Software Engineer (Early Career)
Company websitelightfield.app (Lightfield, opens in new tab)
Base salary $160K to $180K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Francisco, CA +1 more
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- LocationSan Francisco, CA +1 more
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
All places named
- San Francisco, CA
- Cambridge, MA
About this job
About Lightfield
Lightfield is reimagining CRM as a world model of a business. By learning from emails, meetings, and customer conversations, we’re building a living understanding of how a company works—so AI can help teams anticipate what comes next, make better decisions, and take action.
More than 5,000 companies have used the product since its November launch. We’ve raised more than $70M from Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Maverick Ventures, and Greylock to attack the biggest software category in the world. We previously built Tome, which reached more than 25 million users, and our team brings experience from Llama, Instagram, Google, and Salesforce.
About the role
We’re looking for a creative, and versatile engineer who is eager to tackle the challenge of building scaled, performant features and systems that deliver exceptionally innovative AI product experiences.
At Lightfield, engineers take ownership of projects from inception to impact, collaborating across functions and pushing the envelope on what’s possible in applied AI systems development. You’ll work alongside a talented team to deliver industry-leading solutions and contribute to Lightfield product and technical vision
What you'll do
Collaborate with product leaders to identify customer problems, scope requirements, and implement solutions.
Build and maintain full-stack product features and systems, end-to-end, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
Develop observability and metrics to enable smooth operation, proactive issue detection, and continuous improvement.
Mentor teammates, participate in code reviews, and help shape engineering culture and practices.
Contribute to building a world-class engineering team through recruiting, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing.
Who you are
You’re excited about Large Language Models (LLMs) and the opportunity to build systems that support and leverage them.
You have the ability to ramp quickly on tech stack that features TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL.
Strong fundamentals in software engineering, with a degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Thrives in ambiguity, able to independently drive projects and deliver results in a fast-moving environment.
Clear communicator, capable of articulating technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Passionate about building products customers love, ensuring our CRM is intuitive, intelligent, and indispensable.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary
Meaningful early equity
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
3 weeks of PTO
11 paid company holidays + we enjoy a winter holiday break
3 months of paid family leave
Wednesdays work from home
Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats
401k plan
Other perks include: commuter and lunch stipend
Source: Lightfield on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($160,000) is above 34% of the 4,198 Software Engineering roles in California listed on this site; 100 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $176,500; the middle half runs from $149,200 to $204,000.
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 6, 2026.
This listingSoftware Engineer (Early Career)$160K to $180K
Growth Operations Lead$170K to $220K
Deployment Strategist$170K to $250K
Founding Sales/GTM Recruiter$170K to $210K
Founding Recruiter, Technical$170K to $210K
Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (Staff+)$180K to $300K
Community and Events Lead$180K to $220K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer (Early Career) (this listing) | $160K - $180K |
| Growth Operations Lead | $170K - $220K |
| Deployment Strategist | $170K - $250K |
| Founding Sales/GTM Recruiter | $170K - $210K |
| Founding Recruiter, Technical | $170K - $210K |
| Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (Staff+) | $180K - $300K |
| Community and Events Lead | $180K - $220K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-07-16
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: HQ: San Francisco • Cambridge, MA
USD 160,000 – 180,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
- Method
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What we verified
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
