# Senior Software Engineer at Artifact

- Company: Artifact (YC W25)
- What the company does: An Collaborative, AI-native IDE for Hardware Engineers. Backed by Y Combinator, GV and a16z speedrun.
- Company website: https://www.artifact.engineer/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $170K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-05-07
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/artifact-2/jobs/ws0535a-senior-software-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/artifact-senior-software-engineer/

## About the role

As a senior software engineer at Artifact, you'll own core systems in our AI-assisted cloud ecosystem. This will include high-performance diagramming, real-time collaboration, and physics-based modelling and simulation. You'll help architect the technical foundation of a product that's redefining how engineers design and build hardware.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with ownership of production systems or large-scale features
- Deep expertise in at least one layer of the stack (e.g. frontend frameworks, real-time collaboration, AI systems)
- Proficient with modern tools such as react, typescript, and python
- Strong product intuition and ability to collaborate across disciplines in a high-content fast-paced environment

Tags: Engineering