Staff Software Engineer
2 days ago
🚀 Backend Engineer – High-Growth AI SaaS Startup 📍 SoMa, San Francisco, CA | 💼 Full-Time | Onsite 💰 Salary: $200K–$325K + Meaningful Equity (1%+) Join an early-stage AI SaaS start-up creating an AI application builder that empowers business users to build custom applications where humans and AI collaborate seamlessly across enterprise systems. The company addresses complex enterprise challenges, including multi-day workflows, cross-system integrations (ERP/CRM/financial platforms), secure VPC hosting, and enterprise-grade observability, logging, identity, and compliance controls. About the Role We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to lead the development of backend systems and architecture. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of core systems in an early-stage company, shaping architecture, scalability, and reliability from the ground up. You’ll tackle challenging problems like orchestrating multi-system workflows, processing large-scale data asynchronously, and safely executing AI-generated code — all while collaborating closely with the applied AI team. What You’ll Do Design and build the core workflow engine — the orchestration layer connecting agents, data sources, and frontend views. Develop and scale the TypeScript-based backend , handling asynchronous execution, retries, and deterministic routines. Build and maintain integration layers for REST APIs, SQL sources, and third-party systems. Collaborate with the applied AI engineering team to integrate automation and intelligence across systems. Define and enforce best practices for backend architecture, reliability, and developer experience as the company scales. Who You Are (Must-Haves)4–15 years of professional software engineering experience. Strong experience with TypeScript, Node.js , and modern backend architectures. Experience designing complex data models and managing asynchronous tasks/workflows. Prior experience working in early-stage startups or high-growth environments. Experience integrating multiple systems, including REST APIs and SQL sources. Excited by building scalable systems and comfortable in a startup environment. Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills. Nice-to-Haves Experience building or integrating AI / LLM-powered applications . Familiarity with Temporal or similar orchestration/workflow systems. Exposure to other modern backend frameworks or cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes). Why Join? Competitive salary: $200K–$325K + meaningful equity (1%+) in an early-stage company. Work alongside experienced founders who have successfully scaled AI and enterprise SaaS products. Shape the architecture and direction of a high-impact backend system used across complex workflows. Be part of a small, highly motivated team at the forefront of AI and enterprise applications.
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend
3 weeks ago
Fremont, United States Scout Motors Full timeWhat youll doAs the Staff Software Engineer for Scout Motors digital products, you will be responsible for leading a team of highly skilled software engineers and driving the development of digital solutions for our customers and business partners. Some of the key products as part of digital portfolio are order management, customer management, marketing,...
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend
3 weeks ago
Fremont, CA, United States Scout Motors Full timeBut Scout is more than just a brand, it's a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work. The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn't been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by...
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Staff Software Engineer
2 days ago
Fremont, CA, United States 1Five Full timeThe RoleOur client is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join a small, senior team as a highly skilled individual contributor. In this hybrid role, you'll work across the stack to build new user-facing features and develop integrations with CAD and third-party applications. You'll partner closely with product managers, AI researchers, and other engineers...
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Staff Software Engineer
8 hours ago
Fremont, CA, United States 1Five Full timeThe RoleOur client is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join a small, senior team as a highly skilled individual contributor. In this hybrid role, you'll work across the stack to build new user-facing features and develop integrations with CAD and third-party applications. You'll partner closely with product managers, AI researchers, and other engineers...
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Staff Software Engineer, Payments
2 weeks ago
Fremont, United States Tesla Motors, Inc. Full timeWhat to Expect Tesla is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Payments team, focused on building and scaling payment processing systems that keep the lights on for the company. This involves collaborating with cross‑functional teams, including product, finance, engineering and operations, to gather requirements and develop solutions aimed at...
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Fremont, United States Tesla Motors, Inc. Full timeWhat to Expect We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Software Engineer with expertise in server-side and backend development to join our small, high-performing team. You'll build scalable software systems that power the manufacturing of innovative products like vehicles, superchargers, and energy storage solutions. The ideal candidate is passionate about...
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Staff Software Engineer, Payments
3 days ago
Fremont, CA, United States Tesla Full timeWhat to Expect Tesla is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Payments team, focused on building and scaling payment processing systems that keep the lights on for the company. This involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, finance, engineering and operations, to gather requirements and develop solutions aimed at reducing...
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Fremont, CA, United States Tesla Full timeWhat to Expect We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Software Engineer with expertise in server-side and backend development to join our small, high-performing team. You'll build scalable software systems that power the manufacturing of innovative products like vehicles, superchargers, and energy storage solutions. The ideal candidate is passionate about...
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Staff Software Engineer, Raxium
4 days ago
Fremont, California, United States Google Full time $197,000 - $291,000 per yearMinimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.8 years of experience in software development.8 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.5 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as C#, Java, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including...
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend
6 days ago
Fremont, California, United States Scout Motors Full time $165,000 - $220,000Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and will do so once again.But Scout is more than just a brand, it's a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.The Scout...
