Staff Software Engineer

Location 📍: Sydney, AU, Hybrid - 3 days a week in office

About Us 🚀

At Relevance AI, we’re building the future of work. Our mission is to enable the next doubling in human prosperity by delegating as much work as possible to an AI Workforce – a team of AI agents working together in a multi-agent system.

We are building an entirely new category and scaling rapidly to meet unprecedented customer demand. We need exceptional talent to help us grow. If you’re ready to be part of a trailblazing company at the cutting edge of AI, this is the place for you.

The Role 🥳

We’re looking for Staff-level Software Engineers to join our dynamic team in Sydney. This is your chance to take ownership of complex projects, mentor other engineers, and make a meaningful impact on a category-defining product.

At Relevance AI, your work will reach customers within hours, offering a rare opportunity to see the impact of your contributions in real-time. You’ll have autonomy and trust to lead key projects and mentor team members without being weighed down by unnecessary layers of approval.

You’ll work across our modern Node.js/TypeScript tech stack, which we’re constantly optimising to move and iterate faster. Our supportive, fast-paced culture fosters collaboration, curiosity, and creativity, making it an environment where innovation thrives and where your ideas and expertise will be highly valued.

Your Impact 💥

• Ship impactful features within your first month and own key projects from end to end.

• Push the boundaries of AI capabilities, designing and implementing cutting-edge solutions for customers.

• Play a pivotal role in shaping our engineering culture, processes, and how we work as we scale.

• Mentor and upskill other engineers, fostering a high-performance, collaborative team environment.

• Maintain high standards for code quality, performance, and scalability, and instil these standards across the team.

What We’re Looking For 🧠

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in fast-moving tech environments.

• Are highly skilled in TypeScript and Node.js, or willing to build on existing expertise to pick up these skills quickly 

• Thrive in high-performance, fast-paced environments with a startup mindset.

• Excel at problem-solving, taking ownership, and delivering exceptional results.

• Are passionate about AI and eager to work on category-defining technology.

Bonus Points if You Have Any Of The Following ⭐

• Experience designing systems for real-world users or enterprise environments.

• Experience with full-stack application performance tuning.

• Contributed to open-source projects (show us your GitHub!).

• Knowledge of AI workflows, LLMs, or agent-based systems.

• Experience with any of the following technologies:

  • Vue.js, Nuxt, and Express.js

  • Multi-tenanted AWS deployments using Lambda, Batch, Cloudwatch, and Terraform

  • MongoDB and PostgreSQL

  • Enterprise deployments, e.g. role-based access controls, compliance frameworks, or on-premise cloud deployments

Why Join Us? 🌟

• Work at the forefront of AI with a nimble team that is constantly pushing boundaries. We encourage and celebrate ideas that drive our mission forward.

• We're guided by our five values: truth-seeking, being empathetic, putting the customer first, having two gears, and building memories.

• We’ve set high standards in our high-trust, low-ego environment. We hire exceptional people to do the best work of their lives. In return, we reward our people with competitive salaries, equity stake, unparalleled professional growth, and career-defining opportunities.

• Relevance AI is well-funded by leading investors, including Insights Partners, Peak XV, and King River Capital.

• As an early team member, you’ll play a key role in shaping our future—including our culture, ways of working, and even the benefits we offer. We’re laying the foundations now, and your ideas can help define what comes next.

Benefits ✨

• 🏖️ 4 Weeks Annual Leave – Take time to recharge with 20 days of paid vacation

• 📈 ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan so you can grow with the company

• 🤖 AI Productivity Benefit – Get up to $1200 USD/year to spend on AI tools that make you more productive

• 👶 Parental Leave – All parents receive 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Birthing parents receive an additional 6 weeks.