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Software Engineer (San Francisco)

ExecutivePlacements.com
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/4/2026
What Youll Do

You will join a small, elite product pod operating like a founding team inside the company. Your work will directly shape the future of entirely new product linesfrom ideation to product-market fit to scaling toward $10M ARR.

In This Role, You Will

  • Drive products from 0 1 10M ARR, owning development end-to-end.
  • Lead feature creation, product decisions, customer conversations, and full-stack execution.
  • Build high-impact AI products used daily in real industrial workflows (e.g., accounts receivable automation, lead-gen automation, factory operations tools).
  • Collaborate directly with multibillion-dollar enterprise clients to understand pain points and design solutions.
  • Occasionally visit factories and warehouses to observe real users and validate workflows (infrequent but highly impactful).

This role is ideal for someone who wants meaningful ownership, fast iteration cycles, and the ability to build products with immediate real-world impact.

Who Were Looking For

Profile Archetypes We Like

Weve found people with the following backgrounds thrive in this environment:

  • Early-career engineers (early to mid-20s) with 25 years at a high-growth, respected startup
  • Experience at strong companies through internships
  • Involvement in elite tech or founder communities (e.g., Neo, Contrary, 8VC, Dorm Room Fund)
  • Degree in computer science from a strong technical university (Masters degree is a plus)
  • Solid backend engineering skills; full-stack, CI/CD, and infra experience are strong bonuses
  • Bonus: tried starting a company before (even if small or not VC-backed)

Mindset & Traits

  • Builder mentality loves shipping quickly and iterating in the wild
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and owning entire product surfaces
  • Strong customer intuition or willingness to develop it
  • Energized by small teams, high autonomy, and high expectations
  • Excited to build AI products that deliver value from day one

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