engineering
Posted Apr 14Software Engineer - Platform/Applied AI (Fullstack)
at AfterQuery
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- RESPONSIBILITIES - Build and scale complex data capturing workflows across web (Next.js) and desktop (Python) - Architect and optimize data pipelines that
Requirements
- We serve every frontier AI lab with the mission of delivering the best data to power the best models.
- This is a rare opportunity to join a company at a defining moment in AI.
- We're based in San Francisco and backed by leading investors including Altos Ventures, BoxGroup, and Y Combinator and angels from Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Superintelligence Labs, and Microsoft AI and are based in San Francisco.
- experience from Citadel Securities, Meta, Google, Silver Lake, and Morgan Stanley – get to work with the best :)
- QUALIFICATIONS - Proficiency in JavaScript (Next.js) and Python, with demonstrated
- experience building full-stack web applications -
- Experience with serverless architecture and cloud functions for implementing heavy data processing (GCP/AWS) - Storage, caching & search: Hands‑on with Redis (caching), Elasticsearch (indexing), and message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ) to build scalable, low‑latency pipelines. - Any background in AI research, LLM evaluation, or human‑in‑the‑loop systems -
- Experience getting your ideas into production (founder
Benefits
- Since raising our $30M Series A at a $300M valuation, AfterQuery has grown well over a $100M revenue run rate.
- WHY APPLY - Massive Opportunity: We were one of the fastest growing YC companies in our batch, and we believe we can be one of the fastest growing YC companies of all time - Founding role—you’ll define and own our data infrastructure from day one. - Equity & Growth – Competitive salary + equity.
- experience preferred) COMPENSATION - $180-220K base + dataset commission bonus (4% Gross Profits; $100k-400k w/ no cap) + equity (200-300K vested over 4 years) - Comprehensive
- benefits (UberEats and ride share stipend, comped Equinox, 401K with match, health, dental, and vision insurance)