Senior Software Engineer

United StatesUnited States·San Franciscosenior
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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

React, Ruby/Rails, Python, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, GCP/K8s (with Kafka and Terraform in the mix)

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Responsibilities

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  • →Own significant systems and features end-to-end, from design through production and day-to-day operation
  • →Build and operate large-scale distributed systems, choosing and combining the right technologies for the problem
  • →Take hard, ambiguous problems and drive them to shipped outcomes, owning reliability, performance, and cost
  • →Build AI-native agent systems used at scale

Tech stack: React, Ruby/Rails, Python, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, GCP/K8s (with Kafka and Terraform in the mix)

Requirements

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  • 5–8 years in backend or full-stack engineering, centered on building large-scale distributed systems
  • Hands-on experience at a startup, an AI-native company, or in an early/founding-engineer setting
  • A track record of owning and operating high-scale distributed systems (100K+ users)
  • Clear growth in scope and responsibility over your career, rather than staying flat at the same level
  • Strong system-design ability for large-scale data and distributed systems
  • Currently at (or recently from) a well-regarded, high-growth engineering organization, with a strong database background or experience building LLM-powered systems
  • Comfortable working across Ruby/Rails, Python, and MongoDB or Elasticsearch
  • Based in the SF Bay Area and able to work hybrid, three days a week on-site

Nice to Have

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  • A CS degree from a strong program (weighted less heavily if you have 5+ years of strong experience)
  • Day-to-day use of AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot or Cursor

What We Offer

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✓Own systems end-to-end that hundreds of thousands of customers depend on daily
✓Join a high-bar, AI-native engineering team with genuine autonomy and a real tooling budget
✓Work on AI and agent systems at true scale
✓Competitive compensation plus equity
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Work policy: Hybrid — 3 days/week in office
  • Compensation: $170K–$311K + equity
  • Visa sponsorship: Open to visa transfers (e.g. OPT, H-1B transfers)
  • Employment type: Full-time

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
San Francisco, United States
On-site at the office
Who can apply
Open to applicants worldwide

Listing Details

First seen
September 21, 2026
Last seen
October 8, 2026

Posting Health

Days active
16
Repost count
0
Trust Level
24%
Scored at
October 8, 2026

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Senior Software Engineer