Senior Software Engineer
MeliusGenerative AI company
New York, United StatesSenior
General Catalyst
Genius Ventures
Anti Fund
Vine Ventures
Sunflower
Backwards Capital
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Build and enhance AI-native creative tooling for Melius.
- •We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build the core product and infrastructure behind Melius.
- •Key Responsibilities Build and ship product across the full stack, from frontend interactions to backend infrastructure and orchestration systems.
- •Design new tools and capabilities for our agents: what they can see on the canvas, what they can modify, and how they communicate reasoning back to users.
- •Rethink how creatives interact with AI systems through interfaces that go beyond traditional chat experiences.
- •Improve agent planning and orchestration loops so the system selects the right models, workflows, and next actions autonomously.
- •Build infrastructure for long-running, multi-step creative workflows, including branching, retries, and human-in-the-loop interactions on top of Temporal.
- •Requirements 3+ years of experience building production software at high-growth technology companies or startups.
- •Strong experience with TypeScript across both frontend and backend systems.
- •Product-minded engineer with strong ownership and the ability to operate autonomously.
- •Experience building frameworks, tooling, and interfaces for agents.
- •Strong taste for product quality, interaction design, and developer craftsmanship.
- •Excited about the intersection of AI, creativity, and tooling.
- •Comfortable working in-person from our NYC office 5 days a week.
Required skills
TypeScriptPostgreSQLNext.jsProduct ManagementAgileEngineering ManagementTechnical LeadershipStrategic Planning
Domain expertise
ai
Benefits & perks
Competitive salary, Equity ownership, Medical, dental, and vision coverage, Wellness benefit, All meals covered, Unlimited PTO
Tech stack
Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQL
