Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

Rippletide is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco to build the core systems that power our Decision Context Graph — the enforcement and auditability layer that makes enterprise AI agents production-ready. You will work on performance-critical backend infrastructure, APIs, and SDKs used by engineering teams at some of the world's most demanding organizations. This is a high-ownership role on a small, talented team building at the frontier of AI infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement the backend services, APIs, and SDKs that form the core of Rippletide's Decision Context Graph platform.
• Own end-to-end reliability and performance of your systems — from design to deployment to on-call support.
• Collaborate with the Research team to translate neuro-symbolic AI breakthroughs into production-ready components.
• Build developer-facing tooling, integrations, and reference implementations that reduce time-to-value for enterprise customers.
• Participate in architecture reviews, engineering planning, and cross-functional technical conversations as a senior contributor.
• Work closely with the Solutions Engineering team to troubleshoot complex customer deployments and drive feedback into the product.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep proficiency in Python, Go, Rust, or C++.
• Track record of shipping and maintaining complex distributed systems in production at scale.
• Strong grasp of graph data structures, inference algorithms, or knowledge representation is a meaningful plus.
• Experience building public APIs and developer-facing SDKs; you think about ergonomics and developer experience.
• Self-directed, comfortable with ambiguity, and energized by working on systems with real enterprise stakes.
• Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
• Entrepreneur mindset — you treat problems as opportunities, take ownership instinctively, and move with urgency.

Nice to Have

• Background in AI/ML infrastructure, LLM tooling, or agent orchestration platforms.
• Experience with graph databases or distributed knowledge representation systems.
• Open-source contributions or technical writing in a relevant domain.
• Previous experience as a founder or co-founder.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and meaningful early-employee equity.
• A front-row seat to the enterprise AI revolution — your systems will run inside critical workflows at major organizations.
• San Francisco office at 2 Embarcadero with flexible remote options.
• Full US benefits including health, dental, and vision.
• Learning budget for conferences, research, and open-source contributions.