Associate Software Engineer - (Graduate)

Software Engineering Graduate Role

At Encord, we're building the AI infrastructure of the future. One of the biggest challenges AI companies face today is data quality. The success of any AI application relies heavily on the quality of its training data, yet for most teams, this crucial step is both the most costly and time-consuming. We're here to change that.

As former computer scientists, physicists, and quants, we've experienced firsthand how a lack of tools to prepare quality training data impedes progress in building AI. We believe AI is at a stage similar to the early days of computing or the internetwhere the potential is clear, but the surrounding tools and processes are still catching up. That's why we started Encord.

We are a talented and ambitious team of 100+, working at the cutting edge of computer vision and deep learning. Backed by $30M in Series B funding from top investors like CRV and Y Combinator, we're one of the fastest-growing companies in our space. We have big plans ahead and are looking to expand our Engineering team to help us in building a better product for our customers.

This is a full-time role starting in June or September 2026 depending on graduation dates.

We're looking for curious, ambitious graduates who are excited to launch their software engineering careers and make an impact from day one. You'll join us around June/September 2026 as part of a small, highly collaborative team that's building the next generation of AI infrastructure.

At Encord, you'll work alongside serial founders, ex-computer scientists, physicists, and quants who care deeply about building great products and shipping fast. We're looking for graduate full-stack engineers, whether you're more front-end or back-end leaning, who are passionate about solving real customer problems and thrive in autonomous squads of 45 people.

Encord is growing rapidly, with our product as the key driver of that growth. A year ago, we were a team of 50; now, we're over 100 and continuing to accelerate. Joining us now means stepping in at a crucial stage of expansion for the company, product, and team. Your contributions here will have a real, visible impact.

If you're finishing university and looking for your first full-time engineering role where you can learn fast, build meaningful products, and grow alongside an exceptional team, Encord could be the perfect place for you.

What to Expect

You'll join the small team that has built a product that our customers love and consistently rate as the best in the market. Members of the team are veterans of both Big Tech and successful startups. While the team is more than a sum of its parts, every member on the team is impressive on their own.

Your work will have direct and tangible impact for customers and in turn noticeably affect the trajectory of the company.

You will be entrusted with end-to-end ownership of your projects. From product, design and architectural decisions, all the way to deployment, monitoring and measuring impact on users. You will have the opportunity to work across the stack, covering everything from deployment to styling. We expect each other to take initiative, be proactive in problem-solving, and continuously seek improvements.

You will often work autonomously to take charge of your projects, make decisions, and drive your work forward. But as a lean and high trust team, we remain quick to collaborate and support each other with challenging problems together. You will work alongside amazing team-mates who will help you learn and upskill quickly.

You will tackle complex domains and immense scale with simple solutions. You'll leverage your expertise to solve challenging problems in simple ways.

About You

You've built small projects, coursework assignments, or personal apps, and are excited to apply what you've learned to real-world systems. You're curious about how reliable, high-performance software is built and are keen to learn from experienced engineers.

You want your work to make a meaningful difference. You're excited by the idea of contributing to products that real people use and that deliver tangible results.

You enjoy creating things from the ground up, whether that's writing code, designing systems, or experimenting with new technologies. You're comfortable exploring across the stack and love solving problems.

You don't need every detail defined before you start. You enjoy figuring things out, learning as you go, and using feedback to guide your work.

You value teamwork, communication, and helping others succeed. You take feedback well, share ideas openly, and contribute to a positive, high-performing team culture.

Qualifications

Currently pursuing or holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or have gained equivalent expertise through coding bootcamps or relevant work experience.

Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, C#, C++, Java, Ruby on Rails, or JavaScript.

Tech Stack

We are technology agnostic at Encord. We are not looking for you to have experience in all these technologies. As long as you're open to learning, please apply.

We currently use Python and Typescript across our codebase. Prior experience is appreciated but not required.

Below is a detailed breakdown of all the technologies we use.

- Backend: Python

- Frontend: Typescript and React

- Kubernetes for deployment

- GCP for underlying infrastructure

We encourage people from all backgrounds, cultures and skill levels to apply. It is okay to not meet all requirements listed as we are looking for individuals who are passionate, eager to learn.

What We Offer

- Competitive salary and equity in a hyper growth startup.

- Real opportunities to grow. We're growing insanely fast and you'll have all the opportunities for growth that you can handle.

- Strong in person culture. We're 3-5 days a week in our newly-launched loft office in North Beach.

- Flexible PTO to recharge.

- Annual learning and development budget.

- 18 paid vacation days + federal holidays.

- Lots of opportunities for travel (all around the US, to London & Europe).

- Bi-annual off-sites and monthly socials.

- Health, dental and vision insurance.

Encord offers a unique opportunity to be part of a startup with a clear mission and vision. You will get to explore and build services enterprise AI use cases across many different industry verticals such as healthcare, surveillance, retail, agriculture, and many more.

Our work is at the cutting edge of computer vision and deep learning, which also includes working on solving unsolved problems within those fields.