Staff Soiftware Engineer

Staff Software Engineer

Seniority

• 7 – 10 years of experience shipping complex software – open to frontend, backend, fullstack, infra/cloud.

Work experience

• Startup experience (seed – Series B), founder or founding engineer experience a big plus. Particularly from top startups (Rivian, Tesla, Stripe, Ramp, etc.) preferred
• Proven experience designing and implementing solutions to complex architectural problems.
• Experience mentoring software engineers.

Education

• CS degree from top university is a plus.

Hard skills

• Production experience writing in C++, Python, TypeScript, or Golang.
• Working knowledge of frontend, API layer, containerization, or cluster orchestration frameworks (such as React, GraphQL, Docker, or Kubernetes).
• Experience working with simulation tools, modeling physical problems, or using robotics middlewares (such as ROS).

Miscellaneous

• Evidence of something exceptional (former founder, KP fellows, history of trajectory, etc.).
• Able to work in-person in Mountain View 5 days/week.