Senior Software Engineer

  • Alpha Associates Recruitment
  • Mundelein, Illinois
  • 11/14/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer AI / Identity NYC or San Francisco

$150K-$200K + Equity


Exciting opportunity to join an early-stage AI company building cutting-edge technology to combat deepfakes, synthetic identities and online fraud.


They're developing a next-generation verification platform combining AI, biometrics, palm recognition and liveness detection to establish trust across digital interactions.


The role:

  • Own core services end-to-end, from architecture through to production.
  • Drive technical decisions across architecture, APIs and data models.
  • Build and scale backend services and frontend experiences.
  • Take products from 0-1, working closely with engineering leadership.
  • Set engineering standards and review AI-generated code.


What they're looking for:

  • 5-9 years' software engineering experience.
  • Track record building products from 0-1 at a Seed-Series B startup.
  • Strong Go (or comparable backend language).
  • TypeScript and React experience.
  • Excellent API design and data modelling skills.
  • Strong technical ownership and decision-making.


Tech: Go, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, gRPC, Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.

Location: NYC or San Francisco (US working hours).

Salary: $150K-$200K + competitive equity.

Visa: No sponsorship available. Existing US work authorisation required.


Interested? Please apply!