Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald

Staff Software Engineer

Chicago, TXPosted 3 days ago
Full TimeSeniorUS

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Job Description

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own and drive the technical architecture for complex, cross-team full-stack initiatives. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable, high-performance web applications and distributed services in a cloud-native environment. A key focus will be on architecting and integrating agentic AI workflows, such as autonomous agents, LLM-driven automation, and AI copilots, into our engineering and product systems to enhance efficiency and introduce new capabilities. The ideal candidate will set engineering standards and best practices for code quality, system design, testing, and deployment across the organization, including the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools. This position requires leading technical design reviews, providing architectural guidance to multiple engineering teams, and partnering with product, design, and engineering leadership to translate business strategy into scalable technical roadmaps, including AI-driven product capabilities. You will also be responsible for identifying and resolving systemic performance, reliability, and scalability issues across the stack, and mentoring senior and mid-level engineers to elevate technical expertise in both full-stack and AI engineering practices. Driving the adoption of modern frameworks, tools, and engineering practices, including agentic AI and LLM tooling, to improve developer velocity and system resilience is crucial. Maintaining awareness of emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly in agentic AI and automation, and assessing their applicability to the business is also a key aspect of this role.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field preferred.
  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with demonstrated experience architecting full-stack web applications at scale.
  • Expert-level proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js) and backend languages (e.g., C#, Node.js, Java, or similar).
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems design, microservices architecture, and API design (REST/GraphQL).
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and cloud-native architecture patterns.
  • Hands-on experience building or integrating agentic AI systems, LLM-powered applications, or AI agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, MCP).
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale technical initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Strong background in database design, including both relational (SQL) and NoSQL data stores.
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and DevOps practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction without direct reporting authority.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience designing multi-agent systems, tool-calling architectures, or retrieval augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
  • Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time data processing (e.g., Kafka, Event Hubs, Kinesis).
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Prior experience in commercial real estate, fintech, or operations/transaction systems.
  • Track record of speaking, writing, or open-source contributions that demonstrate technical thought leadership, especially in applied AI.

Skills & Technologies

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsJavaGraphQLAzureAWSGCPSQLNoSQLCI/CDKafkaDockerKubernetes

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Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Experience Level

Senior

Location

Chicago, TX

Posted

3 days ago

Country

US