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# Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** Jobot
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $275,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data Systems, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, TypeScript, Large Language Models, Claude Code, AI Coding Agents, Backend, Agentic-AI, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25196_569c0aa94fd2efee32cd7940b9b3f275

## About the Role

* Deep understanding of software architecture, backend systems, and distributed computing fundamentals.
 * Highly proficient with AI-assisted development, including Claude Code, Codex, or comparable autonomous coding agents.
 * Experience designing and implementing complex production software systems independently.
 * Strong understanding of APIs, data pipelines, reliability, performance, and scalable infrastructure.
 * Excellent problem-solving ability, with the capacity to reason quickly through difficult technical challenges.
 * Strong product intuition and the ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes.
 * A high-ownership, entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
 * Willingness to work across the stack and learn unfamiliar technologies quickly., * Experience building agentic workflows, LLM orchestration systems, or MCP servers.
 * Experience with parallel coding agents, agent harnesses, or autonomous software-development workflows.
 * Background in financial technology, trading, market data, or institutional financial infrastructure.
 * Experience as a founding engineer or early technical hire at a fast-growing startup.
 * Experience with TypeScript, Python, cloud infrastructure, and modern data systems.

We care more about exceptional engineering ability, architectural judgment, and speed of execution than specific frameworks or job titles.

## Description

* Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of MCP servers and backend agentic services.
 * Build scalable data pipelines that integrate AI-driven and non-deterministic workflows.
 * Develop core backend systems, APIs, and services powering private-market data and transactions.
 * Improve matching, automation, and workflow systems for private-market participants.
 * Build user-facing product features across the stack when needed.
 * Leverage Claude Code, Codex, and parallel coding agents to accelerate development and engineering output.
 * Make high-impact architectural decisions and own projects from concept through production.
 * Collaborate directly with engineering and product leadership on technical strategy.