What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer position at Few&Far?
🚀 Staff/Principal Software Engineer (AI Systems / Product Engineering)
đź“Ť NYC / Hybrid | High-growth AI Startup | Equity Included
We’re partnering with a well-funded AI startup building infrastructure that transforms how major enterprises make complex operational and financial decisions.
Their platform turns messy, unstructured documents and workflows into trusted, actionable intelligence — helping customers save hundreds of hours of manual analysis and unlock faster, better decision-making at scale.
This is not an “AI lab” role. You’ll be shipping production systems used by real customers every week. They’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer who thrives at the intersection of product, AI, and systems engineering.
What you’ll do:
- Architect and ship AI-powered product capabilities end-to-end
- Build scalable backend systems and workflows around LLMs and structured data extraction
- Work directly with customers to solve deeply technical, high-value problems
- Drive engineering standards, mentor other engineers, and shape technical direction
- Move quickly using modern AI-assisted development workflows
Tech environment:
- Python, TypeScript, APIs, cloud infrastructure
- LLMs, agentic workflows, retrieval systems
- Component-based architecture and distributed systems
- Heavy focus on product ownership and rapid iteration
What they value:
- Strong product thinking alongside technical depth
- Engineers who care about business impact, not just clean abstractions
Compensation:
đź’° Highly competitive salary meaningful equity
If you’re interested in building ambitious AI products with a sharp, low-ego team solving genuinely hard problems, message me directly.