Senior Software Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs.
• Build and maintain intuitive and performant frontend applications.
• Take ownership of projects end-to-end, from architecture through deployment and monitoring.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to define and implement new features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Participate in design reviews and code reviews, raising the bar for engineering quality.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across the stack and ensure system reliability.
• Contribute to improving engineering processes, tools, and team practices.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and bring new ideas to the team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Go, Python, or equivalent.
• Experience with at least one modern frontend framework (React, Next.js, TypeScript, or similar).
• Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.
• Proven ability to take ownership of complex projects and deliver them end-to-end.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desired

• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts and technologies, such as: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), Vector Databases.
• Experience working in an early-stage startup environment.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• GCP certifications such as Professional Cloud Developer or Professional Data Engineer are a plus.

Pay

$120,000 - $170,000 base salary in San Jose.