Member of Technical Staff (YC experience)

Department: Work with our Clients

Location: San Francisco, Sacramento, New York, Los Angeles, Boston , Seattle

Employment Type: FullTime

Location: United States — Remote
Compensation: $200,000–$350,000 USD
Start Date: ASAP
Languages: Fluent English required
Type: Full-time

About the Opportunity

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a rapidly scaling technology company building sophisticated infrastructure and software systems.

We are seeking a Member of Technical Staff with experience in YC or Venture backed start ups to lead high-impact technical initiatives and solve complex engineering problems spanning multiple systems and teams.

What Youll Do

• Lead architecture and implementation of critical platform capabilities.

• Own complex technical initiatives from conception through production.

• Design scalable distributed systems and services.

• Identify and resolve architectural, reliability, and performance bottlenecks.

• Establish engineering patterns and technical standards.

• Collaborate across Product, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams.

• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership.

• Influence long-term platform architecture and technology decisions.

What Were Looking For

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.

• Strong expertise in distributed systems and system architecture.

• Deep proficiency in at least one major programming language.

• Experience operating systems at meaningful scale.

• Strong technical leadership and communication skills.

• Ability to influence across teams without direct authority.

Nice to Have

• AI/ML infrastructure.

• Kubernetes, cloud, GPUs, or distributed compute.

• Experience at a fast-growing technology company.

• Experience designing highly available platforms.

Why Join?

Our client is building highly scalable technology that sits at the core of critical business operations, offering engineers the opportunity to work on complex systems, large-scale integrations, and real-world technical challenges.

Youll join a collaborative, fast-moving environment where ownership is encouraged, decisions are made quickly, and engineers have meaningful influence on architecture, product direction, and engineering culture.

This role offers the opportunity to tackle challenging backend problems, work with modern technologies, and grow alongside an ambitious team building for scale.

Full benefit package and competitive compensation.

Pragmatike is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

In accordance with GDPR, your personal data will be processed lawfully, fairly, and securely, and used solely for recruitment purposes, including sharing it with our client(s) for employment consideration. You may request access, correction, or deletion of your data at any time. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your information throughout the recruitment process.