Senior/Staff Product Engineer, Applied AI

ABOUT THE ROLE Join the product engineering team at a Series A/B AI-powered staffing marketplace. You will bring AI agents into core product workflows and build the backend platform that supports worker sourcing, vetting, matching, and placement. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Apply AI agents across product workflows, using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery. - Architect and lead core backend systems, including real-time matching and automated vetting pipelines. - Shape platform architecture to support evolving product and company needs. - Improve backend performance, reliability, and scalability. - Partner with technical and cross-functional teammates to turn ambiguous product needs into working systems. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Typically 5 or more years of software engineering experience for Senior level, or 7 or more years for Staff level, with end-to-end product ownership in early-stage teams. - Hands-on experience at a high-growth startup, shipping products and projects with speed amid ambiguity. - Strong Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js skills, with experience designing APIs, distributed systems, and data models. - Experience with PostgreSQL and messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ. - Practical experience building and deploying agentic AI products, and using coding agents to rapidly prototype solutions. - Strong product judgment, cross-functional collaboration, and interest in marketplaces, matching systems, applied AI, or operationally complex industries. - Strong technical fundamentals and a track record of sustained contributions in prior roles. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: $200,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. LOCATION On-site in San Francisco, California.