Full Stack Engineer

Salt; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to scale backend services, APIs, and real-time processing for AI-powered products in Sunnyvale. You will collaborate with engineering, AI, infrastructure, and product teams to build scalable, high-performance systems from the ground up.

You’ll work with Go, Python, and/or C++, and develop product features using TypeScript and React while leveraging cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and AWS.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Go, Python, or C++.
• Experience building scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or real-time systems.
• Kubernetes and/or AWS experience.
• Strong systems, performance, and reliability fundamentals.
• Startup or scale-up experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale backend services, APIs, and distributed systems
• Develop product features using TypeScript and React
• Work with Go, Python, and/or C++
• Build systems supporting real-time data and AI-powered applications
• Contribute to AI and computer vision-related product capabilities
• Work with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and AWS
• Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and observability
• Take ownership of projects from technical design through production
• Work closely with cross-functional engineering and product teams

Skills

Go

Python

C++

TypeScript

React

Distributed systems

AWS

Kubernetes

APIs

Real-time processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Our client is a high-growth AI and computer vision company building next-generation technology at the intersection of AI, software, and real-world applications.

With $60M+ in funding / Series B and continued growth across its engineering organization, this is an opportunity to join a talented, fast-moving team where engineers have significant ownership and the chance to work on challenging technical problems from the ground up.

The Role

As a Full Stack Engineer, you’ll work across backend systems, distributed systems, real-time processing, and AI-powered product features.

You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, AI, infrastructure, and product teams to build scalable, high-performance systems and contribute to new products as the company continues to grow.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale backend services, APIs, and distributed systems
• Develop product features using TypeScript and React
• Work with Go, Python, and/or C++
• Build systems supporting real-time data and AI-powered applications
• Contribute to AI and computer vision-related product capabilities
• Work with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and AWS
• Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and observability
• Take ownership of projects from technical design through production
• Work closely with cross-functional engineering and product teams

Must-Haves

• 3–5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong experience with Go, Python, or C++
• Experience building scalable backend systems and APIs
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or real-time systems
• Experience with Kubernetes and/or AWS
• Strong systems, performance, and reliability fundamentals
• Startup or scale-up experience
• Track record of building and shipping products from the ground up
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States