Staff Engineer

Loop AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Loop AI in San Francisco is looking for a skilled leader to manage cross-functional relationships in a high-growth environment. You will develop system architecture and gather requirements from stakeholders, leveraging your AI enthusiasm and experience in restaurants or hospitality. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in programming with Python, React, TypeScript, and SQL. Join us to impact the future of food entrepreneurship with innovative AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable with high-growth startup environments.
• Interest in the restaurant or hospitality industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships across different functions.
• Develop system architecture for the company.
• Gather requirements from external stakeholders.

Skills

Cross‑functional relationship management experience

AI enthusiasm

Tools

Python

React

TypeScript

SQL (dbt)

Job description

About Loop

Restaurants and Hospitality are all about delivering the best possible version of an experience for their customers. We’re building AI tools that make it easier for restaurants to deliver that experience, by improving the operational systems behind the scenes with applied AI solutions. Established in 2022, Loop AI has already captured 10,000 restaurant locations and a $14m Series A.

Impact

Loop AI believes the same sense of community and collaboration that creates great hospitality experiences powers Engineering teams to build great products.

Role

We expect you to play a leadership role based on your strengths and our user needs, across the following areas:

• Cross‑functional relationship management experience
• Develop an ideal system architecture for a high‑growth startup
• Requirements gathering with external stakeholders
• AI enthusiasm (production or personal projects)
• Preference for restaurant/hospitality experience

Our Tech Stack

We believe that the best Engineers are always curious about adopting cutting‑edge technology. Production experience with all parts of the stack is not required, but comfort learning on the job is:

• Primary languages: Python, React, TypeScript, and SQL (dbt)
• AI layer uses LLMs for agentic workflows

Infrastructure

Browser use and computer use for integration building, event‑driven pipelines, and standard cloud services.

About You

If you care deeply about delivering technology to underserved market segments and having an impact on the next decade of passionate food entrepreneurs, then we want to hear from you. Please reach out with a resume and enthusiasm to get to work.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.