We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who builds with AI as a core part of their workflow, not as an afterthought. In this role, you’ll work directly with founders and executive leadership to take new ideas from zero to one at AI-accelerated speed. You should be comfortable working across the stack, moving quickly from idea to working software, and using AI-assisted development tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.) to dramatically accelerate your output.
This isn’t about prompting a chatbot. We want someone who understands how to decompose problems, architect solutions, and use AI tooling to handle the tedious parts so they can focus on the hard parts. You should have strong engineering fundamentals, the judgment to know when AI-generated code is good enough and when it needs a human eye, and the ability to navigate the ambiguity that comes with building something that doesn’t exist yet. For San Francisco-based area candidates, this would be a hybrid role with 2-3 days in office at our Morgan Hill, CA office for collaboration.
What you will do:
Take new ideas from 0 to 1 by building innovative prototypes, validating them quickly, and shipping the ones that work
Work directly with founders, executives, and engineering leadership to identify high-impact opportunities and turn them into working software
Use AI-assisted development tools daily as a force multiplier by writing, reviewing, and refactoring code faster without sacrificing quality
Work across the stack as needed. Frontend, backend, etc
Engage directly with customers to understand their problems and validate that what you’re building actually solves them
Collaborate closely with product managers and designers in a small-team environment where your input shapes direction, not just implementation
Contribute to the team’s tooling and workflows, helping us get better at building software quickly and reliably
Operate with a high degree of ownership and autonomy. You won’t be waiting around for detailed specs; instead, you’ll be helping define what gets built
We are looking for people who have:
Minimum of 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong fundamentals in at least one modern language (TypeScript, Python, Go, etc.) and genuine comfort working across the stack
Demonstrated use of AI-assisted development tools in your daily workflow, not just experimentation, but real integration into how you build software
Experience taking products or features from concept to production in environments where the path wasn’t fully defined
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. What you’ve built matters more than where you studied
Ability to move fast and make pragmatic trade-offs
Solid understanding of web technologies, APIs, and cloud infrastructure
Experience with React and TypeScript is a strong plus, given our stack
Good instincts for code quality, testing, and knowing when “good enough” is actually good enough
Comfortable talking to customers and translating their needs into technical solutions
Comfort with ambiguity and fast-changing priorities. You thrive when given a problem, not a prescription
What sets you apart:
You’ve taken something from zero to one a product, a feature, a prototype, and can talk about how you navigated the ambiguity to get there
You’ve built internal tools, automations, or workflows using AI that made your team meaningfully faster
You can talk concretely about how AI tools change the way you architect, debug, or review code, and not just that you use them
Experience with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, or building AI-powered product features
You’ve shipped production software in a startup or fast-moving environment
Background in SaaS, vertical software, or products serving SMBs
In the United States, the range is typically a salary of $175,000 to $200,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. The range provided is Shopmonkey’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount will be based on job-related and non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities. Consult with your Recruiter during the initial call to determine a more targeted range based on these job-related factors. In addition to this base compensation company stock options and benefits as outlined below are included.
Why Shopmonkey?
Shopmonkey has become an amazing environment where employees feel that they are valued as people, and not just worker bees. To ensure that our team thrives, we invest in the following perks (benefits below are mainly for U.S. based, full-time employees). Other benefits vary upon location outside of the United States, and employment status:
💪🏼 Health & Wellness
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits available the 1st of the month following hire date
Short term and long term disability
Employee assistance program
Reimbursement for a personal health and wellness membership
Generous parental leave
401(k) available upon hire
✈️ Time Off
11 paid holidays
Flexible time off - take the time off you need!
🥰 Giving Back
Matching donations for approved charitable organizations
Group volunteer efforts
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Join our team of hungry, humble, smart people who love what they do, and change the auto industry by helping every shop thrive.
About the Industry
The U.S. is the second largest passenger vehicle market with more than 260 million registered passenger vehicles, and the global car repair market is estimated to be worth more than $500B. Shopmonkey aims to change the status quo and enable auto shops to become more efficient and give their customers a more delightful experience.
About Shopmonkey
Shopmonkey is the leading auto-repair shop software company; it is a cloud-based solution that helps auto-repair shops consolidate tools, save time, and streamline their entire operation onto a simple, easy-to-use platform.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley and trusted by more than 3,500+ auto shops across the U.S. and Canada, Shopmonkey aims to change the status quo of the car repair market, estimated to be worth more than $500B.
In 2021 Shopmonkey raised a $75 million Series C, supported by top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Headline, I2BF, and ICONIQ Growth.
In 2022, Shopmonkey was named #4 on Forbes' annual ranking of America's Best Startup Employers list (and #1 in Business Products & Software Services). Shopmonkey was once again named as one of America's Best Startup Employers by Forbes in 2023, 2024, and 2025!
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