Senior Software Engineer (Hayward)

Job Title : Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

Employment Type : Full-time

Salary : $175K $250K per annum

Location : San Francisco (Hybrid, 2 days / week)

Start Date : ASAP

Visa : No H1B sponsorship available

About Client :

Our client is a Series A start up, growing quickly as they onboard new customers and scale platform, using AI to remake the way consumer underwriting is done, starting with residential real estate. Most consumers' most important financial information is locked up in documents, and weve built technology that is able to harness this data to help make better lending decisions. Weve coupled this underwriting agent with advanced document and identity anti-fraud, and were working toward democratizing sophisticated consumer underwriting for all.

About the Role

Seeking a Staff Software Engineer with 78+ years of experience to lead the re-architecture of our core platform as we scale rapidly. After two years of fast-paced product development, our system has grown into a collection of disparate services, and we need a senior IC to unify, rebuild, and streamline the foundation . This role reports directly to the CTO and plays a critical part in shaping the technical future of the company.

What Were Looking For

• 78+ years of professional experience as a strong individual contributor .
• Deep expertise in systems design, architectural refactoring, and scaling codebases beyond the fast startup phase.
• Experience at a high-growth startup (Seed Series B / C) where engineering teams expanded meaningfully.
• Strong full-stack or backend skills ( Typescript, React, Node.js, Python preferred).
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, make sound technical decisions with incomplete context, and iterate quickly.
• High engineering barsomeone who can elevate the code quality and system design of the entire team.

Tech Stack

Seniority & Experience

Education

What Youll Do

Architect & Rebuild the Core System

Lead High-Impact Feature & Infrastructure Work

Own Key Product Initiatives

Why Join

This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-scaling Series A company with real customers and traction . Youll act as the technical adult in the room , refactoring, simplifying, and shaping the long-term architecture while influencing major product decisions. You will have a direct impact on the companys core systems and help define the foundation for future growth.