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About the client:Title of Role: Senior Software Engineer, Platform
Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Stage of Funding: Series A
Office Type: Hybrid (3 days/week in office)
Salary: $175,000 - $220,000 + Quarterly Bonus (up to 6%)
Company Description Our client is a cutting-edge Series A startup reimagining how commerce happens across the internet. Built by an experienced founding team, the company is scaling fast with a unique approach to enabling seamless digital retail experiences.
The platform powers a rapidly growing ecosystem of brands, products, and users-and they're now building out a best-in-class engineering organization to support this growth. With a strong focus on infrastructure and scalability, the company is laying the foundation for the next wave of e-commerce innovation.
What You Will Do As a
Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team, you'll be a key contributor in architecting and building the foundational systems that power the entire company. This is a high-impact role that touches every product and engineering team, with a focus on scalability, speed, and developer empowerment.
In this role, you will:
- Design, implement, and maintain platform infrastructure that scales to meet growing demand
- Build distributed systems that are reliable, secure, and performant
- Develop internal tools and services that improve developer velocity and system observability
- Enable self-serve capabilities for internal teams and customers
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering teams
- Influence the overall technical vision and help guide architectural decisions
Ideal Candidate Background We're looking for a strong platform engineer who has operated at scale and thrives in startup environments where collaboration, ownership, and impact are key.
You'll bring: - 4-7 years of experience in full-stack or backend engineering
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Hands-on experience designing APIs and building scalable platform infrastructure
- Proficiency with backend languages such as Go or Python
- Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js) is a plus
- A background in high-growth environments (Series A-D startups or high-performing teams in big tech)
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Preferred - Experience in a hybrid scaling environment-mix of startup agility and big tech scale
- Previous startup experience, especially at early-stage or high-growth companies
- Strong academic background (for junior engineers) or proven track record at FAANG/startups (for senior engineers)
- Exposure to Google Cloud, Postgres, or similar modern cloud platforms
Compensation, Benefits & Perks - Base Salary: $175,000 - $220,000
- Bonus: Up to 6% annually, paid quarterly
- Equity: Competitive stock options, based on experience and interview performance
- Visa Sponsorship: Available on a case-by-case basis
- Work Setup: Hybrid (3 days a week in San Francisco office)
- Team Culture: Balanced work-life culture, in-person collaboration encouraged, leadership committed to sustainable scaling
- Tech Stack: Golang, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Postgres, Google Cloud
If you're looking to shape the platform foundation of a high-impact product and love solving complex technical challenges in a fast-moving startup environment-this is your opportunity to step in and make your mark.