Traba

Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI)

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3 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or New York, NY, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$240k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Apply AI agents across the staffing pipeline to automate sourcing, vetting, matching, and worker placement.
  • Architect and lead core systems including real-time matching and ML- and agent-powered vetting pipelines.
  • Own the platform architecture and make foundational decisions for the company’s next several years of growth.
  • Drive backend performance, reliability, scalability, and production integrations across the stack.
  • Set engineering standards for AI-assisted development and collaborate with the CTO on architecture and roadmap decisions.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience with TypeScript/Node.js or Python, PostgreSQL, and messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
  • Deep full-stack experience with APIs, data modeling, query optimization, distributed systems, and scalable applications.
  • Track record of shipping and leading high-scale projects with high velocity.
  • Experience building or integrating AI/LLM systems in production is a plus.
  • Ability to learn across API design and deployment infrastructure and own ambiguity in an early-stage environment.

Benefits

  • Start-up equity.
  • Competitive salary.
  • 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Dinner provided via DoorDash, free DashPass, and a stocked kitchen for New York employees.
  • Commuter benefit and Gympass benefit.
  • Additional benefits include One Medical Membership, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, and Teladoc Health.
Traba

About Traba

201-500 employees

Traba builds an AI-driven marketplace and staffing platform that connects light industrial businesses—such as distribution centers and manufacturing lines—with reliable hourly workers. The company monetizes through a two-sided marketplace and staffing services tailored to enterprise operations. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York City, it raised a Series A in 2023 and is backed by investors including Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst.

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