FactorySoftware Engineer, Product
Factory is hiring a Software Engineer, Product in San Francisco, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Factory.
Level's read on this job
- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting mentions Databricks among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a mid-level role.
- Factory has 69 other open roles on Level.
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About Factory
Our mission is to create a world where software builds and improves itself.
We build the platform for self-improving software development, helping the world's largest enterprise engineering teams turn their organizations into autonomous software factories. Customers including Nvidia, Blackstone, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Palo Alto Networks, Adobe, and T-Mobile run Factory to ship code, review PRs, run tests, and deploy continuously - getting smarter with every cycle.
In 2026, we raised $200M at a $5B valuation, bringing our total funding to over $400M. We are backed by world-class investors and operators including Khosla Ventures, Sequoia, Blackstone, Ali Ghodsi (CEO of Databricks), and Frank Slootman (Former CEO of Snowflake).
About the Role
Factory is looking for highly capable engineers to own and lead engineering projects across our product suite. You will work closely with our design, research, engineering, and GTM teams to build a platform that delivers tremendous value to our customers.
What you will do and achieve
Design, develop, and maintain critical platform features from the ground up, ensuring they meet our high standards for scalability, performance, and user experience.
Ship highly secure and fault-tolerant code, building for large enterprise customers that require high reliability.
Work closely with the engineering, research, design, and GTM teams to refine and implement new features, taking them from concept to live features that drive significant value for our users.
Qualifications
A strong technical background with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, coupled with 3+ years of experience in full-stack development roles. Strong frontend expertise is required.
Proficiency in a diverse set of programming languages and frameworks, including but not limited to JavaScript, React, Node.js, Python. Experience with TypeScript and Next.js is a plus.
Demonstrable experience with both frontend and backend development, including API design, database management, and crafting user interfaces that delight users.
Familiarity with cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) that support scalable application deployment.
This is an in-office position (5 days/week) in San Francisco (walking distance to Caltrain)
How we rate this
Software Engineer, Product at Factory rates 8 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- $167k
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