TruckSmarter · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer, AI Products
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$210K/yr - $240K/yr
8+ years expTruckSmarter is a logistics company focused on improving the trucking industry through innovative AI-native products. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable AI systems that enhance product reliability and performance.
TransportationLogisticsFreight Service
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
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
Our mission is to empower truck drivers lives across the US through technology and grit.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$94MKey Investors
CoVentureThrive Capital
2025-03-14Series B
2024-07-09Debt Financing· $50M
2022-09-14Series B· $25M
Leadership Team
Daniel Kao
Co-Founder & CEO
Recent News
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