Own the system architecture for a startup transforming engineering with AI, working directly with civil engineers.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Eagle transforms civil, structural, and MEP engineering firms with applied AI.
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer will focus on developing and maintaining the system architecture that supports Eagle's innovative AI-driven tools for engineering firms. Key skills include experience with large distributed systems, proficiency in Kotlin and Python, and a strong understanding of CI/CD processes. This position is ideal for someone with a background in software architecture who is eager to engage directly with civil engineers to refine product offerings. The team is dedicated to transforming the engineering landscape, backed by significant venture capital.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Eagle's career page.
- Eagle has 1 other open role including Forward Deployed Engineer.
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- 347 active Kotlin roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Pays more than 42% of the 3234 salaried Python roles we track (median $160,000). See Python salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Staff Software Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in New York City.
- What's the salary range?
- Eagle lists $150,000–$300,000 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Eagle is hiring for this position in New York City.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Kotlin, NextJS, Python, Tailwind CSS.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Eagle targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer role at Eagle.
From the original posting
About Eagle
We’re on a mission to radically transform the way we design and construct our built environment.
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Eagle transforms civil, structural, and MEP engineering firms with applied AI. We’re an AI laboratory dedicated to providing engineers with the tools they need to solve the world’s hardest infrastructure, energy, and climate problems.
By arming designers with frontier technology, our ambition is to build the most valuable, talent-dense engineering firm in the United States.
The opportunity
Our core thesis: 85% of what engineers do today is theoretically automatable, yet less than 5% has actually been touched by AI. That gap is the largest of any profession. Our plan is to close it by building purpose-built tools for their staff, and compounding that proprietary intelligence across customers.
That plan has a platform problem at its center. For each firm we engage with, we need to show up with increasing product leverage. You'd own the substrate that allows us to compound, work directly with the CTO, and get a front-row seat to building a company from zero on a problem domain that's barely been touched by AI.
What you'll do
Own the system architecture that's shared across our forward deployed engineers (data ingestion, API design, authorization, our broader hybrid RAG system)
Own our multi-tenant architecture where each firm is a new tenant, a new identity domain, and a new set of source systems to connect to
Contribute to the delivery path from commit to production: CI/CD, preview environments, test infrastructure, a local setup that works on day one
Shape what "up" means for us, instrument it, and contribute to our observability and incident management practice
What we look for
You've owned architecture decisions within large distributed systems and have specific opinions about what you'd do differently next time
You treat the FDE experience as a product with users
Deep curiosity for how things work: an organization, a workflow, a market
You aren't afraid to expose your ignorance, and you constantly ask why
Are willing to get on a plane with us
A desire to engage directly with the civil engineers we build for to understand their needs
Technology
Frontend: NextJS on Vercel, Tailwind CSS
Backend: Kotlin for web services, Python for data
Infra: Multitenant shared infra on AWS
Compensation
Competitive cash compensation ($150K–$300K depending on experience)
Founding equity, scaled to scope
Full healthcare benefits
In-person office in NYC