Senior Software Engineer, Kotlin

As a Senior Software Engineer, Kotlin at Cline, your primary responsibilities include expanding our application into JetBrains IDEs, developing AI-powered features for coding assistance, optimizing interactions with LLMs, building Kotlin UI components, and ensuring backend integrations for real-time AI operations. You'll play a crucial role in enhancing software development practices while delivering intuitive user experiences.

To qualify for the Senior Software Engineer, Kotlin role at Cline, candidates should have at least 5 years of software engineering experience, strong proficiency in Kotlin and JVM development, and extensive expertise in IntelliJ Platform plugin development. Familiarity with cloud services, LLM technologies, and system design principles is also beneficial, although applicants need not possess all skills to apply.

At Cline, the work culture for the Senior Software Engineer, Kotlin is dynamic and collaborative. You’ll be part of a tight-knit team based in San Francisco, interacting directly with founders and top engineers. We emphasize ownership and autonomy in your work, allowing you to influence the product direction significantly within a supportive environment.

In the Senior Software Engineer, Kotlin role at Cline, you will engage in exciting projects such as enhancing our JetBrains IDE integrations, creating AI-driven coding assistance features, and optimizing our backend services. Your contributions will focus on both the technical and user experience aspects of AI tools that empower developers.

Cline supports the professional growth of the Senior Software Engineer, Kotlin through opportunities for autonomy in decision-making, hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, and collaboration with a talented team. You’ll also have the chance to engage with the vibrant open-source community, enhancing your skills while directly impacting the project’s success.

Highlight specific projects where you've used Kotlin, focusing on challenges you overcame and the outcomes achieved. Discuss how your expertise in Kotlin can benefit Cline in developing AI-powered features and JetBrains IDE integrations.

Discuss specific user experience projects, detailing your approach to gathering user feedback, implementing changes, and measuring the impact. Relate this to enhancing Cline's user interface in JetBrains IDEs.

Explain your techniques for optimizing performance, such as caching strategies, database query optimizations, or UI improvements. Relate these techniques to Cline’s need for handling billions of tokens efficiently.

Illustrate your experience with the IntelliJ Platform SDK, mentioning any plugins you’ve developed and the features you implemented. Explain how this experience will allow you to contribute to Cline’s mission effectively.

Share relevant experience with LLMs, discussing your role in any projects and how you implemented these technologies. Emphasize your understanding of prompt engineering and context management concerning Cline’s offerings.

Talk about a specific challenge you encountered in a collaborative setting, focusing on your communication strategies and collaborative tools. Relate this to working in Cline’s team environment.

Provide an example of a tight deadline you met, detailing your time management skills and methodologies applied. Relate this to how you can meet Cline's project timelines effectively.

Discuss your approach to prioritization through agile methodologies or task management tools. Detail how you plan to align your tasks with Cline’s objectives promptly.

Express your passion for AI in software development, mentioning specific aspects of Cline’s technology that resonate with your interests. Highlight your eagerness to contribute to transforming developer experiences through AI.

Discuss current trends like increased use of LLMs, AI-driven coding assistants, or open-source collaboration. Relate these trends to how they influence Cline’s direction and your perspective on the role of AI in development.