Staff Software Engineer (Agentic Pipeline Generation)

Tome; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

PTO

Holidays

Family leave

Team events

Work-from-home Wednesdays

401k plan

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Lightfield is seeking an experienced software engineer to lead the next generation of intelligent pipeline generation, building systems that ingest, enrich, and connect data about companies, people, and relationships. You will work directly with customers, own end-to-end projects, and mentor other engineers.

You thrive on highly reliable, scalable, high‑performance products, enjoy hands‑on leadership, and are excited about LLMs and AI‑driven workflows.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience shipping software products

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering projects end-to-end
• Mentor other engineers and promote best practices
• Partner with customers to shape product direction
• Contribute to building a world-class engineering team

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Leadership

Data modeling

LLMs

Problem solving

Education

CS degree or equivalent

Tools

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Node.js

Apollo GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

• We’re looking for an experienced engineer to build the next generation of intelligent pipeline generation, combining rich business data, AI agents, and powerful automation to help companies discover and engage new customers
• You’ll tackle ambitious challenges across company and people intelligence, data enrichment, buying signals, prospect discovery, and automated outreach. The opportunity spans sophisticated data models, large-scale processing, intelligent agents, and customer-facing product experiences
• At Lightfield, engineers lead product development. They work directly with customers, identify important problems, shape solutions, and take end-to-end ownership of projects from inception to impact
• You’ll help shape product direction, lead substantial engineering projects, and take responsibility for delivering exceptional results through hands‑on leadership
• Lead ambitious projects that help businesses discover opportunities, identify prospective customers, and take action through intelligent, automated workflows
• Build systems that ingest, enrich, and connect information about companies, people, and their relationships from diverse sources
• Develop intelligent prospecting capabilities that combine rich business context, behavioral signals, and AI‑driven research to identify promising opportunities
• Build agentic workflows that automate complex, multi‑step processes, from research and list building to personalized engagement and follow‑up
• Design sophisticated customer‑facing experiences that make powerful data and AI capabilities intuitive and easy to use
• Build reliable, scalable, high‑performance systems with strong observability, metrics, and operational practices
• Lead technical design, mentor other engineers, and help establish engineering best practices
• Contribute to building a world‑class engineering team through recruiting and knowledge‑sharing

Benefits

• Meaningful early equity
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 3 weeks of PTO
• 11 paid company holidays + we enjoy a winter holiday break
• 3 months of paid family leave
• Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats
• Wednesdays work from home
• 401k plan
• Other perks include: commuter and lunch stipend

You’re passionate about building products customers love and making Lightfield intuitive, intelligent, and indispensableYou have strong product judgment and can turn ambiguous customer problems into thoughtful, effective solutionsYou’re a rigorous, analytical thinker who can break down complex problems, form hypotheses, and use data to evaluate solutionsYou’re a hands‑on technical leader who can independently scope, plan, and drive substantial projects while bringing other engineers alongYou’re excited about LLMs and the opportunity to build new kinds of intelligent systems and product experiencesYou care deeply about engineering craft, with high standards for reliability, performance, maintainability, and product qualityYou have strong software engineering fundamentals, developed through a Computer Science degree, related education, or equivalent industry experienceYou communicate clearly and can explain product and technical decisions to both technical and non‑technical teammatesYou have 7+ years of experience building and shipping software products, with strong full‑stack engineering skillsYou can ramp quickly on a stack that includes TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL