Help define and enforce repeatable patterns for quality and security across deployment, logging, testing, and secrets handling.
Help build, ship, and run internal applications that replace SaaS vendors, spreadsheets, and manual processes.
Sit with business stakeholders, translate their problems into requirements and prototypes, and turn those into working software.
Use AI coding agents as your default way of working, and share your workflows and tooling so the whole team gets faster.
Candidate qualifications & core characteristics
A demonstrated passion for, or commitment to, our mission.
2–3 years of professional software or data engineering experience. Exceptional new graduates with substantial shipped work will be considered.
Strong Python and SQL.
Experience building or operating software in a cloud environment. Azure is preferred; AWS or GCP experience is welcome.
AI coding agents are already central to how you work, and you can walk us through your workflow in detail.
Comfort debugging systems you didn't build, under time pressure, with incomplete information.
Ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.
Experience with Snowflake and dbt is a plus.
Experience building internal tools or full-stack applications is a plus.
Experience in financial services, energy, or another data-heavy environment is advantageous.
Unimpeachable integrity and glowing references.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including empathy, intuition, and listening as well as strong writing and documentation skills.
High level of self-awareness and humility, with excitement about confronting uncomfortable situations or new challenges.
Intellectual agility, curiosity, and creativity; problem-solving is your default mode.
Entrepreneurial spirit: flexibility, comfort with risk, recognition that “perfect can be the enemy of the good”.
This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, CA.
Generate’s compensation packages are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Salary decisions take into account a wide variety of factors including, but not limited to: skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $160,000. In addition, the compensation package may include a discretionary bonus and other benefits, including health care benefits, retirement benefits, benefits permitting paid days off (including sick leave, parental leave, and paid time off or vacation benefits), and other benefits that must be reported for federal tax purposes. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of this range.
Generate Capital is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
