What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer position at Harrison Clarke?
Role: Staff Software Engineer
Location: San Francisco - Tues/Wed/Thur In Office, Mon/Fri - Work From Home
Compensation: $250,000 base plus, depending on years of experience
Harrison Clarke are partnered with a high-growth AI company operating at the intersection of enterprise technology and intelligent automation. This innovative organisation is building a platform that helps large enterprises understand, optimise, and transform their core business systems dramatically compressing timelines for research, design, and implementation from months down to days through AI-driven workflows.
They are now searching for Staff level Software Engineers to help build and scale the platform powering these capabilities.
Role Requirements:
- Collaborate closely with product managers, ML engineers, and frontend engineers to design and deliver robust, scalable backend systems.
- Build and maintain reliable APIs, services, and integrations that power complex enterprise workflows and AI agent orchestration.
- Design and implement platform features with a strong focus on performance, security, and reliability at scale.
- Own features end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through to deployment and iteration.
Profile Signals:
- Technical background: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, plus 6 years of backend software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in modern backend technologies experience with Python or Node.js, RESTful APIs, and cloud infrastructure is essential.
- Proven track record of building and shipping scalable, production-grade backend systems or platform services.
- Experience working in enterprise or B2B environments where security, reliability, and integration complexity are non-negotiable.
- A passion for building high-quality systems that unlock genuine productivity gains for technical teams.
If you're excited by the opportunity to shape how enterprise organisations leverage AI to transform their core operations, apply below!
Salary : $250,000 - $300,000