# Staff Software Engineer
**Company:** [Traba](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/traba)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $240K-$300K
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Postgres, Kafka, RabbitMQ, APIs, Distributed Systems, AI, LLMs, Machine Learning
**Posted:** 2026-06-29
> Build and scale Traba's applied AI platform by integrating frontier models and agents into production systems for automating industrial staffing pipelines. Requires 7+ years deep full-stack experience with TypeScript/Node.js or Python, PostgreSQL, messaging systems, and distributed systems; AI/LLM production experience a plus.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Build Traba's product on top of AI agents, wiring frontier models and existing agents into real product across the stack.
- Set the standard for applying agents to automate the staffing pipeline (sourcing, vetting, matching, placing workers).
- Architect and lead core systems, from real-time matching to autonomous vetting pipelines powered by ML and agents.
- Own architecture for the platform, anticipating needs 1-2 years out.
- Drive backend performance, reliability, and scale.
- Partner with CTO on key architectural decisions, iterate on roadmap, and build foundational platform.
- Go where priorities are: infrastructure for agents, matching, data, or scaling problems.

## Requirements
- 7+ years with TypeScript/Node.js or Python, PostgreSQL, and messaging (Kafka or RabbitMQ).
- Track record of shipping and leading projects at scale with high velocity.
- Deep full-stack experience designing performant, scalable applications with expertise in APIs, data modeling, query optimization, and distributed systems.
- Voracious learner who moves easily from API design to deployment infrastructure.
- Comfort owning ambiguity and direction in an early-stage environment.
- Applier who sets the bar for integrating AI/LLM systems in production (experience building or integrating AI/LLM systems is a plus).

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

## Compensation
- Competitive salary in the range of $240,000 - $300,000.
- Start-up equity.
- 100% paid health, dental & vision coverage.
- Additional benefits: Dinner provided, free DashPass, stocked kitchen (NY), commuter benefit, Gympass, One Medical, HSA, Talkspace, etc.
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