Staff Software Engineer – Developer Experience

Snorkel AI

Staff Software Engineer setting long-term technical direction for Snorkel AI's Expert Contributor Platform, designing mission-critical systems and leading complex initiatives.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRedwood City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $24,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and develop mission-critical systems for the end-to-end Expert Contributor (EC) lifecycle
Build robust features and integrations with key third-party services
Automate supply and allocation logic to efficiently manage and deploy a high volume of ECs
Prototype, optimize, and maintain scalable services to power complex data user management pipelines
Set the strategy and architecture for build systems, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines
Lead the transition from scheduled releases to a robust, automated continuous deployment framework
Build proactively with empathy for both customers and subject matter experts
Mentor and guide Senior and Mid-level engineers on technical design, best practices, and project execution across multiple teams
Partner with cross-functional teams to design and deliver improvements to dev-infra, release processes, and internal tooling
Engage with product managers, designers, and ML experts to create a phenomenal user experience for data acquisition and refinement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software engineering experience developing performant, intuitive, and scalable web application architectures
2+ years working at a Staff level or equivalent
Strong background in developer productivity, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Expertise designing REST for internal services and developers
Experience developing and shipping enterprise software products, specifically those focused on data collection, or machine learning applications
Track record of leading complex engineering initiatives, influencing stakeholders, and delivering measurable impact
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong technical communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringweb application architectureREST designcloud platformsAWSdeveloper productivitydistributed systemsenterprise software developmentdata collectionmachine learning applications

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringtechnical communicationcollaborationempathyinfluencing stakeholdersproject executionfast-paced environment