Software Engineer

Merge; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO + 10 company holidays

Pre-Tax commuter benefits

100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance

401K Plan

$200 home office stipend

In-office snacks and free dinner

Annual company offsites and quarterly team events

Job summary

Merge is hiring backend and full stack engineers in San Francisco to join their engineering teams. The company focuses on building infrastructure and AI-driven products, looking for candidates with 3-7+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in startup or SaaS environments.

The compensation range is $170,000 - $220,000, with benefits such as unlimited PTO, health insurance, 401K Plan, and more. Join us to contribute to cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 3-7+ years of full-time software engineering experience.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Startup or SaaS experience preferred.
• Experience with Python and Go.
• Extensive knowledge of SQL databases (Postgres preferred).
• Full stack candidates should have experience with React and TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Participate in roadmapping and architecture discussions.
• Produce high-quality, production-ready code.
• Lead large projects from inception to production.
• Unblock and support your team of peers.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Python

Go

SQL databases (Postgres preferred)

React

TypeScript

Job description

Overview

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 we are 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

• 3-7+ years of full-time software engineering experience (open to multiple levels of seniority)
• 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 $170,000 - $220,000
• 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

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 offsites and quarterly team events. Past locations have included: Nashville, Sonoma, and the Hudson Valley