Senior Software Engineer

Rippletide is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco to build the core systems that power our Decision Context Graph — the enforcement and auditability layer that makes enterprise AI agents production-ready. You will work on performance-critical backend infrastructure, APIs, and SDKs used by engineering teams at some of the world's most demanding organizations. This is a high-ownership role on a small, talented team building at the frontier of AI infrastructure. What You'll Do Architect and implement the backend services, APIs, and SDKs that form the core of Rippletide's Decision Context Graph platform. Own end-to-end reliability and performance of your systems — from design to deployment to on-call support. Collaborate with the Research team to translate neuro-symbolic AI breakthroughs into production-ready components. Build developer-facing tooling, integrations, and reference implementations that reduce time-to-value for enterprise customers. Participate in architecture reviews, engineering planning, and cross-functional technical conversations as a senior contributor. Work closely with the Solutions Engineering team to troubleshoot complex customer deployments and drive feedback into the product. What We're Looking For 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep proficiency in Python, Go, Rust, or C++. Track record of shipping and maintaining complex distributed systems in production at scale. Strong grasp of graph data structures, inference algorithms, or knowledge representation is a meaningful plus. Experience building public APIs and developer-facing SDKs; you think about ergonomics and developer experience. Self-directed, comfortable with ambiguity, and energized by working on systems with real enterprise stakes. Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco. Entrepreneur mindset — you treat problems as opportunities, take ownership instinctively, and move with urgency. Nice to Have Background in AI/ML infrastructure, LLM tooling, or agent orchestration platforms. Experience with graph databases or distributed knowledge representation systems. Open-source contributions or technical writing in a relevant domain. Previous experience as a founder or co-founder. What We Offer Competitive salary and meaningful early-employee equity. A front-row seat to the enterprise AI revolution — your systems will run inside critical workflows at major organizations. San Francisco office at 2 Embarcadero with flexible remote options. Full US benefits including health, dental, and vision. Learning budget for conferences, research, and open-source contributions. #J-18808-Ljbffr