Staff Software Engineer, AI-Driven Job Seeker Apps - Hybrid

ZipRecruiter; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Exceptional benefits

Flexible vacation

Job summary

ZipRecruiter is seeking a highly autonomous Staff/Senior Software Engineer for the Job Seeker Apps team in Austin, TX. You will influence product direction with product and decision science, own core systems that move job seeker data and intent into our marketplace, and lead engineering efforts across data, backend, and full-stack domains.

You will work with Product Management to translate user problems into scalable solutions, mentor engineers, and drive AI-driven experiences for job seekers

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong computer science fundamentals including OOP, data structures and algorithms.
• Experience partnering with product managers to translate user problems into engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end systems engineering across data, backend, and full-stack areas.
• Collaborate with Product and Decision Science to influence product direction.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and alignment across teams.
• Measure impact of new features with data-driven methods.
• Architect AI integrations and ensure safe, scalable deployment.

Skills

8+ yrs exp

CS fundamentals

PM collaboration

Curiosity

Education

BS/MS/PhD in related field

Job description

ZipRecruiter is seeking a highly autonomous Staff/Senior Software Engineer for the Job Seeker Apps team in Austin, TX. You will influence product direction with product and decision science, own core systems that move job seeker data and intent into our marketplace, and lead engineering efforts across data, backend, and full-stack domains.

You will work with Product Management to translate user problems into scalable solutions, mentor engineers, and drive AI-driven experiences for job seekers