Staff Software Engineer
Lab37 · Los Angeles, CA
$213,000–$269,250from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A staff-level full-stack engineering role at a food robotics startup, responsible for building and owning the software platform that connects kitchen operations, cloud services, and robotic production systems. Day-to-day work spans frontend interfaces, backend services, cloud infrastructure, and integrations with delivery and commerce platforms, alongside collaboration with robotics, firmware, culinary, and operations teams. The role also carries technical leadership responsibilities including architecture, mentorship, and helping grow the Los Angeles engineering team.
Staff level · 10+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 390 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 290–500
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $164,459 (middle half $130,334–$195,752). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The JD requires 'at least one backend language' with Go called 'valuable but not required' and 'modern TypeScript frameworks' with Vue called 'helpful but not required.' Both are listed under the main requirements block, so they are treated as hard gates on the capability (backend language proficiency and modern frontend framework proficiency respectively); Go and Vue are named as the preferred tools with common alternatives populated accordingly.
API design, event-driven/asynchronous workflows, and observability are called out as required competencies but name no specific technology, so they are omitted from the skills list per the generic-concept rule.
All items under 'Nice To Have' (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Protobuf, Python, Terraform, Git, CI/CD, SQL, analytics platforms, simulation environments, hardware/robotics experience) are explicitly preferred, not gated.
Compensation includes equity and an annual performance bonus in addition to the stated base salary range.
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