Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Mashgin; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Flexible PTO

Catered lunch in office

Pet insurance

Job summary

Mashgin is seeking a backend infrastructure developer to build the software that runs our kiosks and the scalable infrastructure behind them. You’ll design core systems powering Mashgin’s checkout experience and work on infrastructure for deep learning workloads used by millions of transactions each month.

You’ll operate with full ownership in a startup setting, architecting, implementing, and scaling platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of coding experience in a professional setting.
• B.S. or higher in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Proficient in Python with infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Experience designing and managing AWS cloud environments.
• Able to learn new languages and frameworks as needed.
• Experience delivering production-ready code used by many users.

Responsibilities

• Build backend infrastructure to perform scalable training in the cloud.
• Architect, implement, and scale platform capabilities for the product.
• Provide architectural guidance and troubleshoot complex issues across systems.
• Own foundational projects from concept through production in a startup setting.
• Maintain and improve production codebase for reliability and performance.

Skills

5+ years coding

Python

Infrastructure as code

AWS

Languages learning

Production-grade code

Education

B.S. Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

About Mashgin

Mashgin powers the world's best checkout experience for over 40 million users. Customers just place their items on our kiosks and our AI rings up their entire order in less than a second. With Mashgin, lines are now optional.

Mashgin's technology powers over 1 billion transactions at your favorite locations, including over half of all US professional sports teams, 4,000 convenience stores, major airports, universities, and more.

We’re not just building cutting-edge AI—we’re creating real-world impact and unforgettable experiences. Backed by a well‑funded Series B, we’re also one of the rare AI startups that’s already profitable.

Our secret? A culture of extreme ownership, autonomy, and customer obsession. At Mashgin, we are building something extraordinary by challenging conventional wisdom. We’ve thrown out the old rules to focus on what truly matters: creating a kickass product that makes people say, 'Wow'. We don’t care about short‑term wins; we build systems that stand the test of time. If you thrive in a culture of excellence without compromise and want to see your work have an immediate, remarkable impact, you’re in the right place.

Position Summary

We’re looking for a backend infrastructure developer to help us build the software that runs our kiosks and powers the extensive infrastructure behind them. You’ll work on infrastructure that enables us to develop advanced deep learning solutions that power Mashgin’s checkout experience for millions on transactions per month across the world. As part of our infrastructure team, you’ll focus on designing and building the core systems that power the product. You’ll operate with full ownership in a startup setting, driving foundational projects from concept through production — architecting, implementing, and scaling platform capabilities that support rapid feature development across the company.

We maintain a flat, high‑impact engineering culture where every engineer who joins our team carries the title of Member of Technical Staff.

What We Value

• Impact: You will own significant responsibility and have total ownership over your work. We stay lean and efficient, so your work directly impacts the product we ship every day.
• Simplicity: Complexity is a waste of time here—we take pride in building things that just work.
• Hard Work: Forget the glamorous research papers. We prioritize the hard work it takes to achieve real‑world clarity and accuracy. You will innovate relentlessly to push the boundaries of what’s possible in visual automation.
• Humility: No task is beneath you. Whether it's high‑level architecture or grunt work to fix a bug, we check our egos at the door and get real work done.
• Ruthless Prioritization: If everything is on fire, nothing is. You will be expected to prioritize ruthlessly, cutting through distractions to focus on the most impactful product improvements.
• Customer Innovation: We are customer‑centric, not customer‑pleasing. You won’t bend to every client demand; you will let innovation drive the product forward to solve the real problems our users face.
• Efficiency: Meetings suck. We keep them short and only use them for alignment, giving you your time back to focus on real work.

You Will Be

• Working with a small interdisciplinary team in hardware, software and design to build new versions of products from scratch
• Providing technical support and architectural guidance to existing systems and teams on best practices, reviewing implementations, and helping troubleshoot complex issues
• Build backend infrastructure to perform scalable training in the cloud
• Rethinking and recreating existing codebases for scale
• Continuously improving and maintaining code that’s already in production

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant coding experience
• B.S. or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience)
• Python programming with knowledge of infrastructure as code (terraform, ansible,etc)
• Experience in designing and managing cloud‑based environments like AWS
• Comfortable learning new languages, libraries, and frameworks when the solution calls for it
• Experience building production‑ready code that’s used regularly by lots of people

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a fast‑paced work environment, shipping quality code quickly and iterating
• Comfortable with deploying and managing cloud infrastructure
• Good knowledge of algorithms and data structures

What We Offer

• An opportunity to work on a small, multidisciplinary team with the potential to break new ground in many different industries
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• 401k plan
• Flexible PTO policy
• Catered lunch in office with fully stocked snacks and beverages
• Pet insurance for your fur babies
• Voluntary life insurance plan
• Competitive salary and options in a small, rapidly scaling company

$115,000 - $210,000 a year

For roles based in Palo Alto, CA, the overall market range for Mashgin is typically $115,000 - $210,000 USD annually. Note that total compensation for this position will be determined by candidate’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other relevant factors. This estimate excludes the value of any benefits offered by Mashgin, and the potential future value of any other long‑term incentives.

Mashgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Mashgin are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.