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Backend Software Engineer at a16z

Compensation

$269,000 – $352,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, California
Type
Full-time
Level
mid
Posted

Description

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is hiring a backend Software Engineer for its Applied Software Group, an internal startup-style team that builds secure, scalable, data-driven software tools for investing and operations teams. The role focuses on acquiring and normalizing alternative data, developing backend services and internal data products, and owning projects through production support. It requires 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, Python or another backend language, cloud deployment experience, SQL and NoSQL databases, and containerized services. The position is hybrid, requiring in-office work 2–3 days per week in San Francisco, California, and is open at Partner 16 and Partner 18 levels.

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