Senior Software Engineer

Take2 AI; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Take2 AI, NYC-based, is hiring a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to lead and scale the infrastructure powering our AI-driven products. Our systems already handle thousands of candidate interactions monthly and we’re building for millions.

You’ll evolve the architecture, guide technical direction, and mentor engineers while delivering high-impact solutions. This role blends design through production, with ownership over technical execution, in a high-scale startup environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering with full-stack exposure.
• Bachelor’s in CS or CE.
• Former titles: Senior SWE, Staff/Principal, Tech Lead.
• 2+ years at Series D+ company.
• 2+ years at fast-paced startup (Series A or lower).
• Hands-on technical leadership with ownership and mentoring.
• Experience building and scaling high-throughput distributed systems with observability and reliability.
• Can contribute across stack—backend, infrastructure, and web/frontend.

Responsibilities

• Evolve and scale backend architecture powering AI-driven products.
• Lead technical execution: set direction, mentor engineers, delegate effectively, and remain hands-on.
• Build and deliver end-to-end AI applications in close collaboration with product and founding teams.
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and observability of production systems.
• Strengthen and evolve engineering standards and technical culture as a key early leader on the team.

Skills

JavaScript

Node.js

Python

React

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes (EKS)

ECS

EC2

Job description

About Take2 AI

Take2 builds AI Interviewers that automate the entire screening process — reviewing resumes, conducting structured phone screens, and scheduling next steps.

Today, our customers are leading healthcare organizations. Every month, we help hospitals and health systems hire faster, reduce recruiting overhead, and fill critical clinical roles more quickly.

When healthcare organizations hire faster, patient care improves. Staffing gaps shrink. Burnout decreases. The ripple effects are real.

We already power thousands of candidate conversations each month. Now we’re scaling to millions — at a time when healthcare workforce infrastructure needs transformation.

About The Role

Take2 AI is hiring a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to lead and scale the infrastructure powering our AI-driven products.

Our systems already support thousands of candidate interactions each month—now we’re building for millions. You’ll evolve the architecture to meet new demands, guide technical direction, and mentor engineers while delivering high-impact solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in both high-scale environments and fast-moving startups, playing a key leadership role from design through production with significant ownership over technical execution and direction.

In Terms of Experience

Required:

• 10+ years software engineering experience (with high exposure to full stack)
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• Has held titles such as Senior SWE, Staff/Principal Engineer, Software Engineering Lead, or Technical Lead
• 2+ years at a Series D+ company
• 2+ years at a fast-paced and high-growth early-stage startup (Series A or lower)
• Demonstrated hands-on technical leadership—ownership of a domain, architecture decisions, delegation/mentoring
• Experience building, operating, and scaling high-throughput, high-availability distributed systems, including observability/monitoring and reliability for mission-critical systems
• Capable of contributing across the stack—backend, infrastructure, and web/frontend—jumping in where needed to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Comfortable navigating and working within infrastructure environments, including Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, EC2, and Docker—able to deploy, troubleshoot, and optimize services in production.
• Skilled with JavaScript, Node.js, Python, React, AWS, EKS, ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, MySQL/Postgres

Preferred:

• Built, deployed and scaled end-to-end AI applications (LLMs, speech/voice, recommendation engines, etc.) in consumer-facing products
• Experience with LLMs, Voice, Streaming, Low Latency, or Machine Learning Pipelines

What You’ll Do:

• Evolve and scale the backend architecture powering our AI-driven products
• Lead technical execution: set architectural direction, mentor engineers, delegate effectively, and remain hands-on
• Build and deliver end-to-end AI applications in close collaboration with product and founding teams
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and observability of production systems
• Strengthen and evolve our engineering standards and technical culture as a key early leader on the team

Location & Flexibility:

We’re NYC-based and work hybrid (in-office Mon-Thu). We value in-person collaboration but also trust people to manage their time responsibly.

Compensation & Growth:

Competitive salary + meaningful equity. This is a chance to join at a stage where your work meaningfully shapes the product and your career trajectory.