Staff Software Engineer

Acceler8 Talent; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

A deep-tech startup in the United States is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build AI-driven pipelines for software development. This role involves owning backend architecture for complex systems and making key technical decisions. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience, particularly in Python and system design. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $200,000 to $275,000 based on experience and equity options, with opportunities for significant architectural influence in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development with strong focus on Python.
• Proven ability to own complex backend services.
• Experience in building scalable APIs and backend platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-driven code translation and analysis pipelines.
• Own core backend architecture for multi-step AI systems.
• Develop production-grade platforms from research concepts.

Skills

Production software development

System design skills

Python expertise

Scalable API development

AI/ML experience

Job description

A Boston based deep-tech startup building AI-driven infrastructure to modernize how low-level software is created, analyzed, and deployed are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join their team. Backed by leading investors and operating at Series A scale, the team combines AI research with serious systems and compiler expertise.

What will I be doing:

• Design and build AI-driven pipelines for large-scale code translation and analysis
• Own core backend architecture for agent-style, multi-step AI systems
• Turn research ideas into production-grade platforms
• Build scalable services that process and reason over code at scale
• Make key technical decisions across distributed and cloud-based systems

What we’re looking for:

• 7+ years building production software (strong Python focus)
• Proven system design skills and experience owning complex backend services
• Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous problem spaces
• Experience shipping scalable APIs and backend platforms
• Experience with AI/ML or agent-based systems would be beneficial

What’s in it for me:

• Salary of $200,000 - $275,000 dependent on experience and location plus equity
• Senior-level ownership with real architectural influence
• Work on genuinely hard, high-impact AI + systems problems