Senior Software Engineer

Magical

Senior Engineer at Magical building AI systems for healthcare automation. Leading technical direction and owning core system architecture in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build backend and full-stack systems for AI agents and healthcare automations
Set technical direction within a project or product area, especially when requirements are ambiguous
Build features for automation creation, workflow pathways, testing, editing, and production run reporting
Improve runtime reliability through systems for run state management, queues, idempotency, error classification, alerts, and dashboards
Own critical services from architecture through deployment, monitoring, and iteration

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software development experience.
You’ve built and owned backend systems deployed in production
You can turn ambiguous product requirements into a clear technical plan
You have strong systems design skills—distributed systems, databases, APIs, queues, async workflows, and observability
You’ve integrated AI tools into your development workflow and are willing to experiment with new approaches
You have a strong bias for action—you ship, learn, prioritize ruthlessly, and iterate quickly
You take full ownership of your systems and enjoy mentoring teammates

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid role based in our San Francisco office

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend systemsfull-stack systemsAI agentshealthcare automationsystems designdistributed systemsdatabasesAPIsqueuesobservability

Soft Skills

technical directionmentoringownershipproblem-solvingprioritizationiterationcommunicationadaptabilitybias for actioncollaboration