Software Engineer (SWE)
- Compensation
- $180K–$220K
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, Onsite
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Experience with Python, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, AWS, or GCP
- Startup experience or experience shipping products in fast-paced environments
- Interest in AI infrastructure, LLMs, distributed systems, or developer platforms
- Experience building internal tools, APIs, or data platforms
- Strong product mindset with a bias toward execution
Full description
Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. We partner closely with our clients to deeply understand their needs, then connect them with top-tier candidates who are not only highly skilled but also the right fit for the company’s culture and vision. Our mission is simple: place the best people in the right roles to drive long-term success for both clients and candidates.
Title of Role: Software Engineer (Full-Stack)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Stage of Funding: Series A
Office Type: Onsite (5 Days/Week)
Salary: $180,000 – $220,000 Base + Competitive Equity
On-Target Earnings (OTE): $350,000 – $600,000+ (Uncapped Performance Bonus)
Company Description
Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed AI infrastructure company building the systems that power the next generation of large language models and AI agents. Their platform enables frontier AI research through scalable data infrastructure, evaluation systems, and human-in-the-loop workflows used by leading AI companies and high-growth startups.
With exceptional growth, significant funding, and a team comprised of engineers and operators from top technology, quantitative trading, and finance firms, this is an opportunity to help shape the infrastructure behind the future of AI.
What You Will Do
- Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack applications supporting AI evaluation and experimentation
- Develop distributed systems, APIs, and human-in-the-loop platforms used for frontier AI development
- Build reliable backend services and modern frontend applications using TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js
- Develop infrastructure for large-scale distributed experiments using Kubernetes, Kafka, and cloud platforms
- Collaborate closely with research, product, and design teams to rapidly prototype and launch new capabilities
- Solve challenging scalability, reliability, and performance problems across the platform
- Participate in technical design discussions, architecture reviews, and code reviews
- Take ownership of projects from ideation through deployment and ongoing iteration
Ideal Candidate Background
- 1–4 years of experience as a Software Engineer or Full-Stack Engineer
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript with experience building production applications