What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at People In AI?
Software Engineer
$220,000 – $270,000 base strong equity
San Francisco (On site)
A breakout AI company is reimagining a critical, legacy-heavy industry through fully autonomous, multimodal systems.
Backed by top-tier investors and already generating substantial revenue, the company is experiencing rapid, sustained growth with strong enterprise adoption. Demand is significantly outpacing team capacity, creating a unique opportunity to join at a pivotal stage of scale.
The Role
As a Member of Technical Staff, you’ll design and scale the core backend systems powering autonomous agents operating in real-world, high-stakes environments. This is a deeply technical, high-ownership role where you’ll work across infrastructure and AI-driven systems—shipping to production from day one.
What You’ll Do
- Build and scale backend systems powering autonomous AI agents
- Design infrastructure and architecture for new product verticals
- Work across multimodal systems (LLMs, computer vision, OCR, telematics)
- Own services end-to-end, from design to deployment
- Improve throughput and reliability for enterprise-scale workloads
- Operate in a highly autonomous, fast-paced engineering environment
What You’ll Bring
- Backend engineering experience (Python preferred)
- Strong CS fundamentals (top-tier academia, ICPC/IMO/IOI, or equivalent signals)
- Experience in high-performance environments (HFT, elite startups, strong big tech teams)
- Proven track record building production systems
- Familiarity with distributed systems, APIs, cloud (AWS/GCP), Docker, Postgres, vector DBs
- High agency with evidence of ownership (side projects, fast growth, founder mentality)
Tech Stack
- Python
- Distributed systems & microservices
- AWS / GCP
- Docker
- Postgres
- Vector databases
- Multimodal AI systems (LLMs, CV, OCR)
Why Join?
- Early engineering role with significant ownership and clear path to leadership
- Strong product-market fit with exceptional growth and momentum
- Complex, defensible problem space with real-world impact
- High talent density across engineering and research
- Opportunity to build core systems, not incremental features
- Competitive compensation, full relocation support, and productivity-focused perks
About People In AI
People In AI connects exceptional engineering and research talent with the most ambitious AI companies globally. We partner with high-growth teams building at the frontier of AI, helping them scale with the right people at the right time.
Salary : $220,000 - $270,000