Software Engineer (Product)

Olostep; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Olostep in San Francisco is seeking a senior product engineer to design and evolve API endpoints and developer surfaces that let AI agents search, extract, and structure knowledge from the open web. You will ship user-facing capabilities and developer tooling, focusing on performance, reliability, and DX, working with a small, senior team that values craft and judgment.

The role emphasizes building reliable interfaces and improving developer experience while collaborating with infra and ML to

Qualifications

• Design, implement, and evolve API endpoints and SDKs used in production.
• Focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience.
• Collaborate with infra and ML to productize capabilities behind stable APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and evolve API endpoints and SDKs used in production.
• Improve performance, reliability, and DX across auth, rate limiting, and observability.
• Partner with infra and ML to productize new capabilities behind stable APIs.

Job description

Build the APIs and developer surfaces that power how AI agents search, extract, and structure knowledge from the open web. As a core product engineer, you'll ship user-facing capabilities and delightful developer tooling.

Why this role matters

Own core API surfaces used by customers and internal agents.

Turn real customer problems into shipped, measurable product.

Ship quickly with a small, senior team that values craft and judgment.

About the role

Product engineers create the software we ship to our users—especially our API. You'll design and evolve reliable interfaces that let AI systems access, understand, and structure the web in real time, focusing on performance, reliability, and developer experience.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and evolve API endpoints and SDKs used in production.
• Improve performance, reliability, and DX across auth, rate limiting, and observability.
• Partner with infra and ML to productize new capabilities behind stable APIs.

Hiring Process

1. 1
2. 2
3. 2 Technical deep-dive (1 hour)
4. 3
5. 3 Fully paid trial period (1-4 weeks)
6. 4
7. 4 Offer & Onboarding