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Sr. AI Engineer

Tapcart
Santa Monica, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/24/2026
At Tapcart, we believe every brand needs a direct relationship with their customers - one they actually own.

We are the mobile commerce engine that powers shopping for Shopify's fastest-growing brands. $15B in revenue processed. 200M shoppers worldwide. Brands like Princess Polly, Béis, Forever 21, and Young LA rely on us to power a large portion of their revenue.

We're a lean team with minimal management and big autonomy. Everyone here builds and code is core to what we do - engineers, product, leadership. We use our own platform, we talk to merchants daily, and we ship constantly. Backed by Shopify, Silver Lake and other top VCs. Profitable and growing

If you want a place where you own real outcomes, not just tickets, you'll fit in.

Why you should join Tapcart, when you have a sea of other options?

  • You want to work with colleagues who have high standards and who love building beautiful, performant software
  • You prefer the dopamine of working on software that will get into hundreds of millions of users' hands, vs working on enterprise, forward-deployed software

We deeply care about using AI in our work. Don't proceed with applying if:

  • You don't love agents / don't use them daily
  • You don't value craft and cannot speak to software that inspires you

What You’ll Be Working On At Tapcart

  • Architect and ship core product that feels durable, fast and clean. Work across multiple stacks to deliver impact.
  • Design our proactive AI agent orchestration layers used by thousands of high growth brands
  • Prototype new interaction patterns for human-agent collaboration
  • Raise our bar for engineering craft, help with recruiting, and hold the line on quality
  • Dogfood the platform and our apps every day :)

You'll be a true owner, from prototype to production, and work side‑by‑side with the CEO, design, and key stakeholders, all while staying close to merchants to deliver value early and iterate quickly.

Qualifications

  • 5 years of engineering and product work
  • Demonstrated skills across frontend, backend and database layers
  • A Github that is more green than black

Salary Range

$175,000 - $350,000 - we pay for exceptional

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity. Medical, dental, vision. 401(k). Flexible PTO. Remote-friendly. Home office stipend. Quarterly merchant stipend. Lots of swag drops

Salary : $175,000 - $350,000

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