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Retell AIRetell AIRedwood City, CA

Staff Engineer, Platform & Systems

Staff engineer owns core platform and systems architecture, leads technical initiatives, makes high-leverage decisions for speed/reliability/scale, and partners with product/leadership. Requires 9+ years experience in production systems at staff/principal level.

225k – 350k/yr
On-site9+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the design and evolution of core platform and systems architecture.
  • Lead complex technical initiatives end-to-end, from concept to production.
  • Make high-leverage technical decisions that balance speed, reliability, and scale.
  • Raise the technical bar through design reviews, mentoring, and hands-on leadership.
  • Partner closely with product to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
  • Identify and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability bottlenecks.
  • Help define engineering best practices as we scale the team and platform.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of experience building and operating production systems.
  • Operated at Staff or Principal level (or equivalent scope).
  • Strong in systems design and can reason clearly about tradeoffs.
  • Move fast but care deeply about correctness, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Comfortable owning ambiguous problems and defining the path forward.
  • Built or scaled platforms used by real customers at meaningful volume.
  • Enjoy being hands-on — writing code, reviewing designs, and unblocking teams.

Bonus: distributed systems, Voice AI, real-time systems, APIs at scale, infra/platform work, or developer-facing products.

Compensation

Cash: $225-350k Equity: Meaningful Equity Location: Redwood City, CA (100% Relocation Provided)

Other Benefits

  • 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • $70/day DoorDash credit
  • $200/month wellness reimbursement
  • $300/month commuter reimbursement
  • $75/month phone bill reimbursement
  • $50/month internet reimbursement

Skills

System DesignDistributed SystemsInfrastructureAPIsReal-Time SystemsVoice AiPlatform EngineeringScalabilityReliabilityProduction Systems

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