# Software Engineer at idler

- Company: idler
- What the company does: Push the frontier of your model. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://idler.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $125K to $400K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-10-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/idler/cce9ab39-0ab0-489d-bbf9-4df74c2baeee
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/idler-software-engineer/

## About the role

As a Software Engineer at idler, you’ll build the systems and infrastructure that our entire company relies on. You will solve open-ended, technical challenges with focus on performance, scale, and simplicity. In the era of AI-coding, systems-level thinking and attention to detail is more important than experience with a particular framework or language. Design and build scaleable systems that generate RL environments

## What they're looking for

- 1-10 years of experience writing excellent production software (new grads OK)
- Experience with full-stack applications in a popular programming language
- A meticulous problem solver who creates robust systems under time pressure

Tags: Engineering