Senior Software Engineer Fern
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Build APIs, scale AI infrastructure, and design developer experiences for software companies and AI agents.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (API & Infrastructure)
Builds
API integrations, AI systems, developer interfaces
Domain
Software Engineering, AI Infrastructure, Developer Experience
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Software engineering, API design, system scaling, TypeScript, cloud infrastructure
Preferred skills
TypeScript, open source contribution
Technologies
Vercel, AWS, Turbopuffer, TypeScript, Next.js
Responsibilities
Scale infrastructure on Vercel, AWS, and Turbopuffer; debug production edge cases for customers; collaborate with product designers and frontend engineers to define interfaces.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
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## About Fern, a Postman Company
Fern helps software companies build a world-class API experience. Our customers include industry leaders like Nvidia, Square, and Twilio, as well as fast-growing AI companies like ElevenLabs and OpenRouter.
In the next year, the majority of API integrations will be implemented by AI agents. Agents don't read marketing pages. They need strongly typed schemas, structured endpoints, deterministic contracts, and documentation that can be fed into a context window.
Our team is small and talent-dense. We're a team of builders from Google, Palantir, Amazon, and Uber, working together in New York City.
## About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer at Fern, you'll build APIs, scale AI infrastructure, and design developer experiences that reach millions of people.
- Scale infrastructure to keep up with growth: Work on AI systems deployed on Vercel, AWS, and Turbopuffer that must be performant, reliable, and secure under real-world load.
- Stay close to customers: We work directly with API teams at companies like Nvidia, Twilio, and Square. You'll debug real production edge cases, shape APIs based on customer feedback, and ship improvements quickly.
- Collaborate across the stack: Partner closely with product designers and frontend engineers working in TypeScript and Next.js to define polished interfaces and slick user experiences.
## What We're Looking For
- You have 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- We're building open source and we care deeply about taste — we're looking for builders that know developer experience is a craft.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to solve technical problems with customers.
- Bonus: Experience building with TypeScript.
## What We Offer
The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $200,000.00 to $250,000.00, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.
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