AI Software Engineer, Backend (SF)

About You

As an AI backend engineer, you will work closely with founders and customers to understand and solve their logistics billing and payment pain points. You will ship features that directly impact customers, and you will do it with AI in two ways: building products with AI, and building the systems that let AI agents and non-technical users deliver technical work that used to require an engineer. The most valuable work here solves a whole category of problems rather than a single one-off feature. You will face and solve many complex technical challenges while you receive guidance and feedback from the team. You will shape the Loop DNA and define how we grow as a company.

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with product, design, and sales to understand requirements and ship thoughtful solutions.
• Build and ship the AI harness: the data pipelines, schemas, validation, and feedback loops that let agents do work reliably at scale.
• Start from the outcome, not the process: curate the harness, data, and success criteria instead of the specific logic, then let agents write and validate it against real data.
• Write high-quality code optimized for extensibility, working across component boundaries from frontend to backend, infrastructure, and our AI stack.
• Engage in code reviews to maintain a high bar of engineering excellence.
• Lead discussions and documentation to communicate and arrive at the best technical design.
• Adopt AI technologies such as Cursor/Codex/Claude to accelerate software development and champion adoption of AI tools across the organization for increased productivity.
• Promote better practices, share technical knowledge, and help grow Loop through deliberate feedback on product, process, and culture.

Qualifications

• Work in the SF office 4+ days a week.
• Two years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with TypeScript and tools such as GraphQL, Relay, React, and Node.js.
• Experience working at early-stage companies where you shipped products end-to-end and wore many hats.
• Excited to build with AI and apply it to real customer problems. No prior AI or machine learning background is required; you will learn our AI stack here.

Under the Hood

• Infrastructure: AWS, CDK, Fargate ECS
• Backend: TypeScript, Node.js, Prisma, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, GraphQL
• Frontend: TypeScript, React, Relay, Ant Design, Vite, GraphQL
• AI: LLMs, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, and Loop's internal AI platform

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay range for this role is $145,000 to $225,000 annually. This range reflects the base pay that Loop reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of hire. Actual compensation will depend on job-related factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, location, and business needs.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for equity. This role is also eligible for Loop's benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) match, paid time off, paid holidays, and parental leave.

Visa Sponsorship

Loop may provide employment visa sponsorship for this role. Green card sponsorship may also be available based on business needs and eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Loop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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