Software Engineer, Full Stack (Staff)

HQ: San Franciscofull timeRemote

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senior

$220k–$300k

H1B: no

Lightfield Staff Software Engineer at Lightfield responsible for building scalable, performant AI product features and systems. Leads technical design, mentors teammates, and collaborates with product leaders to define strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

We’re looking for an experienced engineer who is product-minded, eager to tackle the challenge of building highly scalable, performant, and reliable features and systems that deliver exceptionally innovative AI product experiences.
At Lightfield, engineers take end-to-end ownership of projects from inception to impact, collaborating across functions and pushing the envelope on what’s possible in applied AI systems development. You’ll work alongside a talented team to deliver industry-leading solutions and play a key role in shaping Lightfield’s product and technical vision.
Collaborate with product leaders to define strategic initiatives, identify critical customer problems, and drive requirements into technical execution.
Build and maintain complex full-stack product features and systems, end-to-end, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
Develop observability and metrics to enable smooth operation, proactive issue detection, and continuous improvement.
Lead technical design discussions, mentor teammates at multiple levels, conduct thorough code reviews, and help set engineering best practices and standards.
Contribute to building a world-class engineering team through recruiting, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing.

Qualification

Experience building large-scaleProven ability to designThrives in ambiguityClear communicator

Required

7+ years of experience in software development, with a strong background in both front-end and back-end technologies.
Experience building large-scale, high-performance, and mission-critical systems that support complex customer workflows and large-scale data processing.
You’re excited about Large Language Models (LLMs) and the opportunity to build systems that support and leverage them.
Proven ability to design, architect, and scale distributed systems in production environments.
Strong fundamentals in software engineering, with a degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).
Thrives in ambiguity, able to independently scope, plan, and lead projects while delivering results in a fast-moving environment.
Clear communicator, capable of articulating technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Passionate about building products customers love, ensuring our CRM is intuitive, intelligent, and indispensable.