Platform Engineer, Member of Technical Staff (AI Research Software)
ScrumAID
San Francisco, CA · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
A growing startup building AI software for market and customer research is hiring engineers to widen its product reach and solve hard problems from end to end. This opening leans toward the platform side of the stack, with room to touch product work as well.
Scope
Build analysis and insight capabilities, including conversational features inside the product
Develop incentive and participant-recruitment functionality for self-serve users, along with list and panel management
Shape the overall product experience and contribute to the design system
Pair up with colleagues in product and design on initiatives close to the user
Take on platform engineering, including distributed services and API work
What you bring
Roughly two to eight years as a full-stack or platform engineer
Practical experience with distributed systems
Strong TypeScript, though talented engineers with other strengths are welcome
Time at an early-stage startup, ideally one with a high technical bar
Founder-style ownership and ease with ambiguity
On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visa transfers are supported.