Harper
Senior Member of Technical Staff
San Francisco · Staff+ · full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$5,131 more — $165,131 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,131 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- You make architectural decisions that stick, and ship code that directly generates revenue.
- No waiting for consensus-we don't have time for consensus.
Responsibilities
- Own core AI infrastructure - LLM orchestration, prompt management, retrieval systems, structured output parsing
- Design agent architecture - Define abstractions that let us ship new agents in days
- Build evaluation that works - Systems that measure whether agents are getting better at closing deals
- Own platform scale - Thousands of concurrent conversations, sub-second response times
- You architect AND implement-the best architecture comes from people who live with what they build
- You write code with AI (Cursor, Claude Code) and manage multiple sessions
- If you want to own systems that run a real business and work with founders who will actually listen to you-send your resume and tell us about a system you've owned.
Requirements
- 3-6 years software engineering experience
- Production experience with LLM applications and AI systems
- Track record of owning systems end-to-end
Nice to have
- Voice AI or real-time systems experience
- Prior startup experience
Compensation
- $160,000-$230,000 + performance bonuses & equity
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Commuter benefits
- 40% have no coverage at all.
Company info
- We're adding ~1,000 customers per month.
- We're looking to do even more this year-and that's why we're hiring.
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