Software Engineer, New Grad

FERMÀT • San Francisco, CA

13d

About The Position

We're looking for New Grad Software Engineers to join FERMÀT and help build the future of AI-native commerce. You will work on challenging problems across our platform—from building scalable systems that handle millions of shoppers to creating AI-powered features that personalize shopping experiences.
This is a generalist role where you'll rotate across different parts of our stack and product areas. You'll work alongside experienced engineers who are invested in helping you grow from a new grad into a strong engineer, while taking on real ownership of features that directly impact our customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Experience building projects with at least one programming language (Go, Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, or similar)
• Familiarity with web development (frontend or backend)
• Ability to write clean, well-tested code
• Strong problem-solving skills and curiosity about how things work
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills—you can explain technical concepts clearly
• Excitement about learning quickly and working across the stack

Nice To Haves

• Internship experience at a tech company or startup
• Projects involving AI/ML, LLMs, or data systems
• Experience with TypeScript, React, Go, or Python
• Contributions to open source or personal projects you're proud of
• Coursework or projects in distributed systems, databases, or machine learning

Responsibilities

• Full-Stack Development
• Build features that span from frontend interfaces to backend services
• Create intuitive user experiences for complex commerce workflows
• Design and implement APIs that power our platform
• Work with databases to model and query commerce data at scale
• AI & Personalization
• Build features that leverage LLMs to generate and optimize shopping experiences
• Implement personalization systems that adapt to shopper behavior
• Work on experimentation infrastructure to test and measure AI-driven optimizations
• Help train and fine-tune models for commerce-specific use cases
• Infrastructure & Scale
• Build systems that handle millions of requests reliably
• Optimize performance for high-traffic commerce scenarios
• Design data pipelines that process and analyze shopper behavior
• Work on deployment and monitoring systems

Benefits

• Competitive salary + equity package
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents.
• US: 401(k) plan with 4% matching
• India: Provident Fund with 12% matching
• 4 months of paid parental leave
• Unlimited PTO policy (with minimum 5 days PTO / quarter!)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level