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Senior Software Engineer
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Headstart AI . We are looking for innovative developers to help build frontier AI technologies.
Base Pay Range $185,000.00/yr - $185,000.00/yr
About the Company At Headstart our mission is to bring companies into the age of intelligence and automate software development. We are the team behind the coding agent Friday and are building frontier applied AI technologies including agent orchestration, memory, and more.
About the Team We are a lean, high‑velocity team that ships breakthrough AI capabilities at startup speed. We work directly with our users, iterate rapidly, and measure success by the real‑world impact we create for our clients.
About the Role
Own and drive the full development lifecycle from ideation through production
Prototype rapidly while ensuring long‑term reliability, maintainability, and security
Build intuitive, accessible full‑stack products from frontend interfaces or internal tools that surface model workflows and automate complex processes
Architect, build, and maintain scalable APIs and systems that integrate LLMs to power both internal tooling and customer‑facing workflows
Collaborate across teams to identify solutions to data‑intensive problems
Mentor and support the growth of other engineers while helping to define and drive the technical roadmap
Qualifications
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong interest in leveraging AI in the development lifecycle (bonus if experience)
Enjoys a fast‑paced and collaborative environment
Proven track record owning full‑stack systems: backend services (Python, FastAPI, Node.js), relational databases (Postgres/MySQL), and optionally frontend frameworks like React/Next.js
Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, data pipelines, or developer productivity infrastructure at scale
Bonus if you’ve been a founding engineer or startup early hire, with history building production products from scratch
Bonus if you’re NYC based — we have a loft office in Soho and provide lunch and snacks
Even if you don't meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. This role offers extensive benefits, a base salary of
$185,000 USD
plus competitive equity compensation and 401k match.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industry Software Development
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Senior Software Engineer
role at
Headstart AI . We are looking for innovative developers to help build frontier AI technologies.
Base Pay Range $185,000.00/yr - $185,000.00/yr
About the Company At Headstart our mission is to bring companies into the age of intelligence and automate software development. We are the team behind the coding agent Friday and are building frontier applied AI technologies including agent orchestration, memory, and more.
About the Team We are a lean, high‑velocity team that ships breakthrough AI capabilities at startup speed. We work directly with our users, iterate rapidly, and measure success by the real‑world impact we create for our clients.
About the Role
Own and drive the full development lifecycle from ideation through production
Prototype rapidly while ensuring long‑term reliability, maintainability, and security
Build intuitive, accessible full‑stack products from frontend interfaces or internal tools that surface model workflows and automate complex processes
Architect, build, and maintain scalable APIs and systems that integrate LLMs to power both internal tooling and customer‑facing workflows
Collaborate across teams to identify solutions to data‑intensive problems
Mentor and support the growth of other engineers while helping to define and drive the technical roadmap
Qualifications
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong interest in leveraging AI in the development lifecycle (bonus if experience)
Enjoys a fast‑paced and collaborative environment
Proven track record owning full‑stack systems: backend services (Python, FastAPI, Node.js), relational databases (Postgres/MySQL), and optionally frontend frameworks like React/Next.js
Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, data pipelines, or developer productivity infrastructure at scale
Bonus if you’ve been a founding engineer or startup early hire, with history building production products from scratch
Bonus if you’re NYC based — we have a loft office in Soho and provide lunch and snacks
Even if you don't meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. This role offers extensive benefits, a base salary of
$185,000 USD
plus competitive equity compensation and 401k match.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industry Software Development
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