Senior Software Engineer - Core ATS

About the role

We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our ATS team. For two years, we’ve been building our ATS architecture from the ground up, working closely with top companies to design a modern, AI-powered system that reimagines how recruiting teams operate. Now, we are entering an exciting new phase: we are iterating rapidly, and preparing to launch with some of the largest and most recognizable industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Design the architecture of a system that is elegant today and will scale in the future.
• Make foundational technical decisions that will define how Gem's ATS evolves for years to come.
• Directly collaborate with customers, ensuring that what we build addresses the needs of large-scale modern recruiting teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience as a software engineer, building user-facing products.
• Enjoy mentoring, working cross-functionally, and working directly with customers.
• Moves with velocity and invests in improving your craft.
• Prioritizes technical quality, building reliable and scalable systems.
• Is product-oriented and doesn’t hesitate in making decisions.
• Is energized by collaborating in-office with your peers in a hybrid model.

Qualifications

• Experience with TypeScript, React, Python, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Collaborates with other engineers on data model, architecture, and product decisions.
• Stays close to customers, gathering direct feedback to inform design and development decisions.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to balance hands-on development with long-term thinking.

Benefits

• Highest cash compensation range: $190,000–$260,000 based on level.
• 10-year window to exercise your stock options.
• Supportive Flexible Time Off program.
• Best-in-class medical, dental & vision insurance.
• $1,200 annual stipend for learning and development opportunities.
• 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave for birthing and non-birthing parents.
• New Parent Perks totaling $1,500 and flexibility upon return to work.

Pay

• The annual cash compensation range for this position is $190,000–$260,000 based on level.

Schedule

• This role is based 3 days per week out of our San Francisco, HQ and is not eligible for full-time remote work.