Software Engineer, Marketplace
Recruiting From Scratch · San Francisco, CA
$130,000–$500,000from the description
Jul 5, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend engineering role focused on building and scaling the core infrastructure of a two-sided AI expert marketplace. Day-to-day work involves designing distributed systems, high-throughput APIs, and asynchronous workflows that handle matching, routing, scoring, and fulfillment at scale. Best suited to engineers with a solid background in production backend systems, distributed architecture, and data modeling who are comfortable in fast-growing environments.
Mid level · 3+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,700 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 880–2,200
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 $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). 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 (5)
The advertised title ('Software Engineer – Marketplace') carries no seniority modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The minimum experience gate is 3 years, which maps to Mid-level on the career ladder despite the wide comp range ($130K–$500K); the upper end of that range likely reflects equity and senior-track growth potential rather than a hard seniority requirement.
The comp range ($130,000–$500,000/year) is unusually wide and almost certainly bundles base salary with equity and/or performance bonus components. The posting lists these as separate line items (base salary, equity package, bi-annual bonuses), so the $500K ceiling may represent total compensation rather than base alone — hiring managers should verify the base-only range.
Backend language requirement is stated as 'Python, Go, Java, or similar' — Python is listed as the primary skill with Go and Java captured as alternatives. The 'or similar' framing means the specific language is interchangeable; the hard gate is proficiency in at least one production-grade backend language.
Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and Terraform appear exclusively under the 'Preferred Experience' section and are not hard gates.
No degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
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