--- title: 'Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) at Valdera' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-full-stack-valdera-san-francisco-qn4g4ks0mzsr' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) at Valdera - **Company:** Valdera - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2022-07-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/valdera/9a2e6d63-6fff-4126-8114-21fb6e50cca0 ## Job description ## About Us At Valdera, we help manufacturers bring their ideas to life by transforming how they source materials. Our platform makes it easy to find the best materials and suppliers, enabling them to build high-quality products at scale and deliver to millions worldwide. We are a fast-growing team with a proven track record of working with Fortune 500 industrial manufacturers, beauty brands, and chemical companies. We hire talented, driven individuals who thrive in high-performance environments and want to grow their careers quickly. Our culture empowers top talent to take on meaningful challenges, collaborate with industry leaders, and see the real impact of their work. If you’re looking for a fast-paced environment where your ideas drive change, Valdera is the place for you. Join us and help shape the future of manufacturing. ## Role Description We are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer with startup experience. You’ll work very closely with our executive team to build end-to-end systems for our buyers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. We prefer to use an open source stack with proven technologies. Since products like ours tend to acquire a lot of complexity over time we are looking for engineers who can make mature and principled decisions in the face of competing priorities. ## Role Responsibilities - Own end-to-end feature development – from design to deployment – ensuring quality, scalability, and business impact. - Build high-performance, maintainable systems that serve buyers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. - Independently plan and execute technical designs that accommodate evolving business needs. - Write high-quality, well-tested code that prioritizes simplicity, changeability, and modularity. - Take full ownership to launch features efficiently without reliance on a dedicated QA team, ensuring every release meets its intended goals. - Proactively identify and resolve technical challenges before they become blockers. - Align technical solutions with business objectives by collaborating closely with leadership. - Prioritize work based on impact, ensuring the most valuable features are delivered first. - Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Adapt to global time zones when necessary to support critical business needs. - Show a commitment to putting in the necessary time and effort to exceed expectations and achieve ambitious startup goals - Adapt to global time zones to support customer needs and urgent internal priorities ## Experience & Qualifications - 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record in startup environments - Experience building and maintaining complex web applications at scale - Track record of making mature technical decisions in fast-paced environments - Demonstrated ability to balance technical debt with business priorities - Experience collaborating closely with business executives and leaders - History of quickly learning new skills required to deliver value in (almost) any business situation - Track record of executing with a high attention to visual and written detail - Experience with a wide range of tools/technology products, and ability to pick up new ones easily - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Experience successfully navigating ambiguous problems - Located in the greater Bay area and willing to meet in person occasionally for team meetings - Eligible to work in the United States and live in the United States (we are unable to provide VISA sponsorship at this time) Our Tech Stack - Typescript - Python - Postgresql - Google Cloud - Terraform Benefits: Valdera offers generous benefits to employees. Full time employees are eligible for premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance coverage. You will be provided a more detailed breakdown of your options prior to joining Valdera. Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Valdera is an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We are dedicated to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination, where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute. Please note that Valdera uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires. ## About Valdera ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Valdera is an AI-powered digital sourcing platform that helps businesses buy and sell chemicals and raw materials efficiently. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (with an office in Casciana Terme Lari, Italy) - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Sruti Arulmani (CEO) and Dheev Arulmani (COO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Chemical and raw materials procurement / supply chain technology. - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprise buyers and suppliers across industries such as chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, beauty, food & beverage, industrial manufacturing, oil & gas, automotive, and more. - **Mission/Purpose**: To modernize the antiquated chemical sourcing process using AI, data science, and machine learning, bringing transparency, efficiency, and sustainability to direct materials procurement. ## Products & Services - **Valdera Platform (SaaS)**: An AI operating system for chemical and raw material procurement. It ingests a buyer’s total raw material spend, creates a digital control tower of materials and suppliers, applies market intelligence, and enables end-to-end workflows including supplier discovery, RFQ routing, quoting, logistics evaluation, and qualification of new materials. The platform is not a marketplace or distributor; it matches buyers with qualified, best-fit suppliers globally. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available. - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised **$15M** (Series A led by Index Ventures, announced October 2024; previous seed round in October 2021). - **Notable Investors**: Index Ventures (lead), with 5 investors participating in the Series A. - **Growth Signals**: - Database of **400,000+ suppliers**, **1.7M+ CAS numbers**, spanning **130 countries**. - Partners with Fortune 500 industrial manufacturers and major household names in beauty, pharma, etc. (customers spending >$10B in raw materials). - Featured at DPW New York 2026, a leading procurement and supply chain technology event. - Headcount of approximately **40 employees** (LinkedIn, verified) distributed across 12 countries. - Active hiring for roles such as Customer Success Manager, Chemical Data Scientist, Forward Deployed Engineer, Founding Enterprise Account Executive, and Product Manager. ## Competitive Advantages - **Vertical focus**: Unlike generic LLMs, Valdera builds its data architecture and AI models specifically for chemicals and raw materials, handling complex specifications, chemical structures, and regulatory requirements. - **Vast proprietary dataset**: The platform’s market intelligence draws on an extensive supplier and CAS-number database, enabling accurate discovery and qualification. - **End-to-end digitization**: Covers the entire workflow of a category manager, from spend analysis to supplier qualification, reducing manual processes and enabling 10–50x capability improvements. ## Strategic Focus - Continue to expand the platform’s market intelligence layer and AI capabilities for direct materials procurement. - Drive adoption among large industrial and consumer goods buyers. - Enable sustainability tracking (packaging, shipping, environmental impact) as part of the sourcing process. - Grow the partner ecosystem and support global expansion (office in Italy, remote workforce across 12 countries). ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Mission**: Opportunity to build “the world’s best procurement sourcing platform” and disrupt a massive, antiquated industry using cutting-edge AI and data science. - **Remote/Hybrid**: Remote-first working environment; office spaces available in San Francisco and New York. - **Compensation & Benefits**: - 100% employer-paid premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision (coverage for dependents also available). - Competitive compensation, pre-IPO equity with 4-year vest and 1-year cliff, plus 401(k) with Traditional & ROTH options. - Monthly wellness bonus. - Generous and flexible PTO, sick leave, parental leave, and 11 company-paid holidays. - **Engineering Culture**: Roles include Forward Deployed Engineer and Chemical Data Scientist, focusing on real-world AI/ML challenges in supply chain. The team values accuracy and domain expertise over generic models. ## Sources 1. [Valdera Homepage](https://www.valdera.com/) 2. [Valdera About Page](https://www.valdera.com/about/) 3. [Valdera Careers (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/valdera) 4. [Valdera LinkedIn Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/valdera) 5. 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