About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Technology, Information and Internet.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring an early-career Software Engineer focused on applied AI. You will build scalable, performant product features and systems that deliver innovative AI experiences at production scale. This is a full‑stack role where engineers own projects from inception through launch and iteration.

• Collaborate with product leaders to identify customer problems, scope requirements, and deliver pragmatic solutions.
• Build and maintain full‑stack features and services end-to-end with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Design and instrument observability, metrics, and alerts to enable smooth operation and continuous improvement.
• Work with LLMs and other AI models to integrate capabilities into product flows.
• Participate in code reviews, mentor teammates, and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
• Help recruit, onboard, and grow a world-class engineering team.

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Who You Are

• Excited about Large Language Models (LLMs) and building systems that support and leverage them.
• Comfortable ramping quickly on a stack that includes TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals; degree in Computer Science or a related field is typical for this role.
• Able to thrive in ambiguity and independently drive projects to delivery in a fast-paced environment.
• Clear communicator, able to explain technical tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passionate about building intuitive, reliable products customers love.

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Qualifications

• Early-career / entry-level software engineering experience or internships demonstrating practical coding and system design.
• Familiarity or practical experience with front-end frameworks (React, Next.js) and back-end Node.js services.
• Experience or interest in working with GraphQL (Apollo) and relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• Exposure to production monitoring, observability, or CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.

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Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful early equity
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 3 weeks of PTO
• 11 paid company holidays plus a winter holiday break
• 3 months of paid family leave
• Wednesdays work from home
• Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats
• 401(k) plan
• Other perks include commuter and lunch stipend

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Compensation & Employment Type

• Compensation Range: $160K - $180K
• Employment Type: Full‑time
• Location: San Francisco, CA (on-site / hybrid as determined by the client)

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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