Senior AI-Driven Software Engineer

Khosla Ventures; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Khosla Ventures in Menlo Park, CA is seeking senior software engineers to build AI-native systems that operate ahead of the state of the art. You will report to leadership and work on multi-disciplinary teams to turn unstructured data into actionable knowledge for venture decisions.

The role emphasizes full-stack enterprise development, production-ready LLM tooling, secure data practices, and fast shipping of high-impact tools for sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience in enterprise technology.
• At least one 0-to-1 build: a startup, new product line, or significant internal AI platform
• Strong product instincts: translating fuzzy needs into shipped tools
• Experience working with LLMs/AI tooling in production (agents, RAG, structured data extraction)
• Self-directed, resourceful, and able to prioritize without heavy process
• Genuine interest in venture capital, startups, or the KV portfolio ecosystem
• Implementing a security model to protect sensitive firm and portfolio data
• Excellent judgment around data sensitivity and confidentiality

Responsibilities

• AI systems that are always on, reacting to events, alerting the right people, and taking actions autonomously.
• AI agents that continuously research markets, technologies, companies, and people.
• Systems that convert fragmented information into a durable institutional knowledge base.
• Agentic workflows for sourcing, diligence, portfolio support, and firm operations.
• Research systems capable of synthesizing large amounts of structured and unstructured data.
• Internal products that make investors and operating partners more effective.
• Data infrastructure connecting KV data with public and commercial datasets.
• Evaluation systems that assess the usefulness of AI-generated research.
• Propose new products and workflows you suggest

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Senior-level experience

Product instincts

LLMs/AI tooling

Security/compliance

Data confidentiality

Vendor evaluation

Job description

Khosla Ventures in Menlo Park, CA is seeking senior software engineers to build AI-native systems that operate ahead of the state of the art. You will report to leadership and work on multi-disciplinary teams to turn unstructured data into actionable knowledge for venture decisions.

The role emphasizes full-stack enterprise development, production-ready LLM tooling, secure data practices, and fast shipping of high-impact tools for sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support.