Senior Software Engineer - AI/ML & Computer Vision (Remote)

Talanto; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New hire equity grant

Annual refresh grants

Job summary

Maplebear Inc. D/B/A in San Francisco, CA seeks Senior Software Engineer, Caper AI to design, build, and deploy AI-powered retail software for large-scale store tech, with focus on LLMs, computer vision, and multimodal systems.

You will create data pipelines, reverse ETL, API contracts, and scalable backend infrastructure to support millions of customers, while collaborating across teams. This remote role offers competitive compensation and equity grants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or foreign equivalent).
• 5 years of experience in the job offered or related.
• 5 years of experience working with Java, Ruby, Kotlin, or similar backend programming languages
• 5 years of experience working with TypeScript, React, Next.js or frontend programming languages
• 5 years of experience working with advanced AI systems, such as LLMs, Computer Vision, and multimodal technologies
• 5 years of experience designing and implementing resilient backend systems and distributed infrastructure leveraging caching, retry logic, and asynchronous workflows using workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal
• 5 years of experience working with backend APIs
• 5 years of experience architecting data pipelines and ETL systems for real-time data processing
• 5 years of experience working with monitoring and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Developing high-quality web applications and advanced AI systems integrating Large Language Models (LLMs), Computer Vision, and multimodal technologies to address complex business challenges relating to loss prevention, verification, and catalog management;
• Architecting data pipelines and reverse ETL systems that combine on-cart computer vision, catalog and POS data, real-time location data, and inventory intelligence signals to automatically resolve item discrepancies;
• Standardizing API contracts for complex retail functions including pricing, coupons, and loyalty systems across disparate retailer systems to accelerate new feature integrations;
• Leading architectural design of backend systems and distributed infrastructure to process high volumes of data serving millions of customers and enhance platform performance;
• Building frameworks and internal portals for automated integration testing, unified logging, and query-based debugging to support the rapid and continuous deployment integration of new retailers;
• Leading cross-functional initiatives to unify development approaches and deliver impactful results for customer shopping experiences;
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

React

Ruby

TypeScript

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Temporal

Job description

Maplebear Inc. D/B/A in San Francisco, CA seeks Senior Software Engineer, Caper AI to design, build, and deploy AI-powered retail software for large-scale store tech, with focus on LLMs, computer vision, and multimodal systems.

You will create data pipelines, reverse ETL, API contracts, and scalable backend infrastructure to support millions of customers, while collaborating across teams. This remote role offers competitive compensation and equity grants.