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Parafin

<div>About Us:
At Parafin, we&rsquo;re on a mission to grow small businesses.
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but traditional banks often don&rsquo;t have their backs. We build tech that makes it simple for small businesses to access the financial tools they need through the platforms they already sell on.
We partner with companies like DoorDash, Amazon, Worldpay, and Mindbody to offer fast and flexible funding, spend management, and savings tools to their small business users via a simple integration. Parafin takes on all the complexity of capital markets, underwriting, servicing, compliance, and customer service for our partners.
We&rsquo;re a tight-knit team of innovators hailing from Stripe, Square, Plaid, Coinbase, Robinhood, CERN, and more &mdash; all united by a passion for building tools that help small businesses succeed. Parafin is backed by prominent venture capitalists including GIC, Notable Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Thrive Capital. Parafin is a Series C company, and we have raised more than $194M in equity and $340M in debt facilities.
Join us in creating a future where every small business has the financial tools they need.
About the Position
We are looking for a user-focused front-end engineer to join our Lending Products team in San Francisco. In this role, you will help build intuitive and seamless user interfaces that will power the suite of Parafin&rsquo;s financial offerings. The Lending Products team is responsible for crafting the user journey for all of Parafin&rsquo;s financing products. You will collaborate with stakeholders across the company to launch new features and regularly experiment with existing ones to enhance the end-user experience. You will contribute to the development of our core web infrastructure and play a key role in identifying, prioritizing, and implementing frontend improvements that accelerate product development and ensure a high-quality user experience.
What You&rsquo;ll Be Doing:<ul><li>
You will fully own our customer facing web product and drive its development</li><li>
You will help define the product architecture all the way from the technologies we use to design principles that we apply</li><li>
You will frequently talk to our customers to understand their needs and define the product experience</li><li>
You will work closely with our product designers and ensure a high quality bar for our products</li><li>
You will help scale the Parafin team by hiring exceptional talent</li></ul>
What We&rsquo;re Searching For:<ul><li>
2-3+ years of experience working in a web engineering role</li><li>
You care deeply about building high quality software and take immense pride in your craft.</li><li>
You are comfortable owning and driving the development of the product from 0 to 1.</li><li>
You have a strong grasp of engineering fundamentals.</li><li>
You have experience working with Javascript, Typescript, Next.js, React, or other similar technologies.</li><li>
You have a strong understanding of functional and reactive programming paradigms.</li><li>
You are excited about working on a small team and helping us set the foundations for the company.</li></ul>
What We Offer<ul><li>
Salary Range: $190k-$225k</li><li>
Equity grant</li><li>
Medical, dental &amp; vision insurance</li><li>
Work from home flexibility</li><li>
Unlimited PTO
</li><li>Commuter benefits</li><li>
Free lunches</li><li>
Paid parental leave</li><li>
401(k)</li><li>
Employee assistance program</li></ul>
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact us.</div>

Product Engineer

Notion

<div>
 
 About Us
 
 
 
 Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life&rsquo;s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email&mdash;with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money.
 
 
 In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays.
 
 
 
 About The Role
 
 
 
 We're looking for an AI Product Engineer to join the team responsible for Notion's database block&mdash; which powers views like tables, galleries, charts, forms, and more. As a strategic partner in shaping Notion's AI vision, you'll help define and build cutting-edge AI-powered features into this core product experience, leveraging LLMs, embeddings, and other AI technologies to make Notion's databases more intelligent and capable.
 
 
 
 What You&rsquo;ll Achieve
 
 
 
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 Work with the team to prototype and experiment with new AI features
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 Productionize and launch new AI technology integrations into Notion&rsquo;s core product
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 Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver product features on time
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 Stay up-to-date with the latest AI technologies and trends
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Skills You'll Need To Bring
 
 
 
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 Expertise building and prototyping: You have experience building AI products using LLMs, embeddings and other ML technologies. You understand how parts of a system fit together from UI to data model, are familiar with relational databases like Postgres or MySQL, and have experience building products from ground up.
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 Shipping quality user interfaces: You partner closely with product and design to craft beautiful user experiences for large audiences, leveraging web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a modern UI framework like React.
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 Problem-solving: You approach problems holistically, starting with a clear and accurate understanding of the context. You think critically about the implications of what you're building and how it will impact real people's lives. You can navigate ambiguity flawlessly, decompose complex problems into clean solutions, while also balancing the business impact of what you&rsquo;re building.
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 Empathetic communication and collaboration: You communicate nuanced ideas clearly, whether you're explaining technical decisions in writing or brainstorming in real time. In disagreements, you engage thoughtfully with other perspectives and compromise when needed. You enjoy collaborating with both fellow engineers and cross-functional partners. You are a lifelong learner and invest in both your own growth and the growth, learning, and development of your teammates.
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 Impact-orientation and user focus: You care about business impact and prioritize projects accordingly. You understand the balance between craft, speed, and the bottom line. You think critically about the implications of what you're building, and how it shapes real people's lives. You understand that reach comes with responsibility for our impact&mdash;good and bad. Work isn't a solo endeavor for you, and you enjoy collaborating cross-functionally to accomplish shared goals.
 
 
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 Nice To Haves
 
 
 
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 You're proficient with any part of our technology stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Postgres.
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 You have experience driving teams toward shared goals and can balance business priorities with individuals&rsquo; strengths, areas of interest, and career development goals.
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 You've heard of computing pioneers like Ada Lovelace, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, and others&mdash;and understand why we're big fans of their work.
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 You have interests outside of technology, such as in art, history, or social sciences.
 
 
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 We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our global employee base to represent the wide diversity of our customers. If you&rsquo;re excited about a role but your past experience doesn&rsquo;t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you&rsquo;re a builder at heart, share our company values, and enthusiastic about making software toolmaking ubiquitous, we want to hear from you.
 
 
 Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
 
 
 Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role&rsquo;s scope and complexity, and the candidate&rsquo;s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco and New York, the estimated base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $285,000 per year.
 
 
 By clicking &ldquo;Submit Application&rdquo;, I understand and agree that Notion and its affiliates and subsidiaries will collect and process my information in accordance with Notion&rsquo;s Global Recruiting Privacy Policy.
 
 
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Software Engineer, AI Product

Decagon

<div>About Decagon
Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experience. Our AI agents provide intelligent, human-like responses across chat, email, and voice, resolving millions of customer inquiries across every language and at any time.
Since coming out of stealth, Decagon has experienced rapid growth. We partner with industry leaders like Hertz, Eventbrite, Duolingo, Oura, Bilt, Curology, and Samsara to redefine customer experience at scale. We've raised over $200M from Bain Capital Ventures, Accel, a16z, BOND Capital, A*, Elad Gil, and notable angels such as the founders of Box, Airtable, Rippling, Okta, Lattice, and Klaviyo.
We&rsquo;re an in-office company, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and velocity. Our values&mdash;customers are everything, relentless momentum, winner&rsquo;s mindset, and stronger together&mdash;shape how we work and grow as a team.
About the Team
The Insights team builds the product surfaces that help companies understand the conversations their AI agents have with customers. We create tools that uncover customer intents, highlight gaps in agent behavior, analyze voice of customer patterns, and guide teams toward writing better AOPs and improving overall agent quality.
The team owns products like Insights, Watchtower, Suggestions, and AskAI. We focus on clear explanations, intuitive visualizations, and workflows that allow users to understand and act on information quickly.
This product area has a significant opportunity to shape how customers learn from their data and improve their agents.
About the Role
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Insights team, you will play a foundational role in building a new product area from the ground up. You will define technical direction, establish engineering practices, and drive multi-quarter initiatives that shape how customers understand performance, discover new intents, and iterate on AOPs.
This role is ideal for engineers who excel in ambiguous environments and enjoy taking ideas from concept to shipped product. You will work closely with design and PM to validate assumptions, prototype quickly, and learn directly from customer feedback. You will help build the team&rsquo;s culture and set a high standard for product quality.
In this role, you will<ul><li>
Lead the architecture and technical direction for a new insights platform used by CX and product teams</li><li>
Build the foundational product experiences that help users understand customer intents, agent behavior, and voice of customer patterns</li><li>
Define workflows and visualizations that guide customers toward writing better AOPs and improving agent quality</li><li>
Drive fast iteration by testing ideas quickly, gathering feedback, and refining product direction based on real usage</li><li>
Mentor engineers, establish engineering norms, and help grow a high-performing new team</li><li>
Partner with PM, Design, and Agent Engineering to shape the long-term roadmap for insights at Decagon</li></ul>
Your background looks something like this<ul><li>
8+ years of engineering experience with meaningful technical leadership</li><li>
A strong track record of building 0 to 1 products or teams</li><li>
Ability to turn ambiguous product ideas into clear technical plans and shipped features</li><li>
Proficiency in Typescript or Python and comfort working across the stack</li><li>
Strong product intuition and experience building user-facing features with clear, actionable insights</li><li>
Experience collaborating with design and PM to iterate quickly and validate ideas</li></ul>
Even better<ul><li>
Experience building analytics products, conversation intelligence tools, or insight generation features</li><li>
Experience working with agent-driven or LLM-powered systems</li><li>
Experience influencing engineering culture and practices across teams</li></ul>
Benefits:<ul><li>
Medical, dental, and vision benefits</li><li>
Take what you need vacation policy</li><li>
Daily lunches, dinners and snacks in the office to keep you at your best</li></ul>
Compensation
$300K &ndash; $385K + Offers Equity
Compensation Range: $250K - $375K</div>

Staff Software Engineer, Insights

GlossGenius

<div>
 
 
 About GlossGenius
 
 
 
 GlossGenius is building an ecosystem enabling entrepreneurs to succeed. We empower small business owners to focus on being creators, not admins, by offering a range of business management tools including booking and scheduling, marketing, analytics, payment processing and much more.
 
 
 Over 90,000 small business owners have chosen to rely on GlossGenius every day to run their entire set of business operations. Joining its powerful, intuitive platform with its vibrant, distinguished brand, GlossGenius is the ideal combination of a fintech, SMB software, and consumer company all in one.
 
 
 
 About the Role
 
 
 
 GlossGenius has grown significantly, supporting tens of thousands of customers and seeing billions of transaction volumes on our platforms. As our customers continue to grow their businesses, we want to enable them to be more successful. For that, we&rsquo;re building AI features that will transform how our customers operate and grow their businesses
 
 
 That&rsquo;s why we are seeking strong
 
 Software Engineers, All levels
 
 to join one of our Product or Platform-based teams. Product-focused engineers work at the intersection of business needs and technical solutions, solving key customer problems. Platform-focused engineers build scalable, reliable, and extensible systems that empower product teams to move faster, deliver with quality, and focus on customer value.
 
 
 This role is remote from the San Francisco Bay Area.
 
 
 
 What We Work With
 
 
 
 We are open to hearing from candidates who know different programming languages and are excited to learn more and grow their skills. Our current stack:
 
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 Kotlin (micronaut, jooq), Ruby (Rails, Sidekiq), gRPC, protobuf
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 Typescript / Javascript (React, Redux)
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 React Native
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 AWS, Kubernetes, Postgres and Terraform
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 What You&rsquo;ll Do
 
 
 
 As a Software Engineer at GlossGenius, you'll play a critical role in shaping a platform that powers over 90,000 small businesses and processes more than $3 billion in payments annually. Engineers work on high-impact initiatives that support our rapid growth and evolving scale. Examples of your potential responsibilities include:
 
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 Develop, release, and run large-scale web applications that empower beauty and wellness businesses to operate and grow.
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 Build new AI features for our customers.
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 Develop and define our microservice-based infrastructure.
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 Build tools and solutions that enable internal teams to work faster, more effectively, with more confidence, and improve the value they can provide our users (Business Scalability team).
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 Work on core experiences such as making payments friction-free for clients and customers, building tools to help customers earn more per hour, or enabling businesses to effortlessly grow and manage their teams.
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 Focus on front-end development, crafting intuitive and engaging user experiences for our web and mobile applications.
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 Improve performance, reliability, scalability, and security for our backend systems.
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 </ul>
 
 What We&rsquo;re Looking For
 
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 2+ years of professional experience in software development.
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 A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
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 A strong desire to move fast and have a significant impact.
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 An entrepreneurial mindset, eager to take ownership and contribute new ideas to solve challenging problems.
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 Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.
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 Demonstrates strong collaboration skills and team spirit.
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 Benefits &amp; Perks&nbsp;
 
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 Flexible PTO
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 Competitive health &amp; dental insurance options, with premiums partially or fully covered by GG
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 In-person opportunities that are designed to help team members foster collaboration and build community (ie; working out of a co-working space, team dinners, and other team building activities)
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 Fertility and adoption benefits via Carrot
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 Generous, fully-paid parental leave policy
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 401k benefit - employees are eligible to contribute starting day 1 of employment
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 Professional Development - employees receive a yearly stipend for approved learning and educational-related expenses
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 Pre-tax commuter benefits
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 Dependent Care FSA
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 Home office support
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 The starting base salary for this role in San Francisco is between $150,000-$230,000+ target equity + benefits. The base salary offered is dependent upon many factors including skills,
 
 experience
 
 , location, and education. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.&nbsp; Additionally, this role is currently eligible to participate in GlossGenius&rsquo;s equity plan as well as a range of health &amp; wellbeing, retirement savings, and other benefits within our total rewards offering.
 
 
 
 
 At GlossGenius, we celebrate our differences and are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel supported and empowered to do their best work. We believe this benefits not only our employees but our product, customers, and community as well. GlossGenius is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
 
 
 
 
 Personal Information: Notice at Collection for Employees and Applicants
 
 
 
 
 Agency Submissions
 
 
 
 If a resume or applicant is submitted to GlossGenius by a third party without a signed search agreement in place, it will become the property of GlossGenius and no fee will be paid, irrespective of whether the candidate is hired.&nbsp;
 
 
</div>

Software Engineer - All Levels

Bright Machines

<div><div>RETHINK MANUFACTURING</div><div></div><div> 
The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines&reg;, we&rsquo;re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to create a new category of manufacturing that will help transform the industry. We believe software and data are the answer, thoughtfully applied to solve our customers&rsquo; unique challenges. Through intelligent automation, we give factories newfound flexibility, scalability, and resilience. We deliver products to meet the demands of today while building a platform to take advantage of what comes next.</div><div></div><div> 
Working with us means you&rsquo;ll have the opportunity to make lasting, impactful changes for our company and our customers. If you&rsquo;re ready to apply your exceptional skills to create the factory of the future, we&rsquo;d love to speak with you.</div><div></div><div> 
ABOUT THE ROLE</div><div>
Bright Machines is on a mission to transform how electronics are made&mdash;bringing intelligence, scalability, and flexibility to the factory floor. We combine the best of automation, machine learning, and software to modernize manufacturing from the ground up.</div><div></div><div> 
We are seeking a results-driven Senior or Lead Manufacturing Engineering to manage end-to-end engineering activities related to production readiness, continuous improvement, and product industrialization at our electronics manufacturing site. This role integrates responsibilities across Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Product Engineering support, and New Product Introduction (NPI) for complex server and rack-level systems.</div><div></div><div> 
The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, leadership capability, and experience scaling high-complexity electronics manufacturing operations, including automation.</div>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING</h3><ul><li>
Lead development, optimization, and control of manufacturing processes for server assembly and rack-level integration.</li><li>
Define and implement standard work, tooling, process flows, and line balancing across production areas.</li><li>
Deploy lean manufacturing principles, PFMEA, and continuous improvement initiatives to maximize efficiency and yield.</li><li>
Own production line capacity planning, workstation layout, time studies, and labor efficiency modeling.</li><li>
Drive line design and space optimization initiatives in collaboration with facilities and automation teams.</li><li>
Provide factory-level product ownership in collaboration with customer/OEM design teams.</li><li>
Coordinate with Test, Quality, and Maintenance to support issue resolution, DfX reviews, and sustaining improvements.</li><li>
Support root cause analysis, field return investigations, and ECN implementation from a process standpoint.</li><li>
Lead engineering deliverables for EVT/DVT/PVT builds, including process validation, tooling readiness, operator training, and data review.</li><li>
Ensure cross-functional alignment (supply chain, quality, test) for smooth product ramp-up and launch stability.</li><li>
Manage engineering BOM setup, readiness reviews, and close collaboration with Program Management.</li><li>
Identify and collaborate with RnD/Product organizations execution of automation opportunities, including robotics, guided assembly, digital work instructions, and in-line inspection.</li><li>
Collaborate with internal R&amp;D and external partners to develop and scale smart factory solutions.</li><li>
Oversee project timelines, engineering change management, and resource allocation across active programs.</li></ul><div></div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"> 
WHAT WE WANT TO SEE</h3><ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related).</li><li>
7+ years of experience in electronics or server manufacturing.</li><li>
Proven success in high-mix, high-complexity production environments (server, networking, or similar).</li><li>
Hands-on experience with NPI programs, lean manufacturing tools, process validation, and DfM/DfA implementation.</li><li>
Working knowledge of BOM management, ECNs, MES systems, and manufacturing documentation.</li><li>
Strong communication skills to work across technical, operational, and customer teams</li></ul><div>
BE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE AN INDUSTRY</div><div></div><div> 
Bright Machines is a next-generation, AI-enabled manufacturer focused on data center infrastructure assembly operations. Bright Machines uses its proprietary AI-based robotics and software to assemble AI infrastructure hardware products (i.e., data center servers) for hyperscalers and leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). With its new AI factory, Bright Machines addresses increasing market demands for computing power due to the surge of AI and the U.S. national mandate to reshore manufacturing by building data center infrastructure at scale with higher quality and shorter time-to-market.</div><div></div><div> 
Bright Machines is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an integration center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The company has been recognized as one of Forbes&rsquo; AI 50, awarded &ldquo;Best AI-based Solution for Manufacturing&rdquo; by AI Breakthrough, named a &ldquo;Technology Pioneer&rdquo; by the World Economic Forum, and highlighted by several other leading technology and innovation organizations.</div></div><div></div>

Manufacturing Engineer (Senior/Lead) - Server Assembly & Rack Integration

Beacon Software

<div>
 Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company which acquires and grows essential businesses. We are a profitable series B+ firm that combines great technologists, operators and M&amp;A professionals to accelerate the scale of the ambition of the dozens of businesses we own and operate. We are supported by capital from tier-1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors as well as the founders of the leading technology companies from the past decade.
 
 
 We are growing our team in Toronto, San Francisco, and New York. Apply below.
 
 
 Software Engineer
 
 
 We're looking for a versatile Software Engineer to drive technical innovation and accelerate growth across our portfolio of software companies. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership teams within our portfolio companies to solve high-impact problems across diverse architectures, tech stacks, and industries. You'll learn how to design and execute large-scale software modernization efforts with AI, build new AI-powered features, re-imagine the product experience. You'll have direct influence on revenue, customer experience, product vision, and technical direction&mdash;bridging code with commercial impact.
 
 
 This is a hands-on, high-impact role ideal for a full-stack engineer or ex-founder who thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
 
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 Deploy into Beacon portfolio companies to identify, design, and deliver high-impact technical initiatives.
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 Analyze portfolio company codebases to identify value creation opportunities and technical debt reduction strategies.
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 Refactor, modernize, and scale existing systems using current best practices and frameworks.
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 Build AI-powered features and products that drive measurable business growth.
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 Architect scalable backend and API services (Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, etc.).
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 Develop modern, performant frontends using React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
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 Collaborate with product and business leaders to translate commercial goals into technical roadmaps.
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 Contribute to internal engineering playbooks and best practices across Beacon's platform.
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 Mentor and support technical teams within portfolio companies to lift engineering standards
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What We're Looking For
 
 
 
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 5+ years of experience as a full-stack or backend engineer, ideally in a startup or high-growth environment.
 </li>
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 Strong foundation in software engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and deployment
 </li>
 <li>
 Command of one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, TypeScript, Ruby).
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 Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern DevOps practices.
 </li>
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 Comfort working across diverse architectures&mdash;from monoliths to microservices.
 </li>
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 Curiosity and versatility to dive into unfamiliar codebases and domains
 </li>
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 Familiarity with AI integration, LLMs, and data-driven applications.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong systems-thinking mindset and a bias for simplicity.
 </li>
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 Proven ability to deliver autonomously with high ownership.
 </li>
 <li>
 Excellent communication skills and collaborative spirit.
 </li>
 <li>
 Commercial mindset, curiosity about business models, and how software creates enterprise value.
 </li>
 <li>
 Desire to grow into a technical leader or founder role.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 This Role Is Perfect for You If
 
 
 
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 You're an ex-founder or founding engineer who thrives in ambiguity.
 </li>
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 You want to build and ship products across multiple industries.
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 <li>
 You're fascinated by how code translates into profit and growth.
 </li>
 <li>
 You enjoy diving into new codebases, diagnosing bottlenecks, and scaling systems.
 </li>
 <li>
 You believe AI will reshape how software is built&mdash;and you want to be at the forefront.
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 You care deeply about clean, maintainable, and scalable engineering.
 </li>
 <li>
 You want to learn how to acquire, operate, and scale software businesses.
 </li>
 <li>
 You're commercially curious&mdash;just as excited by go-to-market strategy as by refactoring a service.
 </li>
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 You're energized by speed, autonomy, and a culture that values judgment over process.
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 You want to work with people who set a high bar&mdash;and help you raise yours.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Our Values at Beacon Software
 
 
 
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 Humility: We acknowledge that the path to getting to the right answer involves being wrong along the way. We have strong beliefs which are weakly held. We actively seek new ideas and believe we can learn from anyone at any time.
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 Honesty: We are truth seeking in our approach to business problems. Business is a repeat game and we believe that human relationships generate alpha. We understand that trust is earned over a lifetime and can be lost in an instant.
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 Hunger: We play to win. We hold ourselves to high standards and will not be outworked. We take pride in having a deep sense of responsibility to ourselves, each other, our partners, and our customers. We believe to whom much is given much is expected.
 </li>
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 Horizon: We seek to build a generational software company. This will take decades. We manage our expectations and those of our partners to take advantage of the 8th wonder of the world - compounding growth.
 </li>
 </ul>
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Software Engineer

Genentech

<div><div><div>THE POSITION</div>
A healthier future. It&rsquo;s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That&rsquo;s what makes us Roche!<div>
The Opportunity</div>
The Principal Human Factors Engineer will be responsible for providing human factors engineering expertise to project teams developing combination product drug delivery devices for parenteral pharmaceutical therapeutics at Genentech, taking into consideration all aspects of the user, the intended use, the use environment, and the drug therapy being delivered.
The Principal Human Factors Engineer has strong experience in human factors engineering for combination products and/or medical devices. They will collaborate with multifunctional teams including device engineering, regulatory, clinical, quality, marketing, and program management to inform and guide development of innovative products and ensure that those products are safe and easy to use. The candidate has demonstrated ability to lead project-level human factors activities, including ethnographic research, requirements definition research, use-related risk analysis, formative usability assessments, and design validation studies. They will also develop instructions for use and training materials for clinical trial and commercial purposes.
The Principal Human Factors Engineer will be assigned responsibilities to engineering areas and will initiate projects, define critical steps and resources, and develop practical and thorough solutions to complex problems. The candidate will work with limited direction and may provide guidance and coordinate work activities of other personnel and may also supervise staff members. The work is reviewed with a focus on long-term perspectives, as the Principal Human Factors Engineer establishes his/her own work priorities and timelines.<div>
Who you are</div>
Education and Industry Experience:<ul><li>
B.S, M.S, or advanced degree in human factors engineering, cognitive psychology, industrial engineering, bioengineering, or related discipline.</li><li>
At least 8 years of experience in the industry and/or academia (including advanced studies) after receiving their Bachelor&rsquo;s degree.</li><li>
In depth experience in writing technical documents, analyzing data, writing usability study protocols, performing statistical data analysis and writing summary reports is expected.</li></ul>
Technical Knowledge:<ul><li>
Strong skills in relevant modeling and design tools, design controls and/or data analysis. For example:</li><li>
Ability to generate and analyze large data sets, including quantitative and qualitative analysis</li><li>
Advanced knowledge of design controls and relevant human factors standards and guidances</li><li>
Development of product training and instructions for use, design and execution of formative and summative usability studies, use-related risk analysis, and other human factors methods</li></ul>
Interpersonal Skills:<ul><li>
A proven track record of working effectively in a matrixed organization with a highly cross-functional (e.g., device development, regulatory, clinical, quality, and program management) and collaborative environment is very desirable.</li><li>
Excellent communication skills are required. Experience in working with external partners is also highly desirable.</li><li>
Highly organized and detail oriented.</li><li>
Excellent leadership skills.</li></ul>
Relocation benefits are available for this job posting.
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco, CA is $109,500 - $203,300. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.
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<div><div>JOB FACTS
</div><div><div><ul><div>Job Sub Category
Process Development
</div><div>Schedule
Full time
</div><div>Job Type
Regular
</div><div>Posted Date
Nov 10th 2025
</div><div>Job ID
202510-128033</div></ul></div></div></div></div>

Principal Human Factors Engineer

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