Backend Engineer - AI Transformation
Commit
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About the Role of Backend Engineer - AI Transformation at Commit
We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer (4+ years) to join the team as an AI Integration Engineer, supporting one of our enterprise clients as part of their AI-Native Development program. In this role, you will act as an AI Champion and Technical Mentor within the client’s R&D organization. Your mission is to help development teams effectively integrate AI tools, agentic coding workflows, and best practices into their daily software development lifecycle (SDLC). You will help guide teams through AI adoption, help overcome resistance, and ensure AI delivers real value. This is not a feature-delivery or coding-focused role, especially in the early stages; the position is centered on enablement, training, and integration, working closely with teams to embed AI development tools into real workflows and support the organization’s AI transformation. This is a high-impact role focused on technical enablement, AI expertise, and effective collaboration with development teams and intended for experienced engineers who actively use AI in their day-to-day development work and are looking to influence how teams work, rather than for junior profiles or engineers seeking a purely coding-focused position.
What You’ll Do
- Help drive adoption and optimization of GitHub Copilot and AI dev tools.
- Support (mostly) backend engineers, answer technical questions and help unblock teams.
- Stay on the cutting edge of AI releases and best practices, turn your learnings into shareable assets (custom rules, agents, prompts, demos, playbooks, etc.).
- Measure impact, identify gaps and improvement opportunities across the SDLC.
- Help defuse resistance to change with patience and empathy.
- Partner with DevOps, architects, and management to track and optimize AI utilization.
What You’ll Need
- 4+ years backend development experience.
- Experience with .NET and/or COBOL.
- Hands-on experience with modern AI dev tools (GitHub Copilot (preferred) / Cursor / others).
- Excellent soft skills (MUST): mentoring, influence, patience, and empathy.
- Experience working in large, multi-team R&D environments.
- Major advantage: Using GitHub Copilot and good familiarity with its latest features.
- Major advantage: Mentoring and training experience.
- Experience with legacy systems.
- Exposure to agentic AI development, AI workflows, or custom AI tooling.
- Experience defining or running dev tool enablement or training programs.
- Background in architecture or technical leadership roles.
- Experience with front-end development, preferably in Angular.
Key skills/competency
- AI Integration
- Backend Development
- Technical Mentoring
- GitHub Copilot
- SDLC Optimization
- Change Management
- DevOps Collaboration
- .NET/COBOL
- AI Best Practices
- Enterprise R&D
How to Get Hired at Commit
- Research Commit's AI vision: Study Commit's mission, values, recent news regarding AI transformation, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor. Understand their approach to integrating AI into client workflows.
- Tailor your resume for AI Integration: Highlight your 4+ years of backend experience, specifically emphasizing projects involving AI tools, SDLC improvements, and any mentoring or enablement work. Use keywords like "AI champion," "GitHub Copilot," and ".NET/COBOL."
- Showcase your AI tools expertise: During interviews for the Backend Engineer - AI Transformation role, be prepared to discuss your hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot or other AI dev tools. Provide concrete examples of how you've used them to enhance development efficiency or solve complex problems.
- Prepare for behavioral interviews: Commit values strong soft skills like mentoring, influence, patience, and empathy. Practice discussing situations where you've guided teams through change, resolved technical blockers, or shared knowledge effectively.
- Network with Commit engineers: Connect with current and former Commit employees on LinkedIn. Gaining insights into their experiences and the company culture can provide a significant advantage in your application process for the Backend Engineer - AI Transformation position.
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