Member of Technical Staff (YC experience)
At a glance
Senior Software Engineering role at Pragmatike. Remote, United States · full-time · $200,000–$350,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead the technical design and build of core platform capabilities, carrying difficult initiatives from early planning into production
- Create distributed services that can scale, then remove architecture, reliability, and performance constraints
- Set engineering practices and technical standards, while shaping longer-term platform and technology decisions
- Coordinate with product, engineering, and infrastructure teams, and mentor engineers through technical guidance
What you bring
- You have at least seven years of professional software engineering experience
- You bring strong distributed-systems and architecture skills, plus deep command of at least one major programming language
- You have operated systems at meaningful scale and can lead across teams through clear communication, without direct authority
- You speak English fluently
Who this fits
This senior, full-time remote role suits an engineer with experience at a YC or venture-backed startup who can lead initiatives across teams. You must be based in the United States.
From the employer
Location: United States — Remote
Compensation: $200,000–$350,000 USD
Start Date: ASAP
Languages: Fluent English required
Type: Full-time
About the Opportunity
Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a rapidly scaling technology company building sophisticated infrastructure and software systems.
We are seeking a Member of Technical Staff with experience in YC or Venture backed start ups to lead high-impact technical initiatives and solve complex engineering problems spanning multiple systems and teams.
What You'll Do
Lead architecture and implementation of critical platform capabilities.
Own complex technical initiatives from conception through production.
Design scalable distributed systems and services.
Identify and resolve architectural, reliability, and performance bottlenecks.
Establish engineering patterns and technical standards.
Collaborate across Product, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership.
Influence long-term platform architecture and technology decisions.
What We're Looking For
7+ years of software engineering experience.
Strong expertise in distributed systems and system architecture.
Deep proficiency in at least one major programming language.
Experience operating systems at meaningful scale.
Strong technical leadership and communication skills.
Ability to influence across teams without direct authority.
Nice to Have
AI/ML infrastructure.
Kubernetes, cloud, GPUs, or distributed compute.
Experience at a fast-growing technology company.
Experience designing highly available platforms.
Why Join?
Our client is building highly scalable technology that sits at the core of critical business operations, offering engineers the opportunity to work on complex systems, large-scale integrations, and real-world technical challenges.
You'll join a collaborative, fast-moving environment where ownership is encouraged, decisions are made quickly, and engineers have meaningful influence on architecture, product direction, and engineering culture.
This role offers the opportunity to tackle challenging backend problems, work with modern technologies, and grow alongside an ambitious team building for scale.
Full benefit package and competitive compensation.
Pragmatike is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
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