Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Weather Science & AI

Responsibilities

• Own the technical and scientific delivery of consumer vertical experiences, translating atmospheric model output and AI insights into production APIs and data services.
• Build and evolve data backends and pipelines that serve forecast products to flagship apps and experimental surfaces.
• Lead LLM-driven content generation initiatives, including prompt engineering, evaluation harnesses, and guardrails for AI briefings and alerts.
• Partner with research scientists to reduce scientific models to practical consumer applications.
• Shepherd vertical experiences from lab experimentation to flagship product graduation.
• Set technical direction for assigned verticals and serve as a cross-functional voice for science and engineering.

Requirements

• 4+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of taking projects to consumer scale.
• Strong proficiency in Python within a Linux/Unix environment.
• Working knowledge of atmospheric science, NWP, or a closely adjacent earth-science domain.
• Hands-on production experience with LLM APIs, including prompt engineering and observability.
• Experience with AWS services (S3, Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, SQS/SNS) and modern DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated daily use of AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, or Cline).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate scientific nuance into product reality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (M.S. or PhD) in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Oceanography, or a related field.
• Experience with meteorological data formats such as GRIB, NetCDF, HDF, or Zarr.
• Experience building consumer products for outdoor verticals like sailing, golf, or skiing.
• Experience with LLM observability and routing infrastructure (e.g., LiteLLM, Langfuse).

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off program.
• Hybrid work model.
• Competitive 401K match with no vesting requirement.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans effective from day one.
• Progressive family plan benefits.

About the Company

The Weather Company is the world’s leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions through advanced technology and AI. Reaching over 360 million monthly active users via The Weather Channel and Weather Underground, we provide high-volume weather data, insights, and media solutions globally.