Amadeus Search
Amadeus Search is hiring: Software Engineer, Product in San Francisco
Amadeus Search, San Francisco, CA, US, 94199
Role: Software Engineer, Product
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Hybrid - San Francisco, CA (3 days in-office, Mon-Wed)
Compensation: $150,000 - $230,000 + 0.2-0.5% equity
Visa Sponsorship: AvailableAbout the Role
This early-stage AI infrastructure startup is looking for a Software Engineer, Product to help build its next-generation data platform. As one of the first engineering hires, you'll work across the entire stack to deliver core functionality for an open-source data engine built for large-scale AI/ML workloads. You'll have the opportunity to shape both the product and company direction while working closely with world-class AI researchers and industry partners.
What You Will Do
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Hybrid - San Francisco, CA (3 days in-office, Mon-Wed)
Compensation: $150,000 - $230,000 + 0.2-0.5% equity
Visa Sponsorship: AvailableAbout the Role
This early-stage AI infrastructure startup is looking for a Software Engineer, Product to help build its next-generation data platform. As one of the first engineering hires, you'll work across the entire stack to deliver core functionality for an open-source data engine built for large-scale AI/ML workloads. You'll have the opportunity to shape both the product and company direction while working closely with world-class AI researchers and industry partners.
What You Will Do
- Design and build new features for the company's distributed data engine, spanning APIs, dashboards, schedulers, and a Rust-based execution layer.
- Develop integrations with leading technologies in the data/AI ecosystem (e.g., Ray, Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog).
- Partner with AI labs, researchers, and early customers to understand their needs and translate them into product capabilities.
- Contribute beyond engineering-supporting infrastructure, customer engagement, and product design decisions.
- Operate in a fast-paced startup environment with broad responsibilities and high autonomy.
- 5+ years of software engineering experience (applications, distributed systems, databases, or cloud infrastructure).
- Proven track record of building and deploying products end-to-end.
- Hands-on experience with 0-1 product development or Greenfield projects (founding engineer or equivalent).
- Strong ability to engage directly with users, gather requirements, and convert feedback into product roadmaps.
- Startup mindset: balancing speed and iteration with long-term scalability.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, S3).
- Enthusiasm for working in small, focused teams with high ownership.
- Base salary: $150,000 - $230,000
- Equity: 0.2% - 0.5%
- Hybrid work policy: 3 days in-office (Mon-Wed) in San Francisco
- Visa sponsorship available
- Opportunity to join as an early employee with significant influence on product direction
- Be an early team member at a fast-growing startup tackling one of the hardest problems in AI infrastructure.
- Work on a cutting-edge, open-source engine purpose-built for multimodal AI data (video, images, audio, text).
- Collaborate with leading researchers and practitioners in AI and distributed systems.
- High-impact role with broad ownership and autonomy in shaping the product and engineering culture.
- Strong funding and backing from top investors, providing stability and growth opportunities.