Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Platform)
About the Role
You'll build the software backbone powering autonomous manufacturing operations at a seed-stage AI supply chain startup. As a Senior or Staff Software Engineer on the Platform team, you'll design scalable backend services, data pipelines, and integrations that coordinate AI-powered agents and high-stakes transactions across complex supply chain workflows, directly enabling physical goods to move reliably through manufacturing systems.
What You'll Do
Design and scale backend services using Next.js API routes, background jobs, and serverless functions to handle high-throughput order processing.
Build and productionize LLM-based agents, AI/ML infrastructure, and RAG patterns for intelligent quote analysis and supplier recommendations.
Own the data layer by designing PostgreSQL schemas, migrations, and complex queries for materials, quotes, orders, and supplier relationships.
Architect event-driven systems with reliable pipelines for order state management, notification triggers, and cross-system synchronization.
Implement caching and rate limiting strategies to ensure reliable external API calls at scale.
Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability pattern
