Senior Software Engineer Java Full Stack Jobs in San Francisco, CA

Help us tackle the growing wildfire crisis with the latest advancements in AI and IoT
Who we are
The challenge: Every minute matters in wildfire response. As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of wildfires-with longer fire seasons, drier fuels, and more extreme weather-new ignitions can spread rapidly, putting communities, critical infrastructure, and ecosystems at risk. Today, many wildfires are first reported by members of the public, meaning it can take valuable time to detect a fire, confirm its location and size, and mobilize responders. Fire agencies need faster, more reliable ways to detect, verify, and pinpoint new ignitions so they can respond quickly and prevent small fires from becoming catastrophic events.
About Pano AI: Pano AI is the leader in AI-powered wildfire detection and intelligence, helping fire professionals detect, respond to, and contain wildfires faster and more safely. Our platform combines advanced hardware, software, artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and other data sources to provide real-time situational awareness and actionable intelligence. Using a network of ultra-high-definition, 360-degree cameras positioned across high vantage points, Pano AI delivers a real-time view of wildfire activity, enabling faster, more informed decision-making when every second counts.
We are a team of more than 175 people working in a hybrid-remote environment across North America and Australia, with headquarters in San Francisco. Our customers include government agencies, utilities, insurers, and private landowners who rely on Pano AI to help protect people, property, and natural landscapes. Pano AI currently serves customers across the United States, Australia, and Canada, monitoring more than 50 million acres worldwide.
Our values are part of everything we do at Pano AI. They guide how we work together, how we serve our customers, and how we approach our mission.
Impact: As we scale our business, we grow our impact-enabling emergency managers to protect people, infrastructure, and the environment from devastating wildfires.
Service: We serve those who serve, and the teammates beside us.
Trust: We earn trust through integrity, accountability, and an obsession with quality so that our partners can rely on us.
Excellence and Speed: We produce exceptional work quickly because our mission demands both precision and urgency.
Innovation: We apply cutting-edge technology to what we build and how we work.
Our work has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative AI Companies in 2023 and one of the World's Most Innovative Companies in 2026, ranking #1 in Sustainability. We have also been named to TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025 and recognized by MIT Technology Review as one of the top climate technology companies to watch.
Backed by $89 million in funding from leading investors including Giant Ventures, Liberty Mutual Ventures, Tokio Marine Future Fund, Congruent Ventures, Initialized Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and T-Mobile Ventures, we're building technology that helps communities around the world become more resilient to wildfire. Learn more at www.pano.ai.
The Role
For the Senior Software Engineer role, we're looking for somebody who will drive major projects in unlocking new end-to-end capabilities for our users while building scalable, secure, and maintainable production systems. At Pano, team members take ownership of what they do, and our approach to problem-solving relies heavily upon creativity, communication, and collaboration.
The ideal candidate is humble, hungry, and people-smart. They have experience building products across the entire stack and a firm understanding of web technologies, APIs, databases, and both frontend and backend programming languages - including TypeScript/React, Java, and Python.
What you'll do

• Work with your teammates across the entire stack, building highly scalable solutions that enable positive impact for our users and our business
• Develop new features as well as tools, frameworks, and workflows in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements
• Drive new projects, from conceptualization to deployment
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, and maintain high standards for code quality, maintainability, security, and application design
• Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities
• Participate in on-call rotation to respond to, triage, mitigate, and resolve production issues
• Create run-books, metrics, and dashboards

What you'll bring

• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Software Engineer
• 3+ years of professional experience in a fast-paced SaaS or a similar business environment
• Experience with server-side Java software development, with modern frameworks and methodologies, such as Spring
• Proficiency with SQL, RDBMS (ideally PostgreSQL), and familiarity with ORMs
• Expertise in front-end technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS3, HTML5, and third-party SPA frameworks such as React
• Ability to visualize a proposed system and be able to build it
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in complex systems
• Ability to communicate effectively within the team and across the organization while sharing insights and updates and collaborating to achieve project goals
• Preferred skills:
  
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, such as GCP and AWS
  • Familiarity working with Linux-based systems as well as containerization and orchestration tools, such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with caching mechanisms such as Valkey, Memcached, and Redis
  • Basic design ability, including knowledge of UI/UX and basic prototype design
  • Familiarity with common DevOps tools and practices, such as Git and CI/CD
  • Familiarity with SOC2 / ISO 27001 security frameworks
• Preference for someone located in the Pacific / Mountain time zones

Final compensation for regular full-time employees is determined by a variety of factors, including job-related qualifications, education, experience, skills, knowledge, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, regular full-time roles are eligible for equity. Benefits are tailored to local market standards and statutory requirements in the employee's country of employment, and may include health coverage, retirement or pension contributions, and paid time off. Specific benefit details will be shared during the interview process.