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Trayo

Senior Software Engineer

san mateo, CA

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About this opportunity

Trayo lists this Senior Software Engineer opportunity in san mateo, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

We're a fast-moving, VC-backed startup building an AI-powered productfor enterprise teams. We work at the intersection of data, automation,and user-facing workflows, helping customers make faster,higher-confidence decisions.

Our founding team brings rare depth across both scale and startupexecution:

Our CEO previously led multiple large-scale analytics services(hundreds of millions in ARR), owning P&L, product, and GTM, and helpedscale a major product from early stage through IPO. Her background spansenterprise software, go-to-market strategy, and AI/ML-driven data platforms.

Our CTO is a multi-time founder with successful acquisitionsand deep technical leadership experience building developer products andbusiness software used by millions of customers.

Why This Role is Special

This is a true early-stage builder role. You'll be one of the firstsenior engineers, part of the first generation of engineering in agrowing company. You will:

Influence architecture, standards, and core technical decisions early

Work closely with founders and product leadership

Ship quickly, with real feedback loops, and build the right foundationas we scale

What You'll Do

Build customer-facing product features end-to-end (backend + frontendas needed)

Develop AI-enabled workflows and internal tooling that improve productcapabilities

Design APIs, data models, and services that scale with usage

Improve reliability, observability, and performance

Collaborate cross-functionally to turn vague problems into shippedproduct

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of professional software engineering experience (orequivalent)

Strong backend fundamentals (APIs, databases, services)

Product mindset and strong ownership

Comfort operating in ambiguity in a fast-moving environment

Clear communication and strong collaboration skills

Bonus Points (not required)

Startup experience

Experience with LLM / AI-enabled systems (retrieval, evals, agent/toolpatterns)

Strong frontend (React / Next.js)

Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS/GCP), monitoring/logging

What We Offer

Competitive salary + meaningful equity

Small team, high trust, real impact

Hybrid flexibility; collaboration hub in San Mateo

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Worksite address

san mateo, CA, 94409, US

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