Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Location : San Francisco, CA (In-Person)
Type : Full-Time
Compensation : $150k - $250k + 0.01% - 0.25% Equity
Start Date : Hiring Immediately (7+ roles open)
Visa : Not available
About Apriora (YC W24)
Apriora is building the future of hiring. Our AI recruiter conducts real-time, live video interviews with candidates-automatically asking personalized questions, analyzing responses, and generating rich interview data that empowers employers to hire faster and smarter.
We're a fast-growing YC-backed startup with $3.3M in funding, a tight-knit 10-person team, and a shared obsession with speed, product quality, and user experience. Apriora is a two-sided marketplace :
- Candidates get a streamlined, personalized interview experience.
- Employers get a data-rich platform that cuts hiring time dramatically.
What You'll Work On
As a hands-on engineer, you'll help us design and build the systems that power both sides of this marketplace. Your work will touch everything from real-time AI infrastructure to scalable backend integrations and intuitive frontends.
Consumer-Facing Engineering Challenges
Bring AI interviewer response latency under 200msScale infrastructure to handle 1,000+ concurrent interviews , globally and compliantlyBuild and maintain a vector database for matching candidates on complex traitsEnterprise-Facing Engineering Challenges
Integrate with customer ATS and internal hiring systemsBuild blazing-fast visualizations of interview dataShip countless new feature requests from our growing customer baseResponsibilities
Build and own full-stack products across consumer and enterprise platformsOptimize performance across frontend, backend, and AI interfacesScale system architecture and infrastructure (Azure, Kubernetes, Docker)Integrate third-party systems and APIs with precision and stabilityVisualize complex interview data clearly and efficientlyCollaborate cross-functionally with co-founders and the broader teamLaunch impactful features fast-weekly, not quarterlyWork in-person with an ambitious team based in SFIdeal Candidate Profile
Experience
5+ years of full-stack engineering experience (staff, senior, or principal level)Built production systems with React (TypeScript) and Python (FastAPI, asyncio)Experience at a fast-growing startup for 2+ yearsStrong understanding of vector databases, embeddings, or semantic searchFamiliar with DevOps and Cloud Infra (Azure, Docker, Kubernetes)Solid grasp of PostgreSQL and data modelingDegree in CS / Math / Engineering from a top-tier universitySkills & Traits
Strong frontend design sense; can bring Figma designs to lifeOperates with ownership, urgency, and pragmatismExcited by ambiguity and end-to-end product developmentWilling and eager to work in-person 5 days / week in San FranciscoInterview Process Tips
We'll ask things like :
Have you built a full-stack app in React? Did it have its own backend?Can you relocate to SF, or are you already here?What are your salary expectations and current recruiting activity?Tech Stack
Frontend : React (TypeScript)Backend : Python (FastAPI, asyncio)Infra : Azure, Kubernetes, DockerDatabase : Postgres, Vector DatabasesDesign : FigmaIf you're excited to build meaningful AI, move fast, and work closely with a high-caliber team- Apriora is the place for you .
Visit us at www.apriora.ai