Staff Engineer (AI-native Software Engineer)

T2 is a new strategic product initiative at RWS. We're a small team building something from scratch. A greenfield development with modern architecture and AI-native practices from day one.

We're working on hard problems at the intersection of AI, enterprise software, and content. The project has executive sponsorship, pilot customers already lined up, and an ambitious launch timeline.

We're looking for a developer who has discovered what happens when you truly partner with AI coding tools - and has the portfolio to prove it.

This isn't a role for someone who uses Cursor for autocomplete. We want someone who has experienced the paradigm shift: using Claude Code's Plan Mode to architect solutions, letting Cursor's agent implement features while you focus on design decisions, shipping production software at a pace that seemed impossible two years ago.

You'll join a small, high-velocity team building something genuinely new. You'll work across our entire stack - from React UI to Java enterprise orchestration to Python AI agents - using AI tools as your force multiplier at every layer.

About Product & Technology

Product & Technology plays a pivotal role in aligning the organization with its strategic objectives and enhancing shareholder value. Product & Technology is responsible for establishing unified standards and governance practices throughout the company. Additionally, we oversee the development and maintenance of core applications essential for the seamless operation of various functions across the organization. We are committed to driving and executing future roadmaps that are in line with the overall strategic direction of RWS.

With a global reach, Product & Technology provides support services to over 7500 end users worldwide. We take pride in managing the information security operation and safeguarding all our assets. Our core functions encompass Enterprise & Technical Architecture, Network & Voice, Infrastructure, Service Delivery, Service Operations, Data & Analytics, Security & Quality Compliance, Transformation, Application Development, Enterprise Platforms, With a dedicated team of over 500 staff, Product & Technology ensures a strong presence across all regions, enabling efficient and effective support to our global operations.

Job Overview

What You'll Do

Build with AI, not just for AI. You'll use Claude Code, Cursor or GitHub Copilot daily - not as novelties, but as essential tools that change how you approach every problem.

Work across the full stack. T2 is a hybrid Java/Python architecture on AWS services.

You'll contribute wherever you're needed. Some days that's debugging an integration issue; other days it's designing a new agent workflow or refining a React component.

Shape our AI-assisted development practices. Help evolve our CLAUDE.md context engineering, contribute to our prompt library, and discover new ways to leverage AI tools as they rapidly evolve.

Ship production software. This is a customer-facing platform with an aggressive timeline. You'll build features that real enterprises use, not just proofs of concept.

What We're Looking For

Demonstrated AI-assisted development experience (6 months minimum)

We need to see evidence. Show us:

• Running software you've built using AI coding tools - not weekend hacks or tutorials, but real applications that are running today
• Your workflow: How do you combine Claude Code, Cursor or Copilot? When do you reach for which tool?
• A specific example where AI tools let you solve a problem you couldn't have tackled alone

Solid software engineering fundamentals

AI tools amplify your abilities - which means they also amplify gaps. You should have:

• Strong understanding of software architecture principles
• Comfort reading and writing code in multiple languages (our stack uses Java, Python, and TypeScript)
• Experience with modern development practices: Git, code review, testing, CI/CD
• 3+ years of professional software development experience

Passion for the craft

You follow what's happening in AI dev tools. You've tried the new Claude Code features the week they launched. You have opinions about when Cursor beats Claude Code and vice versa. You're excited - maybe even a bit obsessed - about how AI is changing what developers can accomplish.

Pragmatic approach to AI

You know when AI tools help and when to write the code yourself. You can critically evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability. You understand that AI assistance doesn't eliminate the need for engineering judgment. It makes that judgment more important.

Bonus Points

• Experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock)
• Familiarity with agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph)
• Background in content management
• Experience with microservices architectures and service-to-service communication
• Contributions to open-source AI tooling

Why Join T2?

Be early. AI-assisted development is transforming software engineering. Most companies are just starting to experiment. We're building production systems this way, right now.

Build something that matters. T2 targets significant business value generation in making language and content universally understood. You'll ship features used by most of the enterprises in Fortune 500.

Work with a team that gets it. Our small team shares your belief that AI tools are a genuine paradigm shift - not just better autocomplete.

Shape your own role. In a five-person team, everyone's contributions are visible and valued. Your ideas about AI-assisted development will directly influence how we build.

How To Apply

Send us:

• Your story - How did you discover AI-assisted development? What changed for you?
• Evidence of your work - Links to repos, deployed applications, or descriptions of production systems you've built with AI tools.
• Your AI toolkit - What tools do you use? How do you combine them? What's your typical workflow look like?

We review every application. If your experience aligns with what we're building, we'll schedule a conversation.

Life at RWS

Life at RWS - If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood , then you’ll love life at RWS.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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