Senior Software Engineer

At Podium, our mission is to arm every local business with a complete platform and outcome-driven AI employees that convert leads into real, paying customers. Every day, millions of workers use our AI lead conversion and communication platform to help them get more leads and make more money.

Our work and focus on helping local businesses thrive has been recognized across the industry, including Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes’ Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies.

At Podium, we believe in fostering a culture that thrives on hiring and developing exceptional talent. Our operating principles serve as a compass, guiding daily behavior and decision-making, and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you resonate with our operating principles and are energized by our mission, Podium will be a great place for you!

The Role:

At Podium, the Developer Workflow team is dedicated to empowering engineers to move fast, build with confidence, and scale efficiently. We own the internal systems, tools, and infrastructure that shape the daily experience of developers — with a focus on eliminating friction, automating complexity, and unlocking engineering velocity.

As our engineering organization grows, we’re doubling down on AI-powered tooling to take our workflows to the next level.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Design and build AI-first internal tools that improve developer productivity, flow state, and code quality.
• Partner cross-functionally with Platform Engineering and Product teams to identify developer pain points and prototype intelligent solutions.
• Contribute to a culture of velocity: improving observability, reliability, and self-serve capabilities across the engineering org.
• Stay up to date on the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem and evaluate new tools and frameworks for internal adoption.

What You Should Have:

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a strong track record in backend or full-stack development.
• Experience integrating or building with LLMs or AI-driven developer tools
• Strong product and systems thinking — able to make architectural decisions with long-term impact.
• Proven ability to lead projects from discovery through delivery, collaborating across engineering orgs.
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Must be local and available to work in-office.

What We Hope You Have:

• Deep familiarity with developer infrastructure, CI/CD systems, and modern DevOps practices.
• Prior experience designing and scaling internal tooling platforms or workflow automation systems.

BENEFITS

• Open and transparent culture 
• Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k Plan with company matching
• Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel 
• A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered
• Onsite HQ (Utah) child care center, subsidized for employees

Podium is an equal opportunity employer. Podium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status or veteran status.