Software Engineer (Early Career)
About the role
Early-career software engineer role at Pax, building AI-powered tools for global trade, with ownership over end-to-end features and regular engagement with customers. In-person in San Francisco; visa sponsorship available; focus on backend, frontend, and AI/LLM-enabled solutions for regulatory-driven domain.
Responsibilities
- Own real features end-to-end: API design, backend logic, frontend UI, and everything in between
- Build tools that make complex regulations feel like magic
- Work directly with customers to understand what matters, then ship fast
- Build with LLMs to solve real problems for real businesses, not imaginary ones
- Ship a real feature to production in Week 1
- Deliver an end-to-end project alongside a founder within 30 days
- Independently own a vertical end-to-end within 60 days
- Work directly with enterprise clients and incorporate their feedback over time
Qualifications
- Has built and shipped something they're proud of (portfolio, GitHub, side projects)
- Deep backend architecture knowledge and attention to UI polish
- Genuine curiosity about building with LLMs and willingness to learn
- Ability to work with ambiguity in an early-stage environment
- Hands-on experience with React, Next.js, FastAPI, SQLModel, Postgres, etc.
Skills
Benefits
- Not specified in description
About Pax
AI Broker for Tariff Refunds
Pax uses AI to automate tariff refunds (aka duty drawback) for retailers and manufacturers. We launched 4 weeks ago and have ~$200K in contracts. Each year, 80% of eligible refunds—equivalent to $15B—go unclaimed. Pax is the first AI-powered broker helping brands under $50M reclaim 3-5% of their revenue. Our algorithms generate 15% more refunds than the industry leader and reduce processing time by 99% with AI. We are two technical founders: Penny got her PhD from MIT and, and was a former research scientist at Amazon & Flexport, where I encountered the problem firsthand. Chris is a second-time founder and former software engineer at Amazon, Brex, and TikTok.
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