San Mateo, CA · On-site
$300 - $500/hr
Estimated Total Compensation (including bonus/equity) $300K - $500K Company Description At ... Role Description This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer ...
San Mateo, CA · On-site
$300 - $500/hr
Estimated Total Compensation (including bonus/equity) $300K - $500K Company Description At ... Role Description This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer ...
San Mateo, CA · On-site
$180 - $240/hr
... 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, including businesses, developers, IT professionals, and ... individuals. Want to know what you'll be doing? You will work on our storage platform which ...
San Mateo, CA · On-site
$180 - $240/hr
... 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, including businesses, developers, IT professionals, and ... individuals. Want to know what you'll be doing? You will work on our storage platform which ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
We're a stealth team of hardcore engineers, designers, and researchers discovering solutions to ... Compensation: $250k-$500k expected salary with 1% to 5% equity depending on background. * Benefits:
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
We're a stealth team of hardcore engineers, designers, and researchers discovering solutions to ... Compensation: $250k-$500k expected salary with 1% to 5% equity depending on background. * Benefits:
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
We're a stealth team of hardcore engineers, designers, and researchers discovering solutions to ... Compensation: $250k-$500k expected salary with 1% to 5% equity depending on background. * Benefits:
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
We're a stealth team of hardcore engineers, designers, and researchers discovering solutions to ... Compensation: $250k-$500k expected salary with 1% to 5% equity depending on background. * Benefits:
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
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Costs are extremely high-often $500K-$2M per patient-limiting access to only a small fraction of ... About the Role As our VP Software Engineering, Robotics & Systems, you will lead Multiply Labs ...
Costs are extremely high-often $500K-$2M per patient-limiting access to only a small fraction of ... About the Role As our VP Software Engineering, Robotics & Systems, you will lead Multiply Labs ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$180 - $220/hr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue‑dense teams within the ... Solid software engineering fundamentals: you write clean, maintainable code, think in systems, and ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$180 - $220/hr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue‑dense teams within the ... Solid software engineering fundamentals: you write clean, maintainable code, think in systems, and ...
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Costs are extremely high-often $500K-$2M per patient-limiting access to only a small fraction of ... About the Role As our VP Software Engineering, Robotics & Systems, you will lead Multiply Labs ...
Costs are extremely high-often $500K-$2M per patient-limiting access to only a small fraction of ... About the Role As our VP Software Engineering, Robotics & Systems, you will lead Multiply Labs ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
We orchestrate 500k+ containers/month and growing. You'll own reliability, performance, and security for multi‑tenant compute. What You'll Do * Design and operate secure, multi‑tenant container ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
We orchestrate 500k+ containers/month and growing. You'll own reliability, performance, and security for multi‑tenant compute. What You'll Do * Design and operate secure, multi‑tenant container ...
Berkeley, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
On-site, Berkeley, CA Salary: $250k - $500k + 1-3% equity Industry: AI, Cybersecurity, Hardware ... You'll bridge ML research, systems engineering, and security, designing and implementing novel ...
Berkeley, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
On-site, Berkeley, CA Salary: $250k - $500k + 1-3% equity Industry: AI, Cybersecurity, Hardware ... You'll bridge ML research, systems engineering, and security, designing and implementing novel ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
We're looking for a Software Product Design Engineer - someone who lives at the intersection of ... Compensation: $250K to $500K base salary, depending on experience. YC has a profit-sharing program ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
We're looking for a Software Product Design Engineer - someone who lives at the intersection of ... Compensation: $250K to $500K base salary, depending on experience. YC has a profit-sharing program ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$123K - $169K/yr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing ... Are willing to wear many hats (software engineer, product manager, account manager, and support ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$123K - $169K/yr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing ... Are willing to wear many hats (software engineer, product manager, account manager, and support ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$183 - $245/hr
Money Movement (MM) is a core Payments Engineering team responsible for actually moving money at ... 500K+ businesses and millions of their employees are getting paid on time, every time. * Lead ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$183 - $245/hr
Money Movement (MM) is a core Payments Engineering team responsible for actually moving money at ... 500K+ businesses and millions of their employees are getting paid on time, every time. * Lead ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$183 - $245/hr
Money Movement (MM) is a core Payments Engineering team responsible for actually moving money at ... 500K+ businesses and millions of their employees are getting paid on time, every time. * Lead ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$183 - $245/hr
Money Movement (MM) is a core Payments Engineering team responsible for actually moving money at ... 500K+ businesses and millions of their employees are getting paid on time, every time. * Lead ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$123K - $169K/yr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing ... Are willing to wear many hats (software engineer, product manager, account manager, and support ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$123K - $169K/yr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing ... Are willing to wear many hats (software engineer, product manager, account manager, and support ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$123K - $169K/yr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing ... Solid software engineering fundamentals: you write clean, maintainable code, think in systems, and ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$123K - $169K/yr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing ... Solid software engineering fundamentals: you write clean, maintainable code, think in systems, and ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$123K - $169K/yr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing ... Solid software engineering fundamentals: you write clean, maintainable code, think in systems, and ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$123K - $169K/yr
... 500K ARR per employee, we sit among the top 5 most revenue-dense teams within the fastest-growing ... Solid software engineering fundamentals: you write clean, maintainable code, think in systems, and ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120 - $150/hr
... software development? Where there are improvements which make sense to own and ship, ship them ... Built or scaled a greenfield product (e.g. 0 to 500K ARR) as a primary engineer Based in San ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120 - $150/hr
... software development? Where there are improvements which make sense to own and ship, ship them ... Built or scaled a greenfield product (e.g. 0 to 500K ARR) as a primary engineer Based in San ...
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Posted 28 days ago
San Mateo
Employment TypeFull time
Location TypeOn-site
DepartmentDevelopment
CompensationAt Autoscience Institute, we automate AI research. Recently, we announced the first AI agent to autonomously create peer-reviewed literature (ICLR 2025) and the first AI system to win a Kaggle medal. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence and contributing to groundbreaking advancements in the field.
Role DescriptionThis is a full-time on-site role for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer (Technical Lead) located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In this role, you will lead the design and development of core systems that power autonomous research agents. You’ll be responsible for building reliable backend infrastructure and production systems that support large-scale AI experimentation and research workflows.
We are looking for engineers who have owned complex projects end-to-end, contributed to system architecture, and helped guide small teams of engineers through delivery. You should be comfortable writing high-quality code, producing clear design documents, and making thoughtful technical decisions that shape how systems evolve over time.
You will work closely with both engineers and researchers to translate experimental ideas into robust production systems.
ResponsibilitiesWe're a team of passionate researchers and engineers working to automate scientific discovery. We believe in the power of AI to accelerate scientific discovery and are committed to responsible AI development.
Compensation Range: $300K - $500K
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Software development
11 - 50 Employees
San Francisco, CA, US
2019
