Software Engineer

Software Engineer Job Opening in San Francisco, California Job#16858443 A leading AI startup is looking for a Software Engineer to join its Growth Infrastructure team and build the systems that find, evaluate, and deploy domain experts at scale. Rather than tuning signup funnels, you will create the platform the growth team relies on to recruit, assess, interview, onboard, and retain specialists across a wide range of projects. You will own this infrastructure end to end, including outreach tooling, an AI-powered interviewer, assessment workflows, and the hiring platform that matches experts to projects based on fit and availability. Working side by side with growth associates, you will uncover bottlenecks, instrument the funnel, and ship automations and internal tools that replace manual work and sharply increase throughput. Over time, you will lead the development of machine learning recommendation systems that predict which expert profiles a project will need before it launches and automate the staffing pipeline from start to finish. The company offers a highly competitive on-target earnings package with significant equity. Qualifications Two to five years of full-stack software engineering experience at a top-tier VC-backed startup, a respected trading firm, or as a founding engineer at a well-funded company, with new grads considered if they bring multiple top-tier internships A degree from a top-30 school in the U.S., Canada, or Europe, with candidates from big tech only required to hold a CS degree from a top-10 program Strong proficiency in Node.js or Python and experience with Kubernetes, with Kafka, Redis, or Elasticsearch a plus A proven record of building products end to end with a strong sense of ownership, ideally including marketplace or growth infrastructure work at a high-growth startup or a human-data AI company Willingness to work onsite five days a week in the Financial District office with flexible start and end times, plus a half day on Sundays either remote or onsite, and U.S. work authorization with the company open to visa transfers such as OPT and H-1B Why Live in San Francisco Residents can kayak on the bay, hike Lands End and Mount Sutro, or relax in Dolores Park on a sunny afternoon. Neighborhoods like Hayes Valley, Noe Valley, and Nob Hill offer distinct housing options, while schools such as San Francisco State and UC Law San Francisco anchor a strong educational community. With the Financial District at the heart of the city's AI and startup scene, top engineering opportunities are just a short commute away. Mannelly Recruitment