AI First Developer

<div class="content-intro"><h2><span style="color: rgb(106, 30, 242);"><strong>About Smartcat</strong></span></h2> <p>Smartcat is building the future of work, where human expertise meets digital teammates to drive 10x to 1000x productivity gains for the world’s leading enterprises.</p> <p>We’re on the frontier of an entirely new category: Agentic AI. We enable enterprises to build high-performing hybrid workforces made up of both humans and AI agents. These AI agents aren’t generic copilots. They’re fully trained digital teammates that learn from your best people, your content, and your business strategy—ready to get to work from day one.</p> <p>Our platform combines generative AI, human-in-the-loop workflows, and a living Enterprise Skill Graph that continuously learns and improves. Whether you're launching a product globally, onboarding new hires, translating learning content, or aligning legal teams across regions, Smartcat turns knowledge into action and action into scale.</p> <p>Over 1,000 companies, including 20% of the Fortune 500, rely on Smartcat to bring their business to the world—instantly, accurately, and in every language. As a Series C company with consistently high year-over-year growth, we’re scaling fast and investing in people who want to shape the future of work with us.</p> <p>Join us in unlocking global potential, one human and agent team at a time.</p></div><h3>WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM</h3> <p>We are building the future of software development — <strong>AI-First is the new standard</strong>. You won’t be “experimenting”; you’ll be delivering. Fast. Smart. Relentless. Join the core team that will prove AI-driven engineering is the only way forward. If you love challenges, own your outcomes, and are obsessed with delivery, you’ll thrive here.</p> <h3>MISSION</h3> <p>As an AI-First Engineer, your mission is to deliver production-quality features at a speed and scale that traditional teams cannot match. You will apply AI aggressively across <strong>every stage</strong> of the development lifecycle — from requirements and design to coding, testing, and release — and establish a new engineering benchmark for the company.</p> <h3>OUTCOMES</h3> <ul> <li>Consistently deliver high-quality, production-grade features faster than traditional teams.</li> <li>Build and optimize AI-first workflows that integrate AI across all development stages.</li> <li>Raise the bar for speed, quality, and ownership in product delivery.</li> <li>Be a core contributor to the new engineering culture built on AI-First principles.</li> </ul> <h3>HOW YOU’LL RAMP</h3> <h4>By Day 30:</h4> <ul> <li>Deeply understand our AWS, .NET, Python, MongoDB tech stack and delivery model.</li> <li>Start shipping real features using AI at every stage: coding, testing, documenting, releasing.</li> <li>Contribute to improving workflows for even faster delivery.</li> </ul> <h4>By Day 60:</h4> <ul> <li>Independently own the full lifecycle of feature delivery through AI-first methods.</li> <li>Identify and drive improvements in velocity, automation, and team efficiency.</li> <li>Partner with Product and Tech Leads to aggressively accelerate time-to-market.</li> </ul> <h4>By Day 90:</h4> <ul> <li>Deliver features faster and with higher quality than baseline teams.</li> <li>Actively mentor others on using AI as a multiplier across development.</li> <li>Become a key driver of the AI-First engineering standard inside the company.</li> </ul> <h3>WHAT YOU’VE ACCOMPLISHED:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Proven track record</strong> of delivering production-grade products using AI-driven approach.</li> <li><strong>Mastery in using AI tools</strong> (Copilot/Cursor/WindSurf (etc, you choose), GPT APIs, LLMs) across the <strong>entire development lifecycle</strong> — design, code generation, testing, documentation, and release.</li> <li>Strong technical foundation in <strong>AWS, .NET, Python, and MongoDB</strong>.</li> <li>Obsessed with delivery: you ship, you improve, you own the outcome.</li> <li>Comfortable moving fast, taking ownership, and constantly pushing for better, faster, smarter execution.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><span style="color: rgb(106, 30, 242);"><strong>Why joining Smartcat might be your best move so far</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li><strong>A global, connected team</strong><strong><br></strong> We’re a team of 200+ people across 30+ countries, working together through a hub-and-spoke model anchored in eight key locations: New York, London, Lisbon, Costa Rica, Serbia, Armenia, Georgia, and Spain.  Most of our roles are remote-friendly, giving you the flexibility to do your best work from where you thrive. For customer-facing teams, we prioritize proximity to our customers, ensuring we stay deeply connected to their needs and deliver an exceptional experience.  No matter where you’re based, you’ll be part of a highly collaborative, globally-distributed team that values ownership, speed, and meaningful impact.</li> <li><strong>Be part of an AI Native Organization</strong><strong><br></strong>We are highly innovative, using AI across all areas of the organization to accelerate decision-making and free people to focus on strategy and high-impact work. We embrace new ideas and encourage all Smartcaters, regardless of level or department, to manage their own AI Agents. At Smartcat you’ll shape how AI transforms the workplace and play an integral role in ensuring Smartcat remains a leader in AI innovation.</li> <li><strong>Innovating a $100 Billion industry</strong><strong><br></strong>Smartcat is reshaping the $100B multilingual content industry with an AI-powered platform that makes it easy for companies to create, translate, and localize global content at scale. Our platform enables enterprise teams to move away from slow,  traditional outsourcing methods, and achieve fast, high-quality results, at a fraction of the cost.</li> <li><strong>Join the rocketship to scale-up 10x and beyond together</strong><strong><br></strong> We are looking for someone to become an integral part of our team and play a crucial role in the most exciting part of our journey: transitioning from a post-Series C startup to a company exceeding $100M in ARR and $1B in valuation. Our journey isn’t for the faint of heart. We are growing at 130% YoY, thanks to our strong product-market fit and high-performing team, and plan to accelerate from here. </li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.smartcat.com/culture-code/">Smartcat Culture Code</a>: Where Diversity Meets High Performance</strong><strong><br></strong>At Smartcat, we are committed to building a culture that highlights respect and appreciation for each individual's unique background and perspective, while maintaining a strong focus on results and engagement. We believe in welcoming everyone and fostering an inclusive environment where team members can be their authentic selves at work. Our commitment to inclusion is steadfast, and we stand firmly against discrimination and harassment.      <img style="max-width: 100%;" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VFT6aHum-CSr6v2qwKEebVPYd65mkFBq/view?usp=drive_link" alt=""><img style="max-width: 100%;" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oIDAbhiabQtlYfryQnnOiyLlC4sddVwl/view?usp=drive_link" alt=""><img style="max-width: 100%;" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oIDAbhiabQtlYfryQnnOiyLlC4sddVwl/view?usp=drive_link" alt=""><img style="max-width: 100%;" src="2025BPTW_GeneralBadge_FullColor (1).png" alt=""></li> </ul> <p> </p></div>

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1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

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8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

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9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

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