Software Engineer, Systems (Partner 16, Partner 18)
a16z · San Francisco, California, United States ·
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Salary
- USD 269,000 – 352,000 / year
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Software engineer on a16z's internal Applied Software Group, building and running the VC firm's internal developer platform, shared tooling, and infrastructure for investing and operations teams. Day-to-day backend work in Python/Rust on cloud platforms with Docker, CI/CD, observability, and SQL databases. Hybrid role, 2-3 days/week in San Francisco.
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic. We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $100B+ under management across multiple funds.
We’ve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. We’ve invested in companies like Anduril, Airbnb, Coinbase, Cursor, Databricks, Deel, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, SpaceX, and Stripe. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.
You will join Frontiers, a team of experienced individual contributors building internal software tools for the firm's investing and operations teams. As a software engineer optimizing developer experience, you will own, improve and help with the adoption of our internal developer platform as well as the team's wider product portfolio. You will work on and own the infrastructure and tooling that the team and its partners are building with.
The Frontiers team operates in the mode of an internal startup. We own a tight feedback loop with our users and take on requests from all corners of the firm. In this role, your users are your fellow colleagues — you'll understand their pain points, eliminate friction from their daily workflows, and build the platform and tools that lets everyone build more, faster, and with confidence. While doing so, you will closely work together with your fellow engineers and other teams throughout the firm.
This role requires an in-office presence 2-3 days a week in our San Francisco, CA office.
This role is open at the Software Engineer (Partner 16) and Senior Software Engineer (Partner 18) levels. The anticipated salary range for this role is between:
Final compensation will be determined based on a candidate's overall experience, technical depth, and interview performance.
This role is eligible to participate in the a16z Carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.
At a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves, our portfolio companies, and the World.
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