Member of Technical Staff
Company websitevalkai.com (Valkai, opens in new tab)
Base salary $180K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York City, NY
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- LocationNew York City, NY
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for designing novel software experiences that will become a daily driver of Valkai workflows and working with frontier models and orchestrate new software interfaces to help clients leverage Valkai’s products. Duties include:
Creating, designing, testing, and optimizing organizational-level interfaces to collaborate with AI, with a focus on meshing these interfaces into users’ everyday workflows;
Building agents and fine-tuning LLMs to accomplish the complex tasks, focusing on maintaining the quality of Valkai products through regular coding maintenance;
Solving complex AI, LLM, and computer science problems, focusing on achieving efficient workflows;
Cleaning and servicing Valkai’s software regularly to ensure that other team members can accurately understand and utilize the systems and software;
Building applications and utilizing Valkai’s stack tools, including Next.js, React, Typescript, Python, Postgres, Azure, Vespa, Langgraph, and Celery;
Conducting software retrieval tasks over peta-byte scale documents, with varying formats (graphs, tables, diagrams, etc.) including creating and utilizing 1000-step planning agents with human-in-the-loop architectures;
Creating and maintaining data security measures when interacting with sensitive client data;
Working closely with all teams across Valkai and Valkai customers to improve product preparation and performance including collaborating directly with customers to design product experiences and feature suggestions into new software system;
And other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or foreign equivalent), plus three (3) year of experience required in the following:
Experience with building frontend systems using TypeScript, React, Next.js, or similar programming languages;
Experience with designing backend services using Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, and similar programming languages;
Experience with building large scale fault tolerant distribution systems; and
Experience with dashboard analytics to improve operational efficiency of designed automated unit turn tracking systems.
At Valkai, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($180,000) is above 54% of the 1,203 Software Engineering roles in New York listed on this site; 66 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $175,000; the middle half runs from $145,000 to $200,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingMember of Technical Staff$180K
Product Manager$175K to $320K
Product Marketing Manager$170K to $220K
Member of Technical Staff - Research$200K to $350K
Member of Technical Staff - AI$200K to $350K
Member of Technical Staff - Product Engineering$200K to $350K
AI Strategy, Lead$200K to $280K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Member of Technical Staff (this listing) | $180K |
| Product Manager | $175K - $320K |
| Product Marketing Manager | $170K - $220K |
| Member of Technical Staff - Research | $200K - $350K |
| Member of Technical Staff - AI | $200K - $350K |
| Member of Technical Staff - Product Engineering | $200K - $350K |
| AI Strategy, Lead | $200K - $280K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-11-06
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: MTS
USD 180,000 – 180,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary · MTS
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
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