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Senior Software Engineer, Employer
$220K–$250K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
About the job
Build and evolve full-stack hiring and employer products, including AI-powered recruiting experiences, from concept through launch and iteration.
What you'll do
- Lead high-impact full-stack initiatives, including architecture, implementation, launch, and iteration.
- Build hiring, monetization, and growth experiences; use A/B tests and customer feedback to improve outcomes.
- Partner with product, design, and data, and support engineering quality through reviews and mentorship.
What they ask for
- Strong full-stack engineering skills, with proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Go, or Python.
- Experience designing scalable architectures and reliable distributed systems.
- Experience owning complex products from idea through launch and iteration.
- Strong product judgment, technical decision-making, communication, and collaborative leadership.
Nice to have
- Experience building AI-powered products, LLM applications, or recruiting agents.
- Experience with product-led growth, A/B testing, Stripe integrations, recruiting tools, or employer-facing products.
Pay
$220K – $250K (base salary)
Tools
Ruby on Rails, Go, Python, Cursor, Claude, Stripe
AI focus
Build AI-powered sourcing, automated outreach, and recruiting agents; use AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude.
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