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You’ll own features end-to-end: from idea prototype user feedback iteration deployment, and work across our software stack.\n\nWhat you'll do\nDevelop the internal product stack that powers our workflows and prototype experiences across devices and companion clients.\nBuild and expand our internal application for demos and data collection — the platform we’ll use to test ideas, validate UX, and refine product direction.\nPrototype new features for novel HCI, iterate with in-house test users and external participants, and polish until it feels like magic.\nDesign and run product experiments (A/B tests, instrumentation, qualitative feedback loops) to learn quickly and make confident product decisions.\nStreamline data collection pipelines and participant experiences (setup flows, session reliability, metadata capture, monitoring, labeling hooks).\nBuild demo features that showcase real-time sensing and inference in compelling, reliable ways.\nIdentify high-leverage integrations into existing workflows (how we use the system day-to-day; internal tools that make the team faster).\nCreate and extend automated testing + release infrastructure (CI/CD, smoke tests, regression checks) to support frequent iterations.\nCollaborate daily with ML, hardware, and industrial design; own requirements and deliver high-quality results; debug, optimize performance, and ensure reliability.\n\nRequirements\nStrong proficiency in Python (FastAPI, Pydantic; comfort with pandas/numpy) and modern TypeScript/React.\nExperience building production backends (APIs, data models, reliability/observability) and shipping user-facing features.\nHave shipped multiple 0 1 products or ambitious side projects that real people use. Bonus points if involving real-time data, experiments, or analytics.\nIndependent work ethic, flexibility, and resourcefulness.\nEffective communication and collaboration skills.\nComfortable in a fast-moving startup environment; excited to build independently and iterate rapidly.\nStrong candidates may have\nExperience designing experiments / instrumentation (events, funnels, metrics, dashboards) and using results to drive product iteration.\nFamiliarity with CI/CD and automated testing practices for fast iteration cycles.\nExperience with performance optimization and systems thinking (bonus: C/C++ for targeted native improvements, data encoding/transfer, drivers).\nA strong product/design mindset and user-centered thinking.\n2+ years of experience in a Software Engineering role and a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.\n\nCompensation Range\n$120,000 - $180,000/year\n\nBenefits\nCompetitive equity package\nComprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance\nCompany size: 30-50 people\nUnlimited PTO\nVisa sponsorship\n4% 401k matching\nCompensation Range: $125K - $180K","company":"Tacit","rawCompany":"tacit","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-22T19:01:58.476Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1254.00","title":"Web Developers","slug":"web-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Full-Stack Software Engineer","description":"About Tacit\nWe are an early-stage, deep tech startup based in San Francisco, developing innovative hardware that rethinks human-computer interaction. 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You’ll own features end-to-end: from idea prototype user feedback iteration deployment, and work across our software stack.\n\nWhat you'll do\nDevelop the internal product stack that powers our workflows and prototype experiences across devices and companion clients.\nBuild and expand our internal application for demos and data collection — the platform we’ll use to test ideas, validate UX, and refine product direction.\nPrototype new features for novel HCI, iterate with in-house test users and external participants, and polish until it feels like magic.\nDesign and run product experiments (A/B tests, instrumentation, qualitative feedback loops) to learn quickly and make confident product decisions.\nStreamline data collection pipelines and participant experiences (setup flows, session reliability, metadata capture, monitoring, labeling hooks).\nBuild demo features that showcase real-time sensing and inference in compelling, reliable ways.\nIdentify high-leverage integrations into existing workflows (how we use the system day-to-day; internal tools that make the team faster).\nCreate and extend automated testing + release infrastructure (CI/CD, smoke tests, regression checks) to support frequent iterations.\nCollaborate daily with ML, hardware, and industrial design; own requirements and deliver high-quality results; debug, optimize performance, and ensure reliability.\n\nRequirements\nStrong proficiency in Python (FastAPI, Pydantic; comfort with pandas/numpy) and modern TypeScript/React.\nExperience building production backends (APIs, data models, reliability/observability) and shipping user-facing features.\nHave shipped multiple 0 1 products or ambitious side projects that real people use. 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