Who we are
Our mission at Sourcegraph is to make it so that everyone can code, not just ~0.1% of the population.
We are transforming how the world’s most important companies build software by industrializing development with AI. Today, most professional developers spend a disproportionate amount of time understanding code and performing repetitive, low-level tasks—leaving less time for innovation and meaningful impact.
We’re changing that. Sourcegraph brings AI-powered search and agents to the enterprise, helping teams automate the mundane and amplify what developers do best— solving hard problems and creating great products.
Here’s how we’re making a difference:
- Accelerating developers with AI agents that deliver insights and precision—enabling 5x faster test creation, 30% increase in merge requests, and saving 20 minutes per developer daily.
- Automating repetitive tasks, from remediating vulnerabilities (saving teams 1,000+ hours annually) to speeding up migrations that would take years to months.
- Enabling innovation by addressing complex problems like automated bug triage, vulnerability detection, and AI-driven code reviews seamlessly integrated into workflows.
Trusted by 7/10 top software companies by market cap, 4/6 top US banks and many of the companies leading global innovation, like Stripe, Indeed, Tesla, and 1Password, and with $225M in funding from investors like a16z, Sequoia, and Redpoint, we are building the tools that will define the next era of enterprise software development.
If you’re passionate about solving the hardest problems in software and shaping the future of technology, join us. Let’s build something extraordinary together.
Full-time devs and interns wanted!
For arduous journey, building late into night, grinding by screenlight to remake the world of code. Competitive wages, but the true reward is what we build together: the code that writes and rewrites the code of the software that makes the world go round (see our customer list).
Hours & location
🌎 While we hire almost anywhere in the world, we have office hubs in select locations and expect this person to reside in San Francisco to be able to work from one of our office locations for several days per week.
Required locations:
- San Francisco, CA
We do not subscribe to “I do my best work when I work 40 hours a week.” People we hire at Sourcegraph believe that building outstanding things means working very hard — smarter and more hours than the competition.
Why this job is exciting
You will contribute to various aspects of our software development cycle, impacting the growth and effectiveness of our products. You will work closely with a talented team of engineers, product managers, and designers to build features that enhance the capabilities of Sourcegraph's entire platform.
📅 Within one month, you will…
- Design and implement new features in collaboration with your team.
- Directly enhance product functionality, leading to improved user satisfaction and increased adoption rates.
- Have high productivity and output, with frequent and meaningful commits.
📅 Within three months, you will…
- Contribute to code reviews, maintain high coding standards, and improve existing codebase for better performance and scalability.
- Elevate the quality and maintainability of the code, reducing bugs and facilitating future feature development.
📅 Within six months, you will…
- Deliver clearly defined projects of small to medium technical risk.
- Apply diligence through the entire software lifecycle: planning, coding, documenting, shipping, demoing, supporting, and improving your software over time.
📅 Within one year, you will…
- Directly contribute to achieving Sourcegraph’s strategic goals and long-term success.
About you
You are driven to do your best work by working smarter and harder than everyone else. You thrive in fast-paced environments. You have a knack for juggling competing priorities. You get stuff done.
- You have a CS degree from a top engineering school
- You have an interest or experience in Go, TypeScript, or similar programming languages.
- You have strong problem-solving skills and a passion for technology.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- You always look for ways to uplevel your skills.
- You seek out work, rather than waiting for work.
Nice to haves:
- SWE experience on a large engineering team,
- Open source contributions.
- A project that showed up on Hacker News.
Level
📊 This job is an IC1. You can read more about our job leveling philosophy in our Handbook.
Compensation
💸 We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed, not worried about paying bills. As an open and transparent company that values competitive compensation, our compensation ranges are visible to every single Sourcegraph teammate.
Your salary is determined by your pay band for the IC1 job level. For determining pay bands, we use a number of market and data-driven salary sources, along with your location zone, and target the high-end of the range to ensure we’re always paying above market regardless of where you live in the world. Both U.S. and international locations are divided into one of four zones, determined by the cost of labor index for each area. The salary for a successful candidate will be based on level, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location zone. Please note that the salaries below may be adjusted in the future.
💰 The target compensation for this role is based on the IC1 pay band for your zone. The start of the IC1 pay band is $129,500.
Please speak with a recruiter for additional information regarding zone locations.
📈 In addition to our cash compensation, we offer equity (because when we succeed as a company, we want you to succeed, too) and generous perks & benefits.
Interview process
Below is the interview process you can expect for this role (you can read more about the types of interviews in our Handbook). It may look like a lot of steps, but rest assured that we move quickly and the steps are designed to help you get the information needed to determine if we’re the right fit for you… Interviewing is a two-way street, after all!
We expect the interview process to take 3.5 hours in total
👋 Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…
- [30m] Recruiter Screen
- [15m] Hiring Manager Screen
🧑💻 Team Interview Stage - we then schedule an all-day onsite interview to delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team, including cross-functional partners…
- [60m] Coding Exercise
- [60m] System Design
- [45m] Cross-functional Team Collaboration Interview / Values Interview
- We check references and conduct a background check
Learn more about us
You can learn more about what it is like to work at Sourcegraph by reading our handbook.
We are an ambitious team who are collectively working hard to build the most influential company in the world. You can read more about our culture, competitive compensation and benefits here.
Sourcegraph is an equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds.
Sourcegraph participates in E-Verify for U.S. Employees.
