Senior Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI): Building and scaling real-time voice and communication infrastructure for enterprise financial services with an accent on backend systems, distributed architecture, and internal tooling. Focus on shipping production-grade code, improving system reliability, and solving complex challenges in high-intensity startup environments.

Location: Must be based in the United States (San Francisco, CA)

Salary: $150,000–$210,000

Company

A fast-growing AI startup developing voice and communication infrastructure for the enterprise financial services sector.

What you will do

• Own backend systems, voice infrastructure, and internal tooling end-to-end.
• Build scalable, reliable real-time systems for enterprise-grade customer interactions.
• Ship production code rapidly within a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Lead incident response and drive improvements in system reliability and architecture.
• Collaborate with leadership on technical strategy and team growth.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of software engineering experience with strong backend/infrastructure focus.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and/or Python.
• Proven experience building scalable distributed systems in production.
• Ability to thrive in high-intensity, fast-moving startup cultures.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with voice AI or telephony systems.
• Background in FinTech or real-time systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary with meaningful equity participation.
• High level of ownership and influence over core engineering systems.
• Opportunity to solve complex AI infrastructure challenges at scale.