Senior Software Engineer

Merge Labs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Commuter benefits

Health, vision & dental

401K

Home office stipend

In-office meals

Team offsites

Job summary

Merge Labs in San Francisco is hiring backend and full‑stack engineers to join our two SF‑based teams. We are seeking senior+ candidates with strong scope for impact, roadmapping, and high‑quality production code.

Ideal engineers have 5–7+ years, Python and Go expertise, PostgreSQL experience, and front-end skills in React and TypeScript. We offer a generous compensation package with equity and a fast-paced, startup environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of software engineering experience (senior+).
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous challenges.
• Startup or SaaS experience preferred.
• Experience with Python and Go; PostgreSQL or SQL databases.
• Full-stack candidates should have React and TypeScript experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in roadmapping and architecture discussions.
• Produce high-quality, production-ready, readable, maintainable code.
• Lead large projects from inception to production.
• Unblock and support your team including engineers, designers, product managers, and business operators.

Skills

Python

Go

Postgres

SQL

React

TypeScript

Senior experience

Startup/SaaS experience

Ambiguity handling

Job description

Merge is the leading provider of agentic tools and customer-facing integrations for frontier LLMs, Fortune 500 organizations, and B2B SaaS companies. Our platform offers three core products: Merge Unified, which enables businesses to add hundreds of integrations to their products with a single API, Merge Agent Handler, which empowers AI agents with secure access to thousands of third-party tools, and Merge Gateway, the control plane for running AI in production. Merge's enterprise-grade platform handles the entire integration lifecycle, from authentication and security to monitoring and maintenance. Thousands of companies trust Merge to accelerate product development, unblock sales, reduce customer churn, and save engineering resources—allowing them to focus on their core product.

Who are we looking for?

We are hiring backend and full stack engineers onto our two San Francisco based engineering teams. Our Foundations team is responsible for building Merge's infrastructure to help achieve new degrees of scale, performance, and reliability. Our Automation team is harnessing Applied AI and large language models (LLMs) to build net-new, externally facing products and to drive internal efficiency through automation, intelligent tooling, and AI-native user experiences. We are hiring for mid - to staff - level positions, with candidate evaluation based on a combination of relevant experience and performance in the interview process.

What you will do:

• Participate in roadmapping and architecture discussions

• Produce high-quality, production-ready, readable, maintainable code

• Lead large projects from initial inception to production

• Unblock and support your team of peers including engineers, designers, product managers, and business operators

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5-7+ years of full-time software engineering experience (looking for senior+ experience)

• An ability to perform in a fast paced environment dealing with ambiguous technical challenges

• Startup or SaaS experience preferred

• Experience with Python and Go

• Extensive knowledge of SQL databases (Postgres preferred)

• Full stack candidates should additionally have experience working with React and Typescript

Compensation:

• The cash compensation range for this role is $190,000 - $235,000

• Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, and certifications. In addition to cash compensation, all full time employees receive an equity compensation package

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Benefits

• Unlimited PTO + 10 company holidays

• Pre-Tax commuter benefits

• 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance

• 401K Plan

• $200 one-time home office stipend

• In office snacks and free dinner when working past 7pm

• Annual company offsitesand quarterly team events. Past locations have included: Nashville, Sonoma, and the Hudson Valley