Senior Software Engineer (Applied AI)

Traba
New York +2 more
Hybrid

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Traba filed 3 H-1B positions titled "Senior Software Engineer". Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data. A record of filings already made, not a commitment to sponsor.

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience building scalable AI-powered products in the industrial supply chain domain.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with full-stack experience in AI integration and a background in industrial supply chain automation
    — “You'll build Traba's product on top of AI agents—taking frontier models and existing agents and putting them to work across our staffing marketplace”
  • Engineers who have shipped AI features in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and can adapt across technical domains
    — “You have a track record of shipping scalable products in fast, ambiguous, early-stage environments”
  • Individuals who can lead and mentor others while working on mission-critical systems like real-time matching and distributed workflows
    — “Lead frontend and backend development, mentoring other engineers”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a high level of adaptability as priorities shift across AI agent applications and platform systems
    — “some quarters that's an agent that automates vetting or matching, others it's a payments flow or platform work”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with both AI agent integration and traditional software engineering tasks
    — “You take frontier models and existing agents and wire them into real product across the stack”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with end-to-end AI feature implementation in production environments
    — “Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or agents into real product—prompting, tool wiring, evals”
  • Showcase your ability to work on scalable systems with technologies like Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Node.js or Python
    — “Strong with APIs, distributed systems, PostgreSQL, and messaging (Kafka or RabbitMQ)”
  • Demonstrate your ability to work across multiple domains, from frontend to backend and AI integration
    — “You move easily between API design, UX, and deployment infrastructure”
  • Position yourself as a product-driven engineer who can own and deliver full product surfaces
    — “Own product surfaces end to end, partnering closely with product and design”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Ship reliable automation
  • Lead frontend and backend development
  • Architect and build core systems
  • Own product surfaces end to end
Typical background
5+ years of experience in full-stack developmentExperience with AI agents and frontier models

Skills & requirements

Required

TypeScriptReact/react NativeNode.jsPythonAPI DesignUXDeployment InfrastructureDistributed SystemsPostgreSQLMessaging (kafka Or Rabbitmq)Llms Or Agents IntegrationPromptingTool WiringEvalsScalable Products

Preferred

Voracious LearnerProven Full-stack Builder

Stack & domain

TypeScriptReactReact NativeNode.jsPythonApisDistributed SystemsPostgreSQLMessagingKafkaRabbitmqLlmsAgentsPromptingTool WiringEvalsLeadershipMentoringArchitectureRoadmapAPI DesignUXDeployment InfrastructureAISoftware EngineeringIndustrial Supply ChainLogisticsManufacturing3PLStaffingMarketplaceAutomationData StreamsDecision Intelligence

About the role

Original posting from Traba via Ashby

Traba is building the AI operating system for the industrial supply chain - the network of warehouses, manufacturers, logistics providers, and workers behind the physical goods people rely on every day.

We started by tackling labor, supplying industrial businesses with consistent, reliable temporary workforces, and quickly became the fastest growing staffing company in America.

Since then, we've expanded our suite of AI agents to help logistics providers, manufacturers, 3PLs, and other industrial businesses fully automate their manual workflows, derive insights from their data streams, and transform their decision intelligence.

Our mission is to build a world where the global supply chain operates at peak efficiency.

We’re proud to be backed by some of the world’s best investors, including Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst.

You'll build Traba's product on top of AI agents—taking frontier models and existing agents and putting them to work across our staffing marketplace to automate the pipeline that sources, vets, matches, and places workers on millions of shifts. (Our AI Agents team builds the agent platform; you apply it everywhere it creates leverage.) This is a product-engineering role first, so you'll go where the priorities are—some quarters that's an agent that automates vetting or matching, others it's a payments flow or platform work. You'll partner with our CTO on architecture and roadmap, and build the platform the rest of the company runs on.

About You:

  • An applier, not a researcher. You take frontier models and existing agents and wire them into real product across the stack—shipping reliable automation rather than owning the orchestration internals. And you don't need every task to be an AI task: you take the highest-priority problem, model or not.
  • Voracious learner. You move easily between API design, UX, and deployment infrastructure.
  • Proven full-stack builder. You have a track record of shipping scalable, performant applications from frontend interfaces to backend distributed systems.

You Will:

  • Apply existing agents and frontier models across the stack—worker app, business app, ops platform, marketplace—to automate vetting, matching, and fulfillment.
  • Lead frontend and backend development, mentoring other engineers.
  • Architect and build core systems—real-time matching, autonomous vetting pipelines, distributed systems, and APIs.
  • Own product surfaces end to end, partnering closely with product and design.

You Have:

  • 5+ years across frontend and backend: TypeScript, React/React Native, and Node.js or Python.
  • Strong with APIs, distributed systems, PostgreSQL, and messaging (Kafka or RabbitMQ).
  • Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or agents into real product—prompting, tool wiring, evals. You've shipped AI features, even if you didn't build the platform.
  • A track record of shipping scalable products in fast, ambiguous, early-stage environments.

Benefits:

  • 📈 Start-up equity
  • 💰 Competitive Salary
  • 🩺 100% Paid health, dental & vision coverage
  • 🍽️ Dinner Provided via DoorDash, free DashPass & stocked kitchen for NY employees
  • 🚍 Commuter benefit
  • 🏋🏽 Gympass Benefit
  • ✚✚ Additional: One Medical Membership, Gympass, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, Teledoc Health

SALARY RANGE DETAILS

The compensation range for this position is set between $200,000 and $240,000, reflecting our market analysis and other relevant considerations. However, exceptions may be made for candidates with qualifications that significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Traba is dedicated to promoting Equal Opportunity employment practices. We evaluate all applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristics that are legally protected by local, state, or federal regulations. We encourage applicants from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets.

OUR VALUES

Dream Big - We are on a path to change the world for the better. We create and communicate a bold direction that inspires a life-changing vision. We don’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term results.

Olympian’s Work Ethic - Changing the world never comes easy. We work harder, longer, and smarter, not just two out of three. We put everything we have on the field.

Growth Mindset - We confront the toughest challenges head-on and persevere. Sometimes we fail, but we brush ourselves off, adapt, learn, and push forward with resilience.

Customer Obsession - We go the extra mile for our workers and businesses. We remain focused on delivering high-quality products and services that solve this massive and overlooked industries’ problems

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