Software Engineer

Software Engineer

$210,000 – $270,000 base + strong equity

San Francisco (On site)

A breakout AI company is reimagining a critical, legacy-heavy industry through fully autonomous, multimodal systems.

Backed by top-tier investors and already generating substantial revenue, the company is experiencing rapid, sustained growth with strong enterprise adoption. Demand is significantly outpacing team capacity, creating a unique opportunity to join at a pivotal stage of scale.

The Role

As a Member of Technical Staff, you’ll design and scale the core backend systems powering autonomous agents operating in real-world, high-stakes environments. This is a deeply technical, high-ownership role where you’ll work across infrastructure and AI-driven systems—shipping to production from day one.

What You’ll Do

• Build and scale backend systems powering autonomous AI agents
• Design infrastructure and architecture for new product verticals
• Work across multimodal systems (LLMs, computer vision, OCR, telematics)
• Own services end-to-end, from design to deployment
• Improve throughput and reliability for enterprise-scale workloads
• Operate in a highly autonomous, fast-paced engineering environment

What You’ll Bring

• Backend engineering experience (Python preferred)
• Strong CS fundamentals (top-tier academia, ICPC/IMO/IOI, or equivalent signals)
• Experience in high-performance environments (HFT, elite startups, strong big tech teams)
• Proven track record building production systems
• Familiarity with distributed systems, APIs, cloud (AWS/GCP), Docker, Postgres, vector DBs
• High agency with evidence of ownership (side projects, fast growth, founder mentality)

Tech Stack

• Python
• Distributed systems & microservices
• AWS / GCP
• Docker
• Postgres
• Vector databases
• Multimodal AI systems (LLMs, CV, OCR)

Why Join?

• Early engineering role with significant ownership and clear path to leadership
• Strong product-market fit with exceptional growth and momentum
• Complex, defensible problem space with real-world impact
• High talent density across engineering and research
• Opportunity to build core systems, not incremental features
• Competitive compensation, full relocation support, and productivity-focused perks

About People In AI

People In AI connects exceptional engineering and research talent with the most ambitious AI companies globally. We partner with high-growth teams building at the frontier of AI, helping them scale with the right people at the right time.