Senior Software Engineer

Zenos; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + significant equity

Full relocation support

100% health coverage

Daily paid lunches

Job summary

Zenos, a next-gen AI/robotics startup in San Francisco, is hiring talented engineers to design and maintain innovative systems. Ideal candidates will have a robust background in software development, particularly with AI/ML applications. The role emphasizes ownership and dynamic problem-solving in a fast-paced environment. The position offers competitive salary and significant equity. Join us in building the future of AI with a smart and fun team, and enjoy perks like 100% health coverage and daily paid lunches.

Qualifications

• A track record of designing, scaling, and maintaining robust systems.
• 7+ years of professional experience in technology companies or research labs.
• Experience with AI/ML, especially in object recognition or reinforcement learning.

Responsibilities

• Set coding standards and define the tech stack.
• Work with the team to solve varied engineering problems.
• Contribute to both software and hardware development.

Skills

Designing robust systems

Mentoring new hires

Problem definition and solving

Experience in high-growth environments

Tools

Python

C++

Rust

Linux

Job description

Zenos is a highly funded next‑gen AI/robotics startup, with strong customer demand. We are delivering AI productivity to the physical world. We’re attacking a trillion dollar market opportunity with a world class team at lightning speed, and having a ton of fun while doing it.

This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, operates independently, and likes working on interesting and varied problems with smart people from places like Google, Amazon, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and Apple. Our founders previously started a successful AI company and exited for nine figures, and our CEO has been an executive at a hyperscale tech company.

Join us early and take on outsized equity ownership. This is a chance to join an elite company with a unique strategy to build the next phase of AI – in the physical world. We have a smart, fun, friendly team, and are hiring fast.

We are currently in stealth mode, but excited to launch with major announcements soon.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for top engineers that combine experience with intellectual horsepower.

• Excellence: A track record of designing, scaling, and maintaining robust, performant systems. A software expert first, but excited to play with a bit of hardware.
• Ownership: You will work with the team to set coding standards, define the tech stack, and mentor new hires as we scale.
• Dynamism: You enjoy defining the problem as you solve it, and work well with others to crack big challenges. You’re not afraid to dive into multiple parts of the stack and do something that is fundamentally new.

Nice to haves

• Experience: Ideally 7+ years of professional experience in high‑growth environments, leading technology companies, or elite research labs.
• AI/ML: Any – especially object recognition, reinforcement learning, and deep neural nets.
• Systems: Multithreading, dev ops, networking, linux.
• Languages: Python, C++, Rust

The Perks

• Competitive salary + significant equity: we want you to own what you build.
• Whatever is needed: Blackwell GPUs, etc.
• Full relocation support
• 100% health coverage
• Daily paid lunches

Location

Our HQ is in San Mateo, 25 minutes from San Francisco and Mountain View, walking distance from Caltrain. We’re building physical machines, so we aim for 4 days in‑office with flexibility as needed.