Lead Software Engineer, Platform
- Location
- San Francisco
- Workplace
- On-site
- Compensation
- $220k – $320k + equity
- Visa
- Visa Sponsorship Available
About this role
We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer with 5+ years of experience to own and strengthen the core document processing platform at Reducto. You'll be someone who has seen what mature systems look like at scale – ideally at companies like Stripe, Ramp, or Robinhood – and is ready to bring that expertise to a fast-growing AI startup. This role is about making the nuts and bolts work beautifully: ensuring customer jobs run fast and reliably, optimizing how models are served, and driving cost efficiency across distributed systems. You'll work closely with ML engineers and take on-call responsibility as part of a small, high-impact platform team.
What you will be doing
Owning and improving the core platform that runs customer document processing jobs – ensuring speed, reliability, and cost efficiency at scale
Working with ML teams to figure out how to serve in-house models efficiently and integrate them into production pipelines
Building and maintaining infrastructure including databases, task orchestration, workload scheduling, and cloud deployments
Driving improvements to distributed systems – tackling latency, reliability, and scaling challenges as volume grows
Participating in on-call rotations and taking ownership of platform health end-to-end
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
Culture & values
Team works in person in SF office
Work is entirely centered around what customers need
No recurring meetings
No siloed roles
Everyone is involved with everything from product roadmap to working with end users
Team cares a lot about the product they're building
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