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Loop is looking for a full‑stack Software Engineer to contribute directly to the design, development, and maintenance of our core products. You’ll build scalable solutions, uphold technical excellence, and be a reliable partner to the engineers around you.

Engineering at Loop is AI‑first. Every engineer is provisioned with Claude Code and Cursor, and we expect AI agents to be your default starting point before you open a file. You are not primarily a writer of code; you are the judgment layer. You determine what should be built, validate that what was built is correct, and own the outcome in production. AI handles a growing share of implementation, but you own everything that surrounds it.

We work from our HQ in Columbus, OH, and are distributed throughout the United States, select Canadian provinces, United Kingdom, and Australia. For this position we are open to Columbus, OH; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; Los Angeles, CA; or fully remote.

PHP/Laravel, Vue.js, MySQL, DynamoDB, Kubernetes, AWS, Serverless. Our hiring process is tech‑stack agnostic.

• Design, build, and maintain web applications, APIs, backend services, and lambdas for the Loop product line. Match the level of rigor to the stakes. Craftsmanship means fit for purpose.
• Start with the agent, not the editor. Invest time in planning and intent articulation; the quality of your prompt is the quality of your output.
• Review AI‑generated code with the same rigor you’d apply to any code. Plausible is not the same as correct.
• Include meaningful test coverage in every PR and contribute to a healthy CI/CD process.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers. Own the outcome in ambiguity.
• Exhibit ownership: done means stable in merchant hands, not just merged. Flag risks early, make reversible decisions fast, and iterate.
• Make the system around you more effective, not just your own output. Contribute beyond your immediate scope is part of the job at every level.

• 2‑4+ years building web applications, backend services, or APIs.
• Use AI agents as your default starting point and can describe your actual workflow: plan a task, prompt an agent, evaluate the output, and decide where to spend your review time.
• Have caught AI‑generated code that looked right but wasn’t. Treat it the same as code from any other source.
• Have a point of view on where AI helps and where it gets engineers into trouble, and can speak to both from real experience.
• Experience with PHP/Laravel, AWS Serverless, or Vue.js is a strong plus, but not required.
• Care about well‑tested, reliable software and have worked in agile, CI/CD environments.
• Operate with intensity and hold a high bar for yourself and others. Give direct feedback, ask for help early, and respond to setbacks with ownership.
• Can share examples of learning from mistakes, asking for help, and growing through feedback.

$125,000 – $165,000 a year (base salary). This range may change. The actual annual salary will be based on experience, location, and market demand.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible PTO; company holidays; sick & safe leave; parental leave; 401(k); monthly wellness benefit; home workstation benefit; phone/internet benefit; equity.