Senior Product Engineer (Onsite - SF)

Seam

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 190,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health insurance

401K

Generous PTO

Family-building support

Mental health services

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior or Staff Product Engineer in San Francisco. This hybrid role focuses on building APIs and integration solutions for IoT devices, enhancing user experiences, and shipping fast. Ideal candidates will have extensive software engineering experience, particularly in TypeScript and JavaScript, and a knack for customer-facing product development. Join a team of experts and contribute to making the physical world programmable with innovative solutions.

Qualifications

7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
Expert-level skills in TypeScript and JavaScript.
Deep understanding of REST API design.

Responsibilities

Build and improve integrations with IoT devices across various manufacturers.
Design and ship APIs and SDKs used by thousands of developers.
Identify opportunities and develop new products from scratch.

Skills

Backend software engineering

TypeScript

JavaScript

REST API design

PostgreSQL

Integrating third-party APIs

React/frontend knowledge

Job description

Base Pay Range

$160,000.00/yr - $230,000.00/yr

About The Role

We're looking for a Senior or Staff Product Engineer who loves building APIs that make hardware simple. You'll work on the core challenge of Seam: abstracting away the chaos of hundreds of device APIs into something developers actually enjoy using. You'll integrate locks, thermostats, cameras, and sensors from dozens of manufacturers. You'll build the abstractions that hide Z‑Wave complexity, manufacturer quirks, and protocol differences. You'll ship features from backend to frontend, talk directly to customers in Slack, and own products end‑to‑end. This role is perfect if you get excited about making messy things clean, shipping fast, and building products developers love.

What You'll Work On

Device Integrations – Build and improve integrations with IoT devices across manufacturers and protocols. Create reusable abstractions that scale.
Customer‑Facing APIs – Design and ship APIs and SDKs that thousands of developers rely on daily. Make the complex simple.
0‑1 Products – Identify opportunities and build new products from scratch. Recent example: our access scheduling system that handles millions of temporary codes.
Enterprise Connectors – Build direct integrations with enterprise customers' systems. Make Seam plug‑and‑play for large deployments.
Customer Success – Jump into customer Slack channels, fix bugs in real‑time, gather feedback, and ship improvements based on what you learn.

Qualifications

7+ years software engineering with strong backend focus
Expert TypeScript/JavaScript
Deep REST API design experience
PostgreSQL proficiency
Track record of integrating third‑party APIs at scale
Experience shipping customer‑facing products
Comfortable with React/frontend when needed

Preferred Qualifications

IoT or hardware integration experience
Familiar with device protocols (Z‑Wave, Zigbee, MQTT)
Built developer tools or SDKs
Experience with real‑time systems

Why Seam?

We're making the physical world programmable. If you've used a code to enter an Airbnb or had your office thermostat adjust automatically, you've probably used Seam. You'll work with our Smart Home team that is based in Europe but will work directly with a PM that is in SF, you may have some early morning calls (8‑9am) but otherwise work hours are PST. We value written communication, simple solutions, and shipping fast. Team includes alums from Nest, Apple, Stanford, YC. Backed by Tiger Global and founders from Stripe, Plaid, Airbnb.

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