Sr Software Engineer

Description

Who We Are – Company Overview

 CSC Leasing is a $1.3 billion equipment financing company purpose-built for the innovation economy. We partner with venture capital and private equity-backed companies across capital-intensive industries—from advanced manufacturing and life sciences to aerospace and industrial automation—providing the flexible financing solutions that high-growth companies need to scale without diluting their equity. 

Unlike traditional lenders who shy away from emerging technologies and pre-profitability businesses, we lean in, underwriting the future by combining deep sector expertise with a venture-informed credit philosophy. Our team operates at the intersection of finance and innovation, evaluating leading-edge technologies and bold business models every single day. 

If you thrive on intellectual curiosity, want a front-row seat to the companies reshaping entire industries, and believe that smart capital can be a catalyst for transformational change, CSC is where you belong 

Overview of Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining CSC’s enterprise technology stack with a strong emphasis on leveraging AI tools, agentic frameworks, and AI-augmented development practices to accelerate delivery and elevate our products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, translate business requirements into scalable solutions, and drive the technical direction across our cloud native applications. You will be a driving force in embedding AI capabilities into both how we build software and what we deliver to clients. 

This role requires technical expertise, leadership skills, and a forward-thinking mindset, along with the curiosity and adaptability to stay at the forefront of a rapidly evolving AI landscape, to deliver high-quality solutions that advance CSC’s innovation strategy.

Team Dynamics

• Collaborative Environment: Work side-by-side with peer software engineers, product owners, stakeholders, and end users in a team culture that emphasizes experimentation, continuous improvement, and hands-on adoption of emerging technologies.
• Innovation Team Role: Be an integral part of CSC’s Innovation Department, contributing to the design and execution of intelligent, scalable solutions that power our growth.
• Reporting Structure: Report directly to the Director, Technology & Innovation ensuring alignment with CSC’s strategic technology vision.

Requirements

Development & Architecture

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable solutions across Cloudflare and AWS using AI-augmented development workflows (e.g., AI-powered IDEs, code generation, and automated testing tools).
• Build, test, and deploy AI-powered applications, agentic workflows, and LLM-based tools that enhance CSC’s operations and client-facing products.
• Implement advanced automation, intelligent customizations, and AI-driven process orchestration aligned with best practices.

Integration & Data Management

• Architect and develop integrations between our systems, leveraging AI agents and middleware to ensure data accuracy and synchronization.
• Design and maintain data models, migrations, and transformation strategies that support AI/ML workloads and analytics pipelines.

AI & Agentic Engineering

• Evaluate, integrate, and operationalize AI tools and agentic frameworks (e.g., MCP servers, LLM-based agents, retrieval-augmented generation) into CSC’s product offerings and internal workflows.
• Design and build autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents that can reason, plan, and execute multi-step tasks across CSC’s platform ecosystem.
• Establish patterns and guardrails for responsible AI usage, including prompt engineering standards, model evaluation practices, and human-in-the-loop review processes.
• Serve as a technical authority on AI-assisted engineering practices, setting the direction for how the team adopts and scales these capabilities.

Security & Compliance

• Implement and manage security controls, profiles, and permission sets – including governance frameworks for AI-generated outputs and agentic system actions.
• Ensure compliance with CSC’s internal policies, relevant industry regulations, and emerging AI-specific standards.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, fostering AI fluency and effective use of AI-assisted development tools across the engineering team.
• Drive technical decision-making and provide architectural guidance on complex, cross-system initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to design solutions that balance technical soundness, business needs, and strategic AI adoption.

Performance Optimization

• Own the full software development lifecycle – from requirements and testing to deployment and documentation – using AI tools to streamline each phase.
• Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks across systems, including AI inference latency, token costs, and agent reliability.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and scalable frameworks that account for AI-generated code review and quality assurance.

Continuous Innovation

• Stay current with AWS products, AI/ML advancements, agentic engineering patterns, and the rapidly evolving landscape of AI development tools.
• Propose and champion new AI-driven approaches that improve efficiency, scalability, and user experience across CSC’s products and internal operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of cloud native software application development.
• Proficiency in different programming languages (Node, Golang, C#, Python, etc.).
• Hands-on experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered features into production applications (e.g., LLM APIs, agentic frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation).
• Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Experience in enterprise-wide architecture, integrations, and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple complex initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts, including AI capabilities and limitations, into accessible language for non-technical stakeholders.

Skills & Attributes

• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-augmented development tooling.
• Familiarity with data engineering, analytics, visualization tools, and data pipelines that support AI workloads.
• Working knowledge of LLMs, prompt engineering, agentic patterns, RAG, and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Strong curiosity and initiative in evaluating emerging AI tools and applying them to real-world business challenges.
• Willing to experiment, prototype, and iterate quickly as AI capabilities evolve.

Our Culture & What We Believe – Company Vision and Values

At CSC, we believe in the power of innovation to reshape the world. We are committed to enabling businesses to thrive by providing flexible and forward-thinking financial solutions.

Our vision is simple yet profound: We envision a world reshaped by the ingenuity of innovators.

We are guided by six core values that shape our culture and define how we work:

• • The Golden Rule – We treat others as we wish to be treated.
• • Innovation – We look ahead to identify opportunities with the potential to make things better.
• • Integrity – We speak with candor and honor our commitments because our word is our bond.
• • Ambition – We strive for excellence, fueled by determination and a relentless work ethic.
• • Humility – We value what people bring to the table and appreciate other viewpoints.
• • Optimism – We know anything can be accomplished with ingenuity, commitment, and collaboration.

At CSC, we don’t just provide financial solutions—we build long-term partnerships that help businesses turn vision into reality.

Compensation & Location

• $150,000–$180,000 base salary + bonus based on company & individual performance.

• In-office position, based at CSC's Richmond, Virginia office.