Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tools
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · Redwood City, CA (Hybrid)
Posted about 3 months ago · $190,000 – $238,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- high 11 stale, 0 reposted of 11 open
- Hiring momentum
- 17 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
About this role
As a Staff Software Engineer for Internal Tools at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, you will lead the technical direction and delivery of internal applications and services that enhance the efficiency of business teams. Your role involves building production applications, backend services, and AI-powered workflows, while collaborating with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs. This hands-on position requires a blend of technical expertise and product judgment to drive measurable outcomes and improve internal tool operations.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years building production software with demonstrated Staff-level scope
- Strong full-stack engineering fundamentals with depth in backend services and enterprise integrations
- Direct production experience building LLM-based applications or agentic workflows
- Strong enterprise SaaS integration experience
- Working fluency with MCP, LLM tool/function calling, and retrieval or knowledge infrastructure
- Experience turning ambiguous business problems into a technical plan
Nice to have
- Background in enterprise IT, business systems, or platform engineering
- Experience operating AWS infrastructure and using Terraform
- Experience establishing shared engineering patterns across teams
What you get
- Generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions
- Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice
- Funding for select family-forming benefits
- Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving
Worth weighing
- No salary listed beyond the range; actual placement depends on skills and experience
- Hybrid position requiring at least 60% onsite work; schedule determined by the manager
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Listed by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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