Looking for software engineer jobs in San Francisco with visa sponsorship? Exa is hiring a Full Stack Software Engineer for its on-site team in San Francisco.
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Software Engineer Jobs in San Francisco: Overview
| Job Title | Software Engineer, Full Stack |
| Employer | Exa |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Salary | $180,000–$350,000 per year plus equity |
| Job Type | Full-time, On-site |
| Experience | 3+ years fullstack engineering |
| Visa Sponsorship | Confirmed – happy to sponsor international candidates |
| Closing Date | Not specified in the available job information |
About the Employer
Exa is an applied AI lab building a search engine for AI agents. It builds large-scale infrastructure to crawl the web, train embedding models and design high-performance vector databases. The company powers search for Cursor, Cognition, HubSpot and over 400,000 developers and has raised significant funding from Lightspeed, Benchmark and a16z.
Job Responsibilities
- Build agentic onboarding flows that get developers and their agents from sign-up to first integration
- Shape the Exa API and SDKs into a clean, ergonomic agentic search platform
- Architect the API gateway that every Exa request flows through
- Build account, billing, permissions and provisioning surfaces for enterprise customers
- Own the product lifecycle from design to deploy across the developer dashboard and platform
Requirements
- Essential: 3+ years of fullstack engineering experience
- Essential: Fluency in TypeScript and a strong eye for front-end design
- Essential: Experience designing and maintaining backend APIs used by real customers
- Essential: Experience shipping products for LLMs, AI agents or similar systems
- Comfortable learning new tools and technology as needed
Visa Sponsorship and International Applicants
Exa confirms it sponsors visas and is happy to sponsor international candidates (STEM OPT, OPT, H-1B, O-1, E-3). While success cannot be guaranteed for every candidate, the company states it has historically been successful sponsoring candidates from around the world and will work hard on the visa process for successful applicants. The role is on-site in San Francisco.
Salary and Benefits
- $180,000–$350,000 per year plus equity
- Premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- Fertility benefits
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Visa sponsorship confirmed
- Strong compensation plus equity
- On-site San Francisco AI lab
- On-site only
- 3+ years experience required
How to Apply
Apply through Ashby. Submit your application with details of relevant fullstack and AI-related experience. No cover letter is specified as required.
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