Software Engineer
Authorium · San Francisco, CA · 5 days ago
HybridEngineering$149k–$201k/yrFull-time
What You Will Be Doing
- Shipping Core Features: Deliver complex, high-impact features across our platform—from building robust versioning systems to designing intricate approval workflows and permission models.
- Technical Evolution: Participate in architectural decisions that scale across multiple customer configurations. You’ll contribute to ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) and help drive the modularization of our core domain.
- High-Bandwidth Collaboration: Work in-person (Monday–Thursday) in our SF office to whiteboard solutions, debug production bottlenecks, and move from idea to deployment at high velocity.
- Engineering Craft: Uphold a high bar for technical excellence. You’ll engage in deep, architectural code reviews and contribute to the advancement of our automated quality gates.
- AI-Native Workflow: Leverage Cursor and Claude to offload boilerplate and focus on complex implementation. You’ll help refine our AI-first patterns—including agentic testing and automated reviews—ensuring the team operates at maximum leverage.
Must Have
- 3+ years of professional full-stack experience.
- A demonstrated ability to understand and contribute to complex domain objects and data models in production environments.
- A high level of comfort with security as a core engineering discipline, including a strong working knowledge of defensive coding practices and the authorization models required to protect sensitive data.
- A history of writing clean, maintainable code with comprehensive testing, and a commitment to documentation and observability.
- An enthusiasm for working in a collaborative, in-person environment in San Francisco.
Nice to Have
- Modern Frontend Experience: Familiarity with React and/or Next.js — we're actively evolving our frontend stack, and if React or Next.js is in your background, we want to hear about it.
- Ruby on Rails Proficiency: Strong knowledge of Rails conventions and an interest in (or experience with) modular monoliths.
- Complex Document Infrastructure: Experience with document generation (PDFs), rich text editors, or building systems to process unstructured data within secure workflows.
- Regulated Industry Experience: Previous work in compliance-heavy environments such as GovTech, FinTech, or HealthTech (FedRAMP, SOC 2, or HIPAA).
- Infrastructure Curiosity: Experience with or a strong desire to learn AWS infrastructure (ECS/EKS, CloudWatch) and modern deployment pipelines.
- Startup Veteran: Previous experience in a fast-growing startup ($5M–$30M ARR range) where you navigated rapid change and contributed to a scaling product.