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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, API Platform - **Company:** Convex, Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Programming Tools, Web Development, Online Analytical Processing, Online Transaction Processing, Software Engineering, Database Engines, TypeScript, ReactJS, Backend, Api Design - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-api-platform-convex-dev-8116932 ## About the Role * Multiple years experience building APIs, client libraries or developer tools. * Good understanding of best practices in the TypeScript, React, and web dev ecosystems. * Experience or enthusiasm for scaling in a high growth startup environment. * Interest to work in-person at Convex's office in SF. * Ability to write high quality code (strong TypeScript experience a plus). * An enthusiasm for going deep to understand Convex systems and not be constrained to a certain layer of the stack., This is an attempt to outline some characteristics of candidates that would make great engineers at Convex. We're have a high demand for conceptual thought and architectural sensibilities, while also having the typical demands of a small startup., We generally weigh experience on OLTP databases over OLAP or offline systems. Not just because it's more relevant domain experience but it also involves a mindset that the system absolutely must work because there's a critical user-facing application on the other side. Live-site experience brings an appreciation of how hard it is to keep a service running at all times and how important it is to build simple well-abstracted systems that are less likely to fail., Simplicity is at the heart of all good systems, especially those that are able to scale and adapt to future needs. In addition to architectural simplicity, we also try to do the simplest thing to solve a given problem at Convex. Don't come here because you want to write a consensus protocol or storage engine, even though sometimes we need to do these things. Come here because you want to get really good at achieving great things in the simplest possible way. ## Description Convex is a backend platform but our key differentiator is an excellent client API and developer experience. We've invested huge efforts in our client libraries, development APIs and sync protocol to make Convex a joy to use for application developers. We're looking to expand our team to develop the next version of the Convex API and help define what the modern application stack looks like. If you're an experienced TypeScript developer, care deeply about elegance and taste in API design, and believe that good platforms matter even more, not less, in an era of AI app development, then this is the job for you. What You'll Do: * Design, build, and maintain Convex's client libraries, sync protocol, and query APIs. * Support new frameworks and keep track of new technologies in the app development space. * Develop an understanding of what abstractions scale and compose well in our stack so we can build libraries that are not just easy to use but also simple over the lifetime of a project. * Be self-directed to prioritize the right projects to work on, in close collaboration with the engineering team and CTO (hi! this is me, James). * Help establish good practices and design guidelines as we scale up our team and systems. * Write a bunch of cool client library code., If someone has a few years of experience it's extremely valuable for them to have worked closely with a person, team or organization that's truly excellent, in any domain. Excellence can't just be learned passively since it requires being better than the status quo. 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