Cambly
Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco · Staff+ · Full-time
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odds of building a lasting career here
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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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$21,187 more — $221,187 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 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 $221,187 would place this position at wage Level IV. 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
- Think of us as the Airbnb that matches English students with English tutors.
- We're bringing AI to language learning in a way that strengthens what makes Cambly work: real tutors and real human connection.
- Our frontend is built on Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
Responsibilities
- You build AI-first.
- Directing AI coding tools to do the implementation, and spending your own time on decisions and review, is already how you work, not something you're curious to try.
Skills
- Own the product platform.
- Designing the backend systems and data models that hold up as an AI-forward product grows.
Compensation
- This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the expected base salary range for this position is shown below.
- The actual base pay depends on job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, business needs, and market demand, so in some circumstances the actual salary could fall outside this range.
- This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
- All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.
- $200,000 - $230,000 USD Base Salary plus pre-IPO stock options.
Benefits
- 100% of medical, dental, and vision paid, along with 401k matching up to 4%.
- Maternity and paternity paid leave.
- 20 days of PTO, 9 days of sick leave, 10 company holidays, plus an end-of-year shutdown.
- Helping people around the world unlock economic opportunities by learning English.
- All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.
- $200,000 - $230,000 USD Base Salary plus pre-IPO stock options.
- You own your work and have the technical judgment to make the calls that come with it, including when to invest in scale and extensibility and when to optimize for speed and learning.
Company info
- STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER About Cambly: Our mission is to bring high-quality English education to every English learner in the world at the touch of a button.
- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY We are proud to be a highly inclusive company and an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- We welcome every background, identity, ability, and mindset to join us on our mission to make high-quality English education available to all.
Equal opportunity
- We are proud to be a highly inclusive company and an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- We believe that in order to thrive, businesses need a diverse team and leadership.
- Everyone is welcome here.
This listing is sourced directly from Cambly's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.