Staff Software Engineer, AI Products
Company: TruckSmarter
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
About TruckSmarter Trucking moves 71% of freight in America,
nearly $900 billion annually, yet the industry remains deeply
fragmented and underserved by technology. TruckSmarter is fixing
that, starting with the people at the center of it: truck drivers.
We're a team of less than 25 building Dispatch, a
vertically-integrated AI-powered product that performs many of the
repetitive, time-intensive manual operations so that our users can
focus on growing their business. The product is live, drivers are
using it, and we're now focused on making Dispatch more powerful
for the people who depend on it every day. The Role This is a
high-ownership, high-influence engineering role on a team of fewer
than 15 engineers. You'll report to the Head of Engineering and
work directly with our CEO on the most technically ambitious work
we're doing. With our small team, there's no bureaucracy between
you and impact. You'll define how we architect and scale our core
systems, mentor engineers who want to learn from you, and ship
software that real truck drivers depend on every day. For those
currently at a larger organization, this role offers significantly
increased scope, more challenging problems, and a direct influence
on product strategy. What You'll Do Partner with product, design,
and engineering to turn ambiguous problems into clear technical
plans and scalable architectures Own end-to-end design and delivery
of complex, cross-cutting features across product, infrastructure,
reliability, and AI-powered systems. Define and evolve the
architecture for core systems and AI platforms that are fast,
resilient, and built to scale Raise the bar for quality,
observability, performance, and iteration Make architectural
decisions that influence how we build for years, balancing speed
with long-term maintainability Lead technical reviews and give
high-leverage feedback through code reviews, design docs, and
system-level guidance Mentor and unblock engineers; help the team
move faster by improving systems, tooling, and execution patterns
What We're Looking For 8 years building and shipping production
software, including leading large projects end-to-end A track
record of architecting scalable systems and making principled
tradeoffs across product, reliability, and velocity Demonstrated
ability to mentor engineers and influence without relying on org
structure Comfort navigating fast-moving environments with shifting
priorities and imperfect information Working Model We work
in-person 5 days a week at our downtown San Francisco office. We
believe the best products get built when people are in the same
room. Fast feedback loops, real collaboration, and a team that
genuinely enjoys working together. If that's how you do your best
work, you'll fit right in. We Offer Full health, dental and vision
coverage Daily catered lunch provided in-office, plus dinner
covered for anyone working past 6:00pm Commuter benefits Flexible
PTO 401k Commuter benefits We’d love for you to join us on this
journey and are excited to review your application!
Keywords: TruckSmarter, Petaluma , Staff Software Engineer, AI Products, IT / Software / Systems , San Francisco, California
