Software Engineer, New Grad (2027)

Together; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Startup equity

Health insurance

On-site work

Job summary

Together AI, the AI Native Cloud, is seeking an early career Software Engineer for their San Francisco HQ. You’ll design scalable systems, build product features, and optimize performance while collaborating with cross-functional teams on robust, user-focused solutions.

This on-site role spans ML, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, and Inference, offering hands-on learning with experienced professionals and real, meaningful projects that drive cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed degree in CS/SE as of Summer 2027.
• Solid CS fundamentals including data structures and algorithms.
• Hands-on experience via internships, personal projects, or prior roles.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and communication abilities.
• Enthusiasm for learning in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software across the stack, from low-level systems to customer UIs.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver features.
• Own projects end-to-end with high autonomy.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Contribute ideas to shape product direction and infrastructure.
• Learn from experienced professionals on real projects.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Internship experience

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Pursuing CS/Software Eng degree

Tools

Git

Job description

As an early career Software Engineer, you’ll work on a variety of projects, from designing scalable systems, building product features, to optimizing performance-critical code. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build robust, user-focused solutions and contribute to our mission of delivering cutting-edge technology. This role is ideal for recent graduates with a strong foundation in software development and a passion for learning.

This role is on-site at our HQ in San Francisco, CA and you’ll be placed into one of our engineering teams spanning Machine Learning, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, and Inference.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software across our tech stack from low-level system to customer-facing UIs.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver features and improvements.
• Take high autonomy over your work - own projects end to end
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Contribute ideas to shape the direction of our products and technical infrastructure.
• Work on real, meaningful projects and learn from experienced professionals along the way.

Requirements

• Actively pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, earned or expected by Summer 2027
• Solid CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, systems thinking)
• Past hands-on experience through internships, personal projects, or previous roles
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and communicate trade-offs effectively.
• Enthusiasm for learning and thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Bonus: Experience with web development, databases, distributed systems, or cloud platforms, OSS contributions.

About Together AI

Together AI, the AI Native Cloud, is purpose-built for AI engineers. AI application developers get high-performance inference that scales reliably, fine-tuning and reinforcement learning for creating frontier-level specialized models, and pre-training at massive scale for fully custom intelligence, all around a marketplace of leading open models that teams can run, adapt, and own. Trusted by Cursor, Decagon, ElevenLabs, Salesforce, and Zoom, Together serves 400+ trillion tokens a month.

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance and other competitive benefits. The US base salary range for this full-time position is: $150,000 - $160,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Together AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.