of content, including text, images, videos, and other multimedia. This platform caters to a wide range of users, such as educators, students, businesses, and creative professionals. Padlet operates on a subscription model, offering different pricing tiers to meet the needs of individual users and large organizations. What sets Padlet apart from its competitors is its focus on user-friendly design and aesthetic appeal, making the process of digital collaboration both efficient and enjoyable. The goal of Padlet is to enhance the way people work together online by providing an accessible and visually appealing space for sharing ideas and content.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$12.3MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Consumer Software, EducationIndustries
51-200Employees
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Company Match
Commuter Benefits
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Stock Options
Paid Vacation
Parental Leave
Risks
Increased competition from emerging digital collaboration tools with lower costs.
The rise of AI-driven content creation platforms may reduce manual content curation needs.
Privacy concerns related to data sharing could lead to user attrition.
Differentiation
Padlet offers a unique multimedia-friendly, free-form, real-time wiki experience.
The platform caters to diverse clients, including educators, businesses, and creative professionals.
Padlet emphasizes user-friendly design and aesthetic appeal in digital collaboration.
Upsides
Increased demand for digital collaboration tools due to remote learning trends.
Growing interest in multimedia content creation among educators and students.
The rise of subscription-based models aligns with Padlet's business strategy.
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