Job Description

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About Gem

Gem is the only AIfirst allinone recruiting platform. Over 1,000 industry leaders including Anthropic, Reddit, Figma, Zillow, Robinhood, and DoorDash trust Gem to fuel their growth and recognize Gem as one of the highestsatisfaction products on G2 with a 4.8/5.0 rating. The company has raised $148M from renown investors including Accel, Greylock, ICONIQ, Sapphire, and Meritech.

The Team and Role

Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our ATS team, one of the most strategically important areas of Gems product suite. For two years, weve been building our ATS architecture from the ground up, working closely with top companies to design a modern, AIpowered system that reimagines how recruiting teams operate. Now, we are entering an exciting new phase: we are iterating rapidly, and preparing to launch with some of the largest and most recognizable industry partners.

As a senior member of this team, you will play a critical role in:

• Designing the architecture of a system that is elegant today and will scale in the future.
• Making foundational technical decisions that will define how Gem's ATS evolves for years to come.
• Directly collaborating with customers, ensuring that what we build addresses the needs of largescale modern recruiting teams.

We're looking for someone who balances handson development with longterm thinking: an engineer who can move fast but also sees around corners. This role also provides a clear growth path: you'll have the chance to mentor other engineers, take on technical leadership, and shape both product and team culture as we continue to grow.

What Youll Do DaytoDay

• Own product features endtoend, from ideation to implementation.
• Build and scale userfacing features with Typescript, React, Python, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Ensure scalability and reliability by collaborating with other engineers on data model, architecture, and product decisions.
• Stay close to customers, gathering direct feedback to inform design and development decisions.
• Embody our company values of ownership, velocity, customer centricity, diversity and transparency.
• Mentor and guide teammates, sharing your technical expertise and helping elevate the engineering bar.
• Influence company and product direction, making decisions that have immediate visible impact on our customers.
• Collaborate crossfunctionally with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver thoughtful, highquality solutions.
• Work with a world class team from Meta, Uber, Dropbox, and more.

About You

• You have 5+ years of industry experience as a software engineer, building userfacing products.
• You enjoy mentoring, working crossfunctionally, and working directly with customers.
• You move with velocity and invest in improving your craft.
• You prioritize technical quality, building reliable and scalable systems.
• You are productoriented and you dont hesitate in making decisions.
• You are energized by collaborating inoffice with your peers in a hybrid model.

How We Work

• Reasonable working hours
• Weekly team activities and happy hours
• Regular hackathons where we build experimental features
• Most engineers ship code in their first week. We dont let unnecessary process weigh us down.

Role Details

• Location: This role is based 3 days per week out of our San Francisco HQ and is not eligible for fulltime remote work.
• Compensation: The annual cash compensation range for this position is $190,000$260,000 based on level in addition to equity & benefits.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary & equity
• 10year window to exercise your stock options
• Supportive Flexible Time Off program
• 16 paid holidays, including regular companywide wellness days
• Bestinclass medical, dental & vision insurance
• $1,200 annual stipend for learning and development opportunities
• 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave for birthing and nonbirthing parents
• New Parent Perks totaling $1,500 and flexibility upon return to work

Gem is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and encourage folks of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. At Gem, were committed to having an inclusive and transparent environment where every voice is heard and acknowledged. We embrace our differences, and know that our diverse team is a strength that drives our success.

Gem is committed to developing a barrierfree recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodation, please email us at accommodations@gem.com and well work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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