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Senior Software Engineer

Alpha Associates RecruitmentMundelein, IL🇺🇸United States

Quick overview

Salary$150k - $200k/yr
SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationMundelein, IL, United States
Next.jsKafkaRedisgRPCGenerative AIReactPostgreSQLKubernetesTypeScript

Job description

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer | AI / Identity | NYC or San Francisco

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$150K–$200K + Equity

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Exciting opportunity to join an early-stage AI company building cutting-edge technology to combat deepfakes, synthetic identities and online fraud.

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They’re developing a next-generation verification platform combining AI, biometrics, palm recognition and liveness detection to establish trust across digital interactions.

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The role:

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  • Own core services end-to-end, from architecture through to production.
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  • Drive technical decisions across architecture, APIs and data models.
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  • Build and scale backend services and frontend experiences.
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  • Take products from 0–1, working closely with engineering leadership.
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  • Set engineering standards and review AI-generated code.
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What they’re looking for:

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  • 5–9 years’ software engineering experience.
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  • Track record building products from 0–1 at a Seed–Series B startup.
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  • Strong Go (or comparable backend language).
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  • TypeScript and React experience.
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  • Excellent API design and data modelling skills.
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  • Strong technical ownership and decision-making.
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Tech: Go, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, gRPC, Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.

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Location: NYC or San Francisco (US working hours).

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Salary: $150K–$200K + competitive equity.

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Visa: No sponsorship available. Existing US work authorisation required.

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Interested? Please apply!

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