Staff Software Engineer

Broccoli AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate Impact

Ownership aligned with impact

Work in-person with a high-trust team

Job summary

A growing AI startup in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and scale backend systems for their AI agent platform. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of backend or full-stack engineering experience. You will lead complex features from design through production and improve system performance and reliability. This role offers a chance to have an immediate impact in a rapidly scaling company backed by top investors.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in backend or full-stack engineering.
• Strong system design and architectural judgment.
• Experience shipping and operating production systems at scale.
• Comfortable in high-growth, ambiguous startup environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale backend systems for the AI agent platform.
• Own critical APIs and integrations with systems like ServiceTitan.
• Lead complex features end-to-end from design to production.
• Improve real-time voice performance, reliability, and AI agent intelligence.
• Mentor engineers and help establish best practices across the team.
• Balance speed and quality while scaling systems that handle live customer traffic.

Skills

Backend or full-stack engineering

System design and architectural judgment

Production systems operational experience

Comfort in high-growth environments

Ownership mindset

Job description

Join to apply for the Staff Software Engineer role at Broccoli AI.

About Broccoli Broccoli is building the AI operating system for the $500B home services market. We deploy intelligent AI agents at the front lines of HVAC, roofing, and other trades businesses to answer calls, engage customers, book jobs, and ensure every lead is captured. Backed by top VCs, we closed a $27M Series A and are scaling fast. We work with leading PE-backed home services platforms and plan to 5x headcount in 2026, creating a rare opportunity to join early and have outsized impact.

Why Join Broccoli

• Immediate Impact: Your work goes directly into production and affects hundreds of customers
• Category Creation: Help define a new class of AI-powered employees in a massive market
• Speed & Ownership: Small team, fast feedback loops, and real decision-making power
• Founder Collaboration: Work directly with repeat founders on product and technical direction

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and scale backend systems and internal tooling for our AI agent platform
• Own critical APIs and integrations with systems like ServiceTitan
• Lead complex features end-to-end, from early design through production rollout
• Improve real-time voice performance, reliability, and AI agent intelligence
• Mentor engineers and help establish best practices across the team
• Balance speed and quality while scaling systems that handle live customer traffic

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in backend or full-stack engineering
• Strong system design and architectural judgment
• Experience shipping and operating production systems at scale
• Comfortable in high-growth, ambiguous startup environments
• Ownership mindset and a bias toward execution

Why Broccoli

• Proven Momentum: $7M ARR and rapidly scaling
• Elite Backing: $27M raised, Series A led by Khosla Ventures
• Meaningful Equity: Ownership aligned with impact
• Real-World AI: Build systems that run businesses, not experiments
• South Park Office: Work in-person with a high-trust, ambitious team