Software Engineer (Partner 16, Partner 18), Backend, ASG

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic. We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $100B+ under management across multiple funds. We’ve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. We’ve invested in companies like Anduril, Airbnb, Coinbase, Cursor, Databricks, Deel, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, SpaceX, and Stripe. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world. The Role You will join a fully functional team of experienced individual contributors building internal software tools for the firm’s investing and operations teams. You are a detail-oriented backend engineer with a strong interest in developing feature-rich, data-driven applications. Your work will focus on identifying, acquiring, and normalizing alternative data sources, and on designing and implementing secure, scalable backend systems that power our internal products. The Applied Software Group operates in the mode [... source excerpt omitted ...] : Build and maintain backend services that support internal data products and applications Work closely with investing and operations teams to understand workflows and translate requirements into reliable software solutions Contribute to the design and implementation of new features and systems, with guidance from more experienced engineers as needed Ship new data products iteratively, incorporating user feedback to continuously improve functionality and performance Take ownership of assigned services or projects, from development through production support Write clear, well-structured, and maintainable code Collaborate positively with teammates and contribute to an inclusive, [... source excerpt omitted ...] years of professional software engineering experience Strong proficiency in Python 3 (or another backend language) and willingness to learn new technologies Experience deploying production services on at least one major cloud platform (GCP, AWS, or Azure) Experience working with production SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch) Experience building and deploying containerized services; familiarity with Kubernetes is a plus Experience working in environments that value rapid iteration, code quality, and operational excellence Strong problem-solving skills and solid technical fundamentals Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effective