About the job
At Catalog, we are pioneering the commerce infrastructure for AI—creating the essential framework that enables digital agents to not only explore the web but also comprehend, analyze, and engage with products. Our innovations drive the future of AI-driven shopping experiences, fundamentally transforming how consumers discover and purchase items online.
Role Overview
As a Technical Staff Member, you will be instrumental in developing core systems, shaping our engineering culture, and transitioning our vision from prototype to a robust platform. This role requires full-stack expertise and a commitment to owning and resolving challenges from start to finish.
Who You Are
You have experience creating beloved and trusted products from the ground up.
You combine technical proficiency with a keen product sense and data-driven intuition.
You are well-versed in AI technologies.
You prioritize speed, write clean code, and ensure thorough instrumentation.
You seek a high level of ownership within a small, talent-rich team based in San Francisco.
Challenges You Will Tackle
Develop and deploy agentic-search APIs that deliver structured and real-time product data in milliseconds.
Build checkout systems enabling agents to conduct transactions with any merchant.
Create an embeddings and retrieval layer that optimizes recall, precision, and cost efficiency.
Establish a product graph and ranking pipeline that adapts based on actual user outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
Proven experience shipping data-centric products in a live environment.
Experience with recommendation systems or information retrieval methodologies.
Familiarity with API development, search indexing, and data pipeline construction.
Our Work Culture
We operate with a small, high-trust, and highly motivated team, fostering an environment of in-person collaboration in North Beach, San Francisco. Our process involves debate, decision-making, and execution.
If your profile aligns with our needs, we will contact you to arrange 2-3 brief technical interviews, followed by an onsite meeting in our office where you will collaborate on a small project, exchange ideas, and meet the team.

