> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2716516-staff-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2716516-staff-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** Moonshot AI Inc. - **Location:** New York, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Code Review, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Flask (Web Framework), Large Language Models, Backend, Build Tools, Front End Software Development, Vertica, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Microservices - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-software-engineer-moonshot-ai-8127756 ## About the Role * 8+ years of experience designing and shipping production systems at scale (bonus: 0*1 or startup environment). * Strong expertise in Python, AWS, and JavaScript - you're comfortable owning both backend and frontend architecture. * Proven ability to design distributed systems (event-driven, microservices, or data-heavy architectures). * You've been a technical lead or staff engineer - mentoring peers, reviewing designs, and setting engineering standards. * Bias toward action and clarity - you simplify, document, and deliver. * Deep curiosity about AI and experimentation - you love systems that learn and adapt. * Bonus: experience with ClickHouse, LLMs in production, or ecommerce/analytics infrastructure. ## Description As our Staff Software Engineer, you'll be the technical backbone behind Moonshot's evolution engine - designing scalable systems, guiding engineering strategy, and mentoring the builders around you. You'll balance hands-on depth with architectural altitude, turning vision into technical reality. You will: * Work at the forefront of generative AI and agentic flows - build systems that let AI autonomously reason, experiment, and deploy real changes to the web. * Architect the next generation of Moonshot's experiment engine - scalable, observable, fault-tolerant, built for millions of daily events. * Design and evolve our backend infrastructure across Python (Flask-RestX), serverless AWS, and data pipelines (ClickHouse, Postgres, Kinesis, Firehose, S3). * Drive technical strategy - define our engineering principles, evolve architecture across microservices, ingestion, and LLM-driven systems. * Mentor and multiply - uplevel senior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design docs. * Collaborate cross-functionally - work with AI, product, and data science to translate business needs into resilient systems. * Prototype and push boundaries - bring ideas from concept to production fast, balancing experimentation and rigor. * Raise the bar on performance, security, and reliability as we scale toward SOC 2 and enterprise clients. This isn't a people-management role - it's technical leadership at its purest form: deep design, high leverage, and full ownership. ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - CSS is DOOMed](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1838-wearedevelopers-live-css-is-doomed) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [Postgres in the Age of AI (and Devin)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1042-postgres-in-the-age-of-ai-and-devin) - [Hate organising your photos? Try it with 5 Terabytes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/79-hate-organising-your-photos-try-it-with-5-terabytes) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 131 - AI'm not sure about OSS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/472-dev-digest-131-ai-m-not-sure-about-oss)