Staff Software Engineer (Job Seeker Apps)

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Santa Monica, CA • 1h ago • On-site

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195,000 - 255,000 USD/yr

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Potential salary for Staff Software Engineer (Job Seeker Apps) role

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$195,000 – $255,000/year

Quick Facts

  • Hybrid work environment (US-based roles may be remote)
  • Focus on job-search interfaces and proactive communication systems

Description

Staff/Senior Software Engineer role on the Job Seeker Apps team building primary job-search interfaces and proactive communication systems. You will drive systems thinking and end-to-end development, partner with Product and Decision Science on user-facing features and AI-driven workflows, and architect how the marketplace is presented in AI assistants and agentic systems with safe measurement and guardrails.

Responsibilities

  • Operate across multiple problem spaces—from data engineering to backend infrastructure and full-stack integration
  • Partner closely with Product Management and Decision Science early in the product development lifecycle
  • Act as a technical anchor, up-leveling the engineering team, guiding ICs, and aligning Engineering Managers on technical execution
  • Design and implement data-driven methods to measure the real-world success of newly shipped user-facing features
  • Architect AI assistant and agentic system integrations, including measurement and guardrails for safe scaling

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience
  • Strong computer science fundamentals including object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms
  • Track record of building user-facing products with measurable impact
  • Experience working with Product Managers to turn user problems into engineering solutions
  • Deep curiosity about the product and the problems it solves

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Exceptional benefits package
  • Flexible vacation and paid time off
  • Employer-matched 401(k)
  • Potential additional compensation (equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms) depending on the role

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