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Nexla

Software Engineer (Bay Area)

Nexla · San Mateo, California, United States

Posted 23 days ago · $150,000–$180,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
23 days
Nexla's roles stay open a median of 24 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
40% of Nexla's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Nexla
moderate
1 stale, 0 reposted of 5 open
Hiring momentum
6 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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

About this role

As a Software Engineer at Nexla, you will be involved in building AI-native connectors and working with LLMs in production. Your role will include debugging production systems, solving data challenges, and collaborating across the stack from backend to frontend. You will have the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and contribute to the development of innovative data solutions for major clients.

Our read on this posting4.2out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
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 Nexla as an employer.

What you need

  • 2-5 years of software engineering experience
  • Strong in at least one modern backend language (Python, Java/Kotlin/Scala, C++, Go, Rust)
  • Comfortable working across backend, data/runtime, and frontend or infra
  • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, REST/HTTP, and distributed systems
  • High agency, high urgency, high ownership
  • A GitHub repo, side project, technical blog, or open-source contribution

Nice to have

  • Experience with Ray, Arrow, Polars, DuckDB
  • Hands-on experience building with LLMs
  • Exposure to Kafka, JVM stacks, Snowflake, Databricks, or Spark
  • Experience with Docker or Kubernetes
  • A background in competitive programming or contributions to open-source projects

What you get

  • Compensation range of $150,000–$180,000 USD
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
  • 401k
  • Flexible PTO

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond Python and LLMs
  • High expectations for ownership and urgency may not suit all candidates
  • Role involves working with messy data, which may present challenges

Summarised from Nexla's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Nexla on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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