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TruckSmarter · 1 month ago

Staff Software Engineer, AI Products

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$210K/yr - $240K/yr
date8+ years exp

TruckSmarter is focusing on reshaping the logistics industry, particularly for truck drivers. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to define and build the next generation of AI-native products, leading the architecture and execution of complex features while mentoring other engineers.

Freight ServiceLogisticsTransportation
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Partner with product, design, and engineering to turn ambiguous problems into clear technical plans and scalable architectures
Own the end-to-end design and delivery of complex, cross-cutting features (product + infrastructure + reliability)
Define and evolve the architecture for agentic AI systems (text + voice) that can reason, take actions, and self-evaluate
Build and integrate GenAI agents with traditional ML systems to power hybrid intelligent workflows
Establish and raise the bar for quality, observability, and performance across our products and AI model behavior (monitoring, evaluation pipelines, iteration loops)
Make crucial architectural decisions that will influence feature development for years—balancing speed with long-term maintainability
Lead technical reviews and provide high-leverage feedback through code reviews, design docs, and system-level guidance
Mentor and unblock other engineers; help the team move faster by improving systems, tooling, and execution patterns
Continuously experiment with new technologies and frameworks—introducing them when they create durable product advantage

Qualification

AI product architectureScalable systems designGenAI integrationMentoring engineersCross-functional collaborationSystems thinkingHigh-quality softwareTechnical reviewsIterative development

Required

8+ years of industry experience building and shipping production software (or equivalent depth of impact), including leading large projects end-to-end
A track record of architecting scalable systems and making principled tradeoffs across product, reliability, and velocity
Informed opinions about LLMs, agent behavior, and evaluation—and the rigor to validate them in production
Experience thriving in fast-moving environments with shifting priorities and imperfect information
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence without relying on org structure

Company

TruckSmarter

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Our mission is to empower truck drivers lives across the US through technology and grit.
dateFounded in 2021
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.trucksmarter.com

H1B Sponsorship

TruckSmarter has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2023 (6)
2022 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$94M
Key Investors
CoVentureThrive Capital
2025-03-14Series B
2024-07-09Debt Financing· $50M
2022-09-14Series B· $25M

Leadership Team

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Daniel Kao
Co-Founder & CEO
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