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Senior Software Engineer (Generalist) at Lightsource
Job Description
Supply chain is broken. It's the basis of our entire economy, but it (barely)runs entirely on Excel and email. The best in class purpose-built tools are soold-school that nobody bothers using them. Sales people have Salesforce, HR hasWorkday, and Accounting has SAP. Us software people have the best tools becausewe know our problems and we're able to solve them!
You could help build the future of supply chain software using the bleeding edgeof what the web and cloud have to offer.
The TeamWe're a driven team, who've helped build some incredible companies (Tesla,Waymo, and Google X). And now we're tackling an exciting problem space with lotsof interesting problems.
Reach out, and we'll chat for 15 minutes. And I promise you'll be hooked.
Our team is small, but our ambitions are big. So we only hire the absolute bestand try to learn every day while having a lot of fun.
Requirements- 3+ years of software experience
- Ability to break down abstract problems into concrete solutions
- Familiarity with common abstractions/systems solutions
- Self-directed, should be just as comfortable getting involved in productdiscussions as engineering discussions
- Experience with Typescript, React, GraphQL, AWS tools, and/or Rust
- Experience in managing and deploying large-scale web applications
- Experience in building tools from scratch, understanding/minimizingdependencies
- Passionate about first principles thinking, best practices, and newtechnologies
Typical senior pay: $169k for Software Developers nationally
Senior roles pay 64% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.
Strong candidate leverage
High demand and responsive wages. Negotiate confidently on all fronts.
Who this leverage applies to
Where to negotiate
Likely Possible Unlikely
Use competing offers and timing to your advantage.
Does this path compound?
Both the field and your earnings can grow significantly.
Good time to build expertise—demand will chase supply.