Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software EngineerLocation: Redwood City, CA (On-site, 5 days/week) Company Stage of Funding: Seed-stage (backed by leading early-stage investors) Office Type: On-site Salary: $200,000 – $219,000 + Competitive Equity Visa: Visa sponsorship not availableCompany DescriptionOur client is building an AI-native operating system for procurement within the consumer packaged goods industry, transforming outdated workflows currently managed through email, spreadsheets, and PDFs into structured, intelligent systems.Their platform is already delivering measurable ROI for customers, helping procurement teams unlock significant savings through automation, visibility, and AI-powered workflow orchestration.This is an opportunity to join an early-stage company with strong traction, proven product-market fit, and direct customer demand — working alongside experienced founders to shape the technical foundation of a category-defining product.What You Will DoOwn features end-to-end from concept through production deployment Build full-stack product capabilities across frontend and backend systems Design scalable system architecture to support rapid company growth Partner directly with product leadership to define technical direction Ship customer-facing product improvements rapidly and iteratively Work directly with customers to understand workflow pain points Drive systems design decisions for platform scalability and reliability Build AI-powered procurement workflows and data intelligence systems Raise engineering standards across testing, observability, and code quality Contribute to foundational technical decisions for the next stage of growthIdeal Candidate Background5+ years of software engineering experience Strong full-stack engineering background Experience at VC-backed startups or high-growth product companies Hands-on product ownership experience Strong systems design and architecture thinking Experience building customer-facing software products Technical degree strongly preferred Comfortable operating in highly ambiguous startup environments Experience with modern frontend/backend frameworks Ability to ship autonomously with minimal oversightPreferred / Strong SignalsEarly engineer or founding engineer experience Experience in supply chain, logistics, procurement, or workflow-heavy domains Strong TypeScript / Node.js / React experience Experience building internal systems or operational tooling Direct customer collaboration experience High agency and ownership mindset Comfortable making architectural tradeoffs independently Daily user of AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude, Copilot, etc.)Strong SignalsStrong product-minded engineering instincts Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration Comfort with undefined problem spaces Demonstrated business impact from shipped work Ability to balance speed and engineering rigor Hands-on coding excellence Systems-level thinkingCompensation and BenefitsBase salary: $200,000 – $219,000 Competitive early-stage equity Full onsite role in Redwood City Direct access to founders and leadership Meaningful ownership of product architecture High-growth startup upside Customer-facing product impactWhy JoinThis is an opportunity to join an early-stage AI company already delivering measurable customer value in a massive, underserved market.You will help define the technical architecture for a product solving real operational pain points while working directly with founders, customers, and product leadership.If you're excited by ownership, ambiguity, and building foundational systems in an AI-native environment, this role offers rare early-stage leverage.