Software Engineer, Connectors & MCP

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Design and deliver secure, scalable AI integration platforms that connect enterprise systems and power mission-critical automation
• ▹Contribute to the design and evolution of the AI integration client ecosystem, defining how AI applications securely connect to external tools and data sources
• ▹Own backend service design for high-throughput, low-latency APIs that enable reliable agent workflows and cross-system orchestration
• ▹Set technical direction for identity, auth, and trust boundaries across integrations (OAuth, API key, service-to-service)
• ▹Partner with product and cross-functional engineering leaders to shape roadmap and technical strategy
• ▹Lead production excellence through a metrics-first reliability strategy: SLOs/SLAs, observability, resilience, incident readiness
• ▹Raise the engineering bar through architecture reviews, pragmatic design standards, rigorous testing, and mentorship

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production backend systems using TypeScript, Deno, Node.js, or Bun
• ▹Strong experience designing and shipping API-driven platform services and distributed systems, including microservices and event-driven patterns
• ▹Practical expertise building AI integration layers (MCP clients/servers, tool orchestration, external API connectors, auth mediation)
• ▹Deep hands-on knowledge of authentication and security patterns for third-party integrations (OAuth2/OIDC, API keys, secret management)
• ▹Proven cloud-native experience on AWS, GCP, or Azure, including containerized workloads (Docker/Kubernetes) and CI/CD
• ▹Strong experience with observability and reliability engineering, including SLOs/SLAs, alerting, and incident response
• ▹Solid backend fundamentals in modern server frameworks and data systems (TypeScript/Node or Python, PostgreSQL)

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with Python is a plus but not required
• ▹Staff-level architectural leadership experience

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Generous PTO, plus company holidays
• ▹Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
• ▹16 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents
• ▹Fertility and family planning support
• ▹Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
• ▹Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
• ▹Health savings account with company contribution
• ▹Annual wellness and learning & development stipends
• ▹Company-wide and team off-sites
• ▹Competitive compensation, stock options, and 401k

About the company

WRITER is the platform where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work, with a mission to expand human capacity through trustworthy, enterprise-grade generative AI that unites IT and business teams. Hundreds of companies — including Mars, Marriott, Uber, and Vanguard — build and deploy AI agents on WRITER's end-to-end platform. Valued at $1.9B and founded in 2020, WRITER has office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and London.