The Software Development Engineer V (Senior Technical lead) will be a cornerstone in advancing Avalara's Content Engineering mission — leading the charge toward autonomous content management powered by AI agents and generative AI technologies. This role is critical to transforming how Avalara sources, understands, and manages global compliance content, bringing us closer to our vision of being part of every transaction in the world.

As part of the Content Engineering team, you will develop the orchestration layer and main systems that allow autonomous behavior within Avalara's Content Studio. Your work will center around developing scalable MCP servers, AI agents, APIs, microservices and the frontend. It will also involve integrating these components with our content platforms. Furthermore, the project aims to embed advanced AI/ML capabilities, creating a agentic, low-touch content ecosystem. You will be reporting to senior engineering Manager.

• You will build a network of intelligent AI agents that distinct content management tasks and collaborating to achieve end-to-end automation.

• Develop scalable backend APIs and microservices using the .NET stack; integrate with MCP servers and event-driven content pipelines

• Develop an orchestration layer that coordinates agentic workflows, including stale content detection, version reconciliation, and update scheduling

• Build an autonomous content system by minimizing manual steps and allowing human review only when needed

• Build analytics, logging, and feedback loops to improve agent accuracy and reduce false positives

• Build responsive, intelligent front-end interfaces (React) that surface agent recommendations, resolve conflicts, and support human-in-the-loop overrides

• Embed generative AI logic in the UX: draft suggestions, auto-populate updates, prompt confirmation, and explain agent decisions

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing and best practices

• Be a technical lead on complex projects, providing architectural guidance and hands-on implementation

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience)

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This is a remote position.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.
• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.
• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.