Staff Software Engineer - Series B AI Startup -$275K +equity

Staff Software Engineer — Series B AI Startup- $275,000We're a Series B AI company helping go-to-market teams move faster — turning customer conversations into structured data, insights, and automated action. Trusted by teams at Scale AI, BambooHR, Abridge, and hundreds of fast-growing companies.Our NYC engineering team is small, senior, and intentional. ~30 engineers total, 3 ever left. Flat structure, direct access to CPO and CTO, heavy investment in dev tooling and internal efficiency.The roleYou'll anchor technical direction for our NYC team — owning architecture, mentoring engineers, and taking flagship features from ambiguity to production.Lead architecture and delivery of complex distributed systemsDrive technical decisions, review PRs, and raise the bar across the teamWork closely with product and design — no silosHigh autonomy, high ownership, high impactYou bringStrong distributed systems background.Fluency in Python and Node.JSComfortable with ambiguity and able to move fast without breaking thingsAI tool fluency — you use these tools, you don't just know they existPrevious experience in a senior or staff IC role at a startup or scaleupWhat We're Not Looking ForEngineering Managers - this is a pure IC role.The detailsOnsite in New York (this is a hard requirement)High-output culture — this team works hardCompetitive comp: $200K–$275K