
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Lightfield
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $300,000 per year
About the role
- Build and maintain full-stack systems, end-to-end, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Architect and scale the data infrastructure and backend services that power Lightfield AI-driven CRM.
- Design and optimize data models to support CRM workflows, customer interactions, and AI-driven insights.
- Develop observability and metrics to enable smooth operation, proactive issue detection, and continuous improvement.
- Mentor teammates, participate in code reviews, and help shape engineering culture and practices.
- Contribute to building a world-class engineering team through recruiting, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in software development
- Deep experience building scalable, high-performance data infrastructure that can support complex customer workflows and large-scale data processing
- Strong understanding of database design, indexing strategies, and query optimization, especially in PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
- You’re excited about Large Language Models (LLMs) and the opportunity to build systems that support and leverage them
- You have the ability to ramp quickly on tech stack that features TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
- Strong fundamentals in software engineering, with a degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Thrives in ambiguity, able to independently drive projects and deliver results in a fast-moving environment
- Clear communicator, capable of articulating technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Passionate about building products customers love, ensuring our CRM is intuitive, intelligent, and indispensable.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 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
- Wednesdays work from home
- Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats
- 401k plan
- Other perks include: commuter and lunch stipend
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Hard Skills & Tools
full-stack developmentdata infrastructuredatabase designindexing strategiesquery optimizationPostgreSQLTypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.js
Soft Skills
mentorshipcode reviewsengineering cultureindependent project managementclear communicationarticulating technical decisionsthrives in ambiguityknowledge-sharingteam buildingcustomer-focused
Certifications
degree in Computer Science