Software Engineer (Early Career)
At a glance
Mid-level Software Engineering role at Lightfield. San Francisco · full-time · $160,000–$180,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Work with product leads to pinpoint customer problems, define the scope, and turn solutions into working software
- Build and support complete product features and systems, keeping them reliable, fast, and able to scale
- Add operational signals and metrics so teams can spot issues early and improve system performance
- Review code, guide teammates, and share knowledge while helping recruit and strengthen engineering practices
What you bring
- A computer science degree or a related qualification, plus solid software engineering fundamentals
- You can get up to speed quickly with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
- You’re keen to build systems that use large language models and can drive projects through uncertainty
Who this fits
This role suits an early-career engineer ready to take projects from initial scope through delivery and contribute to mentoring, reviews, and recruiting. The position is based in San Francisco, and Wednesdays are work-from-home days. The stated salary is $160,000 to $180,000 per year.
From the employer
About Lightfield
Lightfield is reimagining CRM as a world model of a business. By learning from emails, meetings, and customer conversations, we’re building a living understanding of how a company works—so AI can help teams anticipate what comes next, make better decisions, and take action.
More than 5,000 companies have used the product since its November launch. We’ve raised more than $70M from Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Maverick Ventures, and Greylock to attack the biggest software category in the world. We previously built Tome, which reached more than 25 million users, and our team brings experience from Llama, Instagram, Google, and Salesforce.
About the role
We’re looking for a creative, and versatile engineer who is eager to tackle the challenge of building scaled, performant features and systems that deliver exceptionally innovative AI product experiences.
At Lightfield, engineers take ownership of projects from inception to impact, collaborating across functions and pushing the envelope on what’s possible in applied AI systems development. You’ll work alongside a talented team to deliver industry-leading solutions and contribute to Lightfield product and technical vision
What you'll do
Collaborate with product leaders to identify customer problems, scope requirements, and implement solutions.
Build and maintain full-stack product features and systems, end-to-end, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
Develop observability and metrics to enable smooth operation, proactive issue detection, and continuous improvement.
Mentor teammates, participate in code reviews, and help shape engineering culture and practices.
Contribute to building a world-class engineering team through recruiting, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing.
Who you are
You’re excited about Large Language Models (LLMs) and the opportunity to build systems that support and leverage them.
You have the ability to ramp quickly on tech stack that features TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL.
Strong fundamentals in software engineering, with a degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Thrives in ambiguity, able to independently drive projects and deliver results in a fast-moving environment.
Clear communicator, capable of articulating technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Passionate about building products customers love, ensuring our CRM is intuitive, intelligent, and indispensable.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary
Meaningful early equity
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
3 weeks of PTO
11 paid company holidays + we enjoy a winter holiday break
3 months of paid family leave
Wednesdays work from home
Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats
401k plan
Other perks include: commuter and lunch stipend
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