Serval

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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1 year ago

Base Salary

$200k - $325k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the CTO to build new product capabilities from the ground up.
  • Guide design decisions alongside the founding team using a deep understanding of users.
  • Define foundational system architecture and select key codebase technologies.
  • Help ship V1 of Serval and deliver the technical and product roadmap.
  • Establish engineering best practices and standards.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical excellence.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience as a backend-focused software engineer.
  • Experience building new products or systems from the ground up.
  • Degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field.
  • Strong commitment to delivering outstanding user experiences.
  • Exceptional communication skills and proven cross-functional collaboration ability.
  • Comfort working in a fast-growing startup environment.
  • Early-stage startup experience is preferred.
  • Experience building applied AI products is preferred.
  • Experience with Go, gRPC, Kubernetes, React, TypeScript, AWS, or Terraform is preferred.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape a new AI product and company.
  • Rapid growth with support from an experienced team and investors.
  • Culture emphasizing innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun.
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About Serval

51-200 employees

Serval builds an AI-native ITSM and automation platform that unifies help desk, access management, and workflow orchestration for enterprises. Its agent-based software turns natural-language requests into end-to-end actions across systems, spanning IT, HR, Finance, Security, Legal, and Engineering; sold as a cloud platform. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in San Francisco, it is privately held and used by organizations such as Fox, Notion, Vercel, Perplexity, and Brex.

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