AlphaSense

Staff Software Engineer

AlphaSense · Remote - Canada

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
87 days
AlphaSense's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of AlphaSense's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at AlphaSense
high
230 stale, 7 reposted of 230 open
Hiring momentum
328 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from AlphaSense's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for AlphaSense.

About this role

As a Staff Software Engineer at AlphaSense, you will lead the design and evolution of a global financial data extraction and normalization platform. Your role involves enhancing system reliability and reducing human dependency through AI-driven solutions while ensuring high-quality outputs. You will collaborate with multiple teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to the long-term technical strategy of the organization.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale production systems
  • Proven experience designing data ingestion, extraction, or processing systems at scale
  • Deep expertise in one or more of: Distributed systems, Data platforms and pipelines, AI/ML-powered extraction or classification systems, Platform or infrastructure engineering
  • Demonstrated ability to design trustworthy systems that combine probabilistic (AI) and deterministic approaches
  • Strong understanding of system reliability, observability, failure modes, and iterative hardening
  • Experience reducing operational or human overhead through better system design

Nice to have

  • Experience with document understanding, NLP, or financial data extraction
  • Experience building provenance, lineage, or confidence-scoring systems
  • Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and modern data stacks
  • Experience shaping or owning internal platforms used by multiple teams

What you get

  • Base compensation range of $165,000 — $210,000 CAD
  • Potential for equity
  • Generous benefits program

Worth weighing

  • No specific technologies or programming languages mentioned
  • Role involves significant responsibility without formal people management
  • Focus on reducing human validation may imply a challenging environment for system reliability

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Listed by AlphaSense on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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