Senior Software Engineer

FutureTech Recruitment
San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time$225,000–$425,000Posted Sep 17, 2026

About the role

Software Engineer (Mid to Staff+)

Onsite 5 days/week - San Francisco, CA

Base $225k - $425k + Equity

FutureTech Recruitment is partnered with a $40M+ funded AI startup backed by top-tier institutional investors. Founded by a repeat founder with a major prior exit, the company is building an AI platform that takes real ownership of work across enterprise tools and systems - not just answers questions. One of the highest-ARR companies in their YC batch, with year-to-date growth exceeding 1000% and a recent round above their $175M Series A valuation.

They’re hiring strong engineers from mid-level to Staff+ across three areas: product, platform, and AI infrastructure. These are broad, hands-on IC roles - everyone builds and ships. The team is 12 people, the problems are genuinely hard, and the equity is real.

What You Could Work On

Product - user-facing experiences across web and mobile; interactions for delegating work to agents, following progress, and handling uncertainty; features owned end-to-end

Platform - backend APIs, identity, workspaces, billing, payments, analytics; connector, authentication, webhook, and automation infrastructure for third-party integrations

AI Infrastructure - agent harness, orchestration, tool execution, state, evaluation, and failure recovery; context management, memory, storage, and sandboxed execution; model routing and serving, Kubernetes, networking, queues, and cloud infrastructure

Requirements

2-15 years shipping production TypeScript full-stack, with backend and infra ownership

TypeScript in production across a Node backend and React frontend

Hands-on with GCP and Docker - owns their own deploys, debugs at the container/Linux level

Strong CS fundamentals - reasons from first principles, forms clear mental models

Eager to be an IC and write code every day - and has done so recently

Uses AI deeply in their own work - follows the field closely and has formed their own views

Must be willing to work onsite in SF 5 days/week

Tech Stack

TypeScript, React, Node.js, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Distributed Systems, AI Agents, Cloud Infrastructure

$42M+ raised, 1000%+ YTD growth, 12 people. Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), 4 weeks PTO, and free lunch. If you’re an exceptional engineer who wants genuinely hard problems and real equity at one of the fastest-growing AI startups in SF, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship user-facing experiences across web and mobile
  • Develop backend APIs and infrastructure for third-party integrations
  • Work on AI infrastructure including orchestration and model routing

Qualifications

  • 2-15 years of production experience with TypeScript full-stack
  • Hands-on experience with GCP and Docker
  • Strong CS fundamentals and ability to reason from first principles

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • 4 weeks PTO
  • Free lunch

Skills mentioned

TypeScriptReactNode.jsGoogle CloudDockerKubernetesDistributed SystemsAI AgentsLinuxBackend Development

About FutureTech Recruitment

At FutureTech Recruitment, our purpose is to drive transformative growth by connecting talent with innovative FinTech and AI companies. We specialize in sourcing and placing top-tier software engineers and executives who are crucial for the success of well-funded start-ups and businesses approaching IPO. Our commitment goes beyond traditional recruitment; we prioritize genuine customer service and long-term relationships. By understanding the unique needs of both our clients and candidates, we ensure precise matches that foster innovation and success. With a fast turnaround and transparent process, we aim to be the trusted partner in your journey to excellence and growth.

Staffing and Recruiting2-10 employeesLos Angeles