Staff Software Engineer

Moonshot AI
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 190,000 - 260,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Python","AWS","JavaScript","Flask-RestX","ClickHouse","Postgres","Kinesis","Firehose","S3","Microservices","Distributed systems","SOC 2"]

Senior-level software engineering role responsible for designing and scaling Moonshot AI's evolution engine, guiding engineering strategy, and mentoring engineers. You will architect distributed, AI-driven systems, own backend and data pipelines with Python, AWS, and JavaScript, and collaborate cross-functionally to ship high-impact, observable systems at scale.

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Moonshot AI
Moonshot AI
7 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Senior-level software engineering role responsible for designing and scaling Moonshot AI's evolution engine, guiding engineering strategy, and mentoring engineers. You will architect distributed, AI-driven systems, own backend and data pipelines with Python, AWS, and JavaScript, and collaborate cross-functionally to ship high-impact, observable systems at scale.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Work at the forefront of generative AI and agentic flows—build systems that let AI autonomously reason, experiment, and deploy real changes to the web.
  • •Architect the next generation of Moonshot’s experiment engine—scalable, observable, fault-tolerant, built for millions of daily events.
  • •Design and evolve backend infrastructure across Python (Flask-RestX), serverless AWS, and data pipelines (ClickHouse, Postgres, Kinesis, Firehose, S3).
  • •Drive technical strategy—define engineering principles, evolve architecture across microservices, ingestion, and LLM-driven systems.
  • •Mentor and multiply—uplevel senior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design docs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 190,000 - 260,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Schedule:4-Day Week
Perks:Health InsurancePaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience designing and shipping production systems at scale
  • •Strong expertise in Python, AWS, and JavaScript; comfortable owning both backend and frontend architecture
  • •Proven ability to design distributed systems (event-driven, microservices, or data-heavy architectures)
  • •You’ve been a technical lead or staff engineer, mentoring peers, reviewing designs, and setting engineering standards
  • •Bias toward action and clarity; you simplify, document, and deliver
Experience:8+ yearsAISaaSStartupsEcommerceAnalytics
Skills:PythonAWSJavaScriptFlask-RestXClickHousePostgresKinesisFirehoseS3MicroservicesDistributed systemsSOC 2
Tech Stack:PythonFlask-RestXAWSJavaScriptClickHousePostgresKinesisFirehoseS3MicroservicesDistributed systemsSOC 2SOC 2 Type II

Company Brief

Moonshot AI
Moonshot AI provides a no-code, AI-driven platform that autonomously optimizes e-commerce websites by generating, testing, and deploying on-site experiences to increase conversions, average order value, and revenue without developer resources.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Micro (1 to 10 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 2023
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