The Senior Software Engineer will develop AI-powered product features, focusing on large language model workflows, collaborating in an agile environment, and mentoring junior engineers.
Novara provides safety and operational risk management software that empowers organizations to identify and resolve issues before they become incidents. Through the Flex and Risk Management Center platforms, Novara helps organizations address operational risk proactively by unifying data, increasing workforce engagement, and proactively managing risk. Novara’s combination of training, software, and tools puts people and safety first while protecting critical operations.
Position Description:
The Flex platform helps clients develop a comprehensive compliance program, leveraging technology to instill a culture of safety and maintain a productive workplace. The platform combines features that are tailored to the needs of our client’s business, including audits and inspections, incident management, flexible training, and reporting and insights.
As a member of our development team, the Senior Software Engineer I, II or III will play a key role in delivering modern, AI-powered product functionality. The successful candidate will build product capabilities powered by LLM workflows which empower clients to keep their team safe and manage risk.
Knowledge, Experience, Requirements:
- Software Engineering experience equivalent to senior software engineer
- Strong proficiency in Node.js and Typescript/Javascript
- Experience building applications using large language models (LLMs) and generative AI platforms such as AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar
- Experience using LangChain or similar orchestration frameworks to build prompt pipelines, agents, or retrieval workflows
- Demonstrated experience with prompt engineering, prompt evaluation, and iterative prompt improvement
- Familiarity with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) concepts, embeddings, and vector-based search systems
- Ability to operate in an AI-first development environment where AI tools are actively used for architecture exploration, code generation, refactoring, test creation, and documentation
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and CI/CD practices
- Familiarity with relational database technologies and SQL, including query optimization and data modeling concepts
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, thriving in an agile, team-based environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred
Success Criteria:
- Delivers high-quality, production-ready AI-powered product features on time with strong test coverage and minimal rework
- Designs and implements reliable LLM-driven workflows using services such as AWS Bedrock, LangChain and related tools
- Effectively leverages prompt engineering techniques to improve model accuracy, reliability, and consistency
- Implements appropriate guardrails, evaluation strategies, and monitoring for LLM outputs in production systems
- Demonstrates strong judgment in validating, refining, and securing AI-generated code and model outputs before production use
- Translates ambiguous product requirements into well-structured technical plans and shipped solutions
- Communicates technical concepts, tradeoffs, and risks clearly to engineering peers, product partners, and stakeholders
- Shares AI workflows, automation techniques, and best practices to increase overall team productivity
- Takes end-to-end ownership of projects, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and follow-through
- Actively mentors junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and pair programming
- Encourages knowledge sharing through technical discussions, documentation, and internal learning sessions
- Contributes positively to team culture by collaborating effectively, giving and receiving feedback constructively, and fostering continuous learning
Compensation:
Annual Base Salary Range of 150k-175k
Annual Bonus Opportunity of 10%
As a growing company, Novara values its employees by supporting them with a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, Paid and Floating Holidays, 401k with Company match and immediate vesting, Company-funded Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programs, and No-cost Mental Health Benefits.
About Novara
Novara provides safety and operational risk management software that empowers organizations to identify and resolve issues before they become incidents. Through the Flex and Risk Management Center platforms, Novara helps organizations address operational risk proactively by unifying data, increasing workforce engagement, and proactively managing risk. Novara’s combination of training, software, and tools puts people and safety first while protecting critical operations.
Novara, a Providence Equity portfolio company, provides safety and operational risk management software that empowers organizations to identify and resolve issues before they become incidents. Through the Flex and Risk Management Center platforms, Novara helps organizations address operational risk proactively by unifying data, increasing workforce engagement, and proactively managing risk. Novara’s combination of training, software, and tools puts people and safety first while protecting critical operations.
Novara launched January 1 2026, as an independent company, a spin-off of the Flex and RMC software businesses formerly part of KPA.
Don’t meet every job requirement? At Novara, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply! You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
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Top Skills
Anthropic
Aws Bedrock
JavaScript
Langchain
Node.js
Openai
SQL
Typescript
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