Software Engineer, Full Stack

Exa

$120K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Generalist engineer with a strong understanding of the product lifecycle from design to deployment.
  • Proficient in TypeScript with a focus on front-end design.
  • Experienced in designing and maintaining backend APIs used by customers.
  • Has launched products related to LLMs, AI agents, or systems with a wide user base.
  • Passionate about improving access to high-quality information.

Responsibilities

  • Develop onboarding flows to help developers quickly integrate with the product.
  • Enhance the Exa API and SDKs for optimal usability in agentic search.
  • Design and implement the core API gateway for Exa's requests.
  • Create essential features for account management, billing, and permissions for enterprise customers.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision).
  • Fertility benefits to support family planning.
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents.
  • Monthly wellness stipend to promote employee health and well-being.
Full Job Description
As a Full Stack Engineer at Exa, you'll work on everything developers and agents touch when they use our product. That includes our developer dashboard, APIs, SDKs, and the rest of our developer platform.

Who You Are
  • You're a strong generalist engineer, comfortable owning the product lifecycle from design to deploy
  • You're fluent in TypeScript, with a strong eye for front-end design, and comfortable learning new tools and technology as the work calls for it
  • You've designed and maintained backend APIs that real users and customers depend on
  • You've shipped products for LLMs, AI agents, or other systems used by many people
  • You care about the problem of finding high quality information and recognize how important this is for the world


What You Could Do
  • Build agentic onboarding flows that quickly get developers (and their agents) from sign-up to first integration
  • Shape the Exa API and SDKs into the cleanest, most ergonomic agentic search platform in the ecosystem
  • Architect the API gateway that every Exa request flows through
  • Build account, billing, permissions, and provisioning surfaces our enterprise customers need


Logistics
  • Location: This is an in-person opportunity in San Francisco.
  • Visas: We're happy to sponsor international candidates (e.g., STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3). While we cannot guarantee your visa, we have historically been successful in sponsoring candidates from all over the world. If you receive an offer, our team will work hard to get you a visa.
  • Benefits: We offer premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision), fertility benefits, 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, and a monthly wellness stipend to all of our employees.

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