# Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [Traba](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/traba)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $240k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Postgres, Kafka, RabbitMQ, APIs, Data Modeling, Query Optimization, Distributed Systems, AI Agents, LLMs, Machine Learning, Backend Architecture, Deployment Infrastructure
**Posted:** 2026-09-09

> Staff engineer leading the architecture and implementation of scalable backend and full-stack systems powered by AI agents. Requires 7+ years with TypeScript/Node.js or Python, PostgreSQL, messaging systems, distributed systems, and production-scale applications.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build Traba’s product on top of AI agents, applying frontier models and existing agents across the staffing marketplace.
- Own core backend services and platform infrastructure supporting sourcing, vetting, matching, and worker placement.
- Architect and lead core systems, including real-time matching and autonomous vetting pipelines powered by machine learning and AI agents.
- Own platform architecture and anticipate the company’s infrastructure needs over the next one to two years.
- Drive backend performance, reliability, scalability, and API design.
- Partner with the CTO on architectural decisions, roadmap development, and foundational platform engineering.
- Establish engineering standards for applying agents across the stack and using AI-assisted development tooling.
- Lead projects and make pragmatic technical decisions in an early-stage environment.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of experience with TypeScript/Node.js or Python, PostgreSQL, and messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Deep full-stack engineering experience building performant, scalable applications.
- Expertise in APIs, data modeling, query optimization, and distributed systems.
- Track record of shipping and leading high-scale projects with high velocity.
- Ability to move between API design and deployment infrastructure.
- Comfort owning ambiguity and setting direction in an early-stage environment.

## Nice to Have
- Experience building or integrating AI/LLM systems in production.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual compensation range: $240,000–$300,000 USD.
- Startup equity.
- 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Dinner via DoorDash, free DashPass, and stocked kitchen for New York employees.
- Commuter benefit.
- Gympass benefit.
- One Medical membership, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, and Teladoc Health.

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