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Software Engineer, Full Stack (Staff)

Lightfield · On-site

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Last seen by MeritLog September 9, 2026Source: AshbySource version: ashby-public-job-posting-v1

MeritLog read this listing from Lightfield's Ashby job board and last checked it on September 9, 2026.

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Job details

Work model: On-site
Salary: $220K - $300K
Location: HQ: San Francisco
Occupation: Software Developers(O*NET 15-1252.00)

Hiring context

How this role compares at Lightfield

Lightfield has 22 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 8 job families, and 7 of them are in engineering. 22 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 100%.

This role's posted range of $220K - $300K sits above 76% of the 21 other Lightfield roles quoted over the same currency and period.

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What the role asks for

What you'd do

Collaborate with product leaders to define strategic initiatives, identify critical customer problems, and drive requirements into technical execution.
Build and maintain complex full-stack product features and systems, end-to-end, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
Develop observability and metrics to enable smooth operation, proactive issue detection, and continuous improvement.
Lead technical design discussions, mentor teammates at multiple levels, conduct thorough code reviews, and help set engineering best practices and standards.
Contribute to building a world-class engineering team through recruiting, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing.

What they're asking for

7+ years of experience in software development, with a strong background in both front-end and back-end technologies.Experience
Experience building large-scale, high-performance, and mission-critical systems that support complex customer workflows and large-scale data processing.Skill
You’re excited about Large Language Models (LLMs) and the opportunity to build systems that support and leverage them.Skill
You have the ability to ramp quickly on tech stack that features TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL.Skill
Proven ability to design, architect, and scale distributed systems in production environments.Skill
Strong fundamentals in software engineering, with a degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).Education
Thrives in ambiguity, able to independently scope, plan, and lead projects while delivering results in a fast-moving environment.Skill
Clear communicator, capable of articulating technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Skill
Passionate about building products customers love, ensuring our CRM is intuitive, intelligent, and indispensable.Skill

Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.

Job description

ABOUT LIGHTFIELD Lightfield is an AI-native CRM that assembles itself from your email, calendar, and meetings. It captures every interaction and turns it into organized context: accounts, tasks, follow-ups, and insights, so nothing slips through the cracks. We’re rethinking CRM from first principles. Instead of forcing teams to maintain rigid systems, Lightfield learns from how companies actually work, adapting, automating, and surfacing the insight that drives growth. We’re building the CRM platform we always wished existed: fast, intelligent, and genuinely helpful. The market agrees. Over 5,000 companies have used Lightfield since we launched in November, making us the fastest-adopted product in our category. We are backed by Greylock, Lightspeed, and Coatue, and our founders previously built Tome, a generative AI presentation product used by over 25 million people. Before Lightfield, our team worked on Llama, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Pinterest, Google, and Salesforce. ABOUT THE ROLE We’re looking for an experienced engineer who is product-minded, eager to tackle the challenge of building highly scalable, performant, and reliable features and systems that deliver exceptionally innovative AI product experiences. At Lightfield, engineers take end-to-end ownership of projects from inception to impact, collaborating across functions and pushing the envelope on what’s possible in applied AI systems development. You’ll work alongside a talented team to deliver industry-leading solutions and play a key role in shaping Lightfield’s product and technical vision. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Collaborate with product leaders to define strategic initiatives, identify critical customer problems, and drive requirements into technical execution. - Build and maintain complex full-stack product features and systems, end-to-end, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance. - Develop observability and metrics to enable smooth operation, proactive issue detection, and continuous improvement. - Lead technical design discussions, mentor teammates at multiple levels, conduct thorough code reviews, and help set engineering best practices and standards. - Contribute to building a world-class engineering team through recruiting, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing. WHO YOU ARE - 7+ years of experience in software development, with a strong background in both front-end and back-end technologies. - Experience building large-scale, high-performance, and mission-critical systems that support complex customer workflows and large-scale data processing. - You’re excited about Large Language Models (LLMs) and the opportunity to build systems that support and leverage them. - You have the ability to ramp quickly on tech stack that features TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL. - Proven ability to design, architect, and scale distributed systems in production environments. - Strong fundamentals in software engineering, with a degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent industry experience). - Thrives in ambiguity, able to independently scope, plan, and lead projects while delivering results in a fast-moving environment. - Clear communicator, capable of articulating technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Passionate about building products customers love, ensuring our CRM is intuitive, intelligent, and indispensable. BENEFITS & PERKS - Competitive salary - Meaningful early equity - Health insurance (medical, dental, vision) - 3 weeks of PTO - 11 paid company holidays + we enjoy a winter holiday break - 3 months of paid family leave - Wednesdays work from home - Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats - 401k plan - Other perks include: commuter and lunch stipend

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