Senior Staff Software Engineer

About SewerAI Corporation SewerAI is transforming underground infrastructure management through AI-powered inspection and risk analysis. Our platform helps contractors, engineering firms, and utilities unlock valuable insights from sewer inspection data—turning hours of manual video review into actionable intelligence in minutes. After doubling our customer base over the past year, we’re now entering an exciting phase of accelerated growth. About the Role We're seeking an experienced Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our SewerAI team working on an innovative automated sewer inspection analysis and management platform. You'll work on cutting-edge technology that combines computer vision, geospatial analysis, and modern web development to help municipalities and contractors maintain critical infrastructure. What You'll Work On AI-Powered Sewer Inspection: Build systems that process video inspections using computer vision and machine learning to automatically identify defects and conditions Geospatial Analysis: Develop tools for mapping and analyzing sewer infrastructure with real-time risk assessment Workflow Orchestration: Create robust data processing pipelines using Temporal.io for large-scale video analysis Real-Time Dashboards: Build interactive React frontends with mapping, data visualization, and video playback capabilities API Development: Design and implement scalable TypeScript APIs serving municipal agencies and contractors Required Technical Skills Frontend Development React 18+ with TypeScript - building complex, interactive user interfaces Modern CSS/Tailwind - responsive design and component styling WebGL/Canvas Graphics - for geospatial visualization and video annotation Mapping Libraries - interactive geographic data visualization State Management (Zustand, React Query) - complex application state handling Backend Development Node.js/TypeScript - building high-performance APIs with Fastify PostgreSQL/PostGIS - complex database queries and geospatial operations Prisma ORM - database schema management and migrations RESTful API Design - OpenAPI/Swagger documentation Infrastructure & DevOps Docker/Containerization - microservices deployment AWS Cloud Services (Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS) - scalable infrastructure CI/CD - automated testing and deployment pipelines Nice-to-Have Skills Computer Vision (OpenCV) - video processing and defect detection Temporal.io - workflow orchestration for data processing pipelines Geospatial Analysis (GeoPandas, Shapely) - infrastructure mapping Machine Learning - AI model integration and evaluation Real-Time Systems (WebRTC) - live video streaming Data Analytics (ClickHouse, dbt) - large-scale data processing Architecture You'll Work With Monorepo structure using Turborepo with npm workspaces Microservices architecture with shared PostgreSQL database Event-Driven workflows using Temporal.io orchestration Modern Stack: React + TypeScript frontend, Fastify APIs, Python data services Cloud-First: AWS infrastructure with containerized deployment What We're Looking For 5+ years of full-stack development experience Strong TypeScript/JavaScript skills with modern frameworks Database expertise with PostgreSQL and complex queries API design experience with REST and real-time systems Cloud deployment experience, preferably AWS Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail Collaborative approach to working in a team environment Bonus Points Experience with geospatial data or GIS systems Computer vision or image processing background Municipal/infrastructure domain knowledge Open source contributions Workflow orchestration systems experience What You'll Gain Work on meaningful infrastructure that impacts communities Cutting-edge technology at the intersection of AI, geospatial analysis, and web development Full-stack ownership from data processing to user interface Modern development practices with comprehensive testing and CI/CD Growth opportunities in a fast-moving, innovative environment Team & Culture Join a team that values technical excellence, collaborative problem-solving, and continuous learning. We use modern development practices including comprehensive testing (Playwright E2E, Jest unit tests), code reviews, and automated deployment pipelines. This role offers the opportunity to work with a sophisticated technology stack while solving real-world infrastructure challenges that matter to communities nationwide. Salary/Benefits $160,000 - $180,000 a year The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws. Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience and other factors. Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, 401K and much more Unlimited PTO Tools you need to get the job done Competitive salary and potential equity based remuneration Budget for courses, books, conferences – your development is important to us. Why Join SewerAI? Join the fastest-growing team in wastewater tech and help modernize critical infrastructure with AI. You’ll own high-visibility projects, influence how our brand meets the market, and see your work drive measurable impact for customers and communities. _______________________________________________________________________ SewerAI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.