Senior Software Engineer
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Quick Summary
Key Responsibilities
React, Ruby/Rails, Python, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, GCP/K8s (with Kafka and Terraform in the mix)
Technical Tools
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Responsibilities
~1 min read- →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
~1 min read- 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
~1 min read- 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
~1 min read✓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
US
About this job
- Pay per year
- $170,000–$311,000 a year
- 23% above the $195,500 median for Software Engineer jobs on Jobera (5,725 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- 24 days ago
Listing Details
- First seen
- September 21, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 23
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 19%
- Scored at
- October 15, 2026
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