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Application Engineer

SPAN

SPAN

Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA · South San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 109k-135k / year
Posted on Jan 25, 2026

Location

San Francisco, South San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Product

Compensation

  • $109K – $135K

This range represents SPAN’s good faith estimate of competitively-priced salary for the role based on national, real-time industry data from companies of a similar growth stage. This range reflects minimum and maximum new hire salaries for the role across US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by location and individual factors including relevant skills, experience and education or training. This range correlates to the relative level of the candidate we believe we need for the role and may require an adjustment for candidates of a different level.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the location this role is based during the hiring process.

The Applications Engineering Team sits within the Product Team and is responsible for helping launch and ensure the success of all SPAN products. Applications Engineering is at the nexus between multiple internal teams including Product, Software/Hardware Engineering, Service and Support, and Sales and is able to translate feedback and requirements into actionable initiatives to improve products and process. Applications Engineers are expected to possess knowledge and hands-on experience with all SPAN products and adjacent electrification products.

Responsibilities of the Applications Engineer include:

  • Update and author internal and external product documentation (Manuals, Application Notes, Troubleshooting documents, etc)

  • Create test plans and test products in both field and lab environments to ensure they meet written product requirements

  • Act as a subject matter expert on SPAN products and applications to answer internal and external customer questions

  • Gather and organize product feedback from internal and external customers and partner with Product Managers and other stakeholders to independently execute on creative solutions to improve products

  • Serve as the voice of the customer (Installers and Homeowners) to ensure SPAN launches and maintains the best possible products.

Potential Projects for the Applications Engineer include:

  • Review and improve product requirements early in the development phase to anticipate and avoid downstream application issues

  • Identify and characterize any software configuration issues during the controlled field piloting of new SPAN products

  • Act as the primary point of contact with third party labs as they test functionality of SPAN products

Compensation Range: $109K - $135K