Full-Time
AI Developer Experience
Mashgin
51-200 employees
AI-powered touchless self-checkout kiosks
Compensation Overview
$185k - $275k/yr
Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- At least 6 years of relevant coding experience.
- A B.S. or higher in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
- Excellent knowledge of one or more of Python, Node.js, C++, Go, C#, or Java.
- Ability to learn new languages, libraries, and frameworks as needed.
- Experience building production-ready code used regularly by many people.
- Own developer productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the engineering workflow and architecting large-language-model-powered solutions to eliminate them.
- Interview engineers to understand their current processes and accelerate them through improved tooling.
- Build 0-to-1 systems for automated code refactoring, test generation, and context-aware documentation.
- Architect and deploy large-language-model-powered services using commercial application programming interfaces such as Claude and open-source models.
- Rethink and recreate internal continuous integration, continuous delivery, and build processes to integrate artificial-intelligence-driven bug detection and security vulnerability assessments.
- Prototype and ship minimum viable products for developer tools quickly, then iterate based on team feedback.
- Experience with Language Server Protocols and integrated development environment integration.
- Experience managing and optimizing large monolithic repositories, including build systems and version-control workflows.
- Strong proficiency with Structured Query Language and database technologies.
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services and Terraform.
Mashgin provides touchless self-checkout systems that use AI and computer vision to speed up purchases in high-traffic places like stadiums, airports, and event venues. The technology works by placing items on a checkout base, where AI identifies and tallys multiple items at once, delivering checkout in about 27 seconds. The company differentiates itself by focusing on fast, multi-item recognition for high-volume environments and offering hardware (kiosks) on sale or lease plus service contracts. Its goal is to reduce lines, improve customer experience, and increase operating efficiency for clients with large transaction volumes.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$70.8M
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Mashgin launched Power Counter in October 2025, targeting higher-throughput convenience stores.
- The company surpassed one billion transactions and expanded to 100 sports venues in 2025.
- Mashgin reported 132 employees in July 2026, suggesting disciplined scaling after profitable growth.
What critics are saying
- Verifone and PDI integrations commoditize deployment, shrinking Mashgin's software moat by 2026.
- Grocery and convenience giants can copy vision checkout once hardware and payments standardize.
- If item recognition fails at scale, venue operators replace Mashgin after one bad rollout.
What makes Mashgin unique
- Mashgin's computer vision checkout identifies items instantly, without barcode scanning.
- Power Counter extends Mashgin into cashier-assisted convenience stores, broadening use cases beyond kiosks.
- The company claims 3,500 c-stores and 60% of U.S. professional sports venues.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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↑ 0%Mashgin welcomes Peter Atkin as CRO and Eric Meyerson as VP marketing to help build the future of checkout.
Human interaction used to be essential for finalizing transactions at traditional point-of-sale locations. However, there has been a shift, with unattended payments technologies increasingly becoming indispensable in today’s fast-paced retail environment. Ellie Smith, global head of digital acceptance at Discover® Global Network, pointed to a confluence of factors propelling this trend in an interview with PYMNTS
Touchless self-checkout company Mashgin has launched a partnership with payments solution provider Verifone. The two companies’ integration, announced Monday (May 20), will let Mashgin deploy its computer vision self-checkout system via Verifone’s Commander solution, found at 40% of convenience stores in the country. According to a news release, the integration lets retailers offer faster checkouts while running payments, fueling operations and loyalty programs through one central Commander Site Controller
"Our goal is to enable as many retailers as possible to cut lines by adding a convenient self-checkout option. The integration with Verifone's Commander system will make Mashgin an attractive option for tens of thousands of convenience retailers." – Jack Hogan, SVP of Partnerships at Mashgin
Baseball season officially kicks off March 28, and fans are set to experience a shift in their stadium visits across the country. One such change is taking place at Citizens Bank Park, home to the Philadelphia Phillies, where facial recognition ticketing will be introduced at all main entrance gates on opening day. The implementation of this biometric ticketing system is part of the MLB’s broader initiative to introduce its Go-Ahead Entry facial authentication technology across all stadiums league-wide during the 2024 season. Other teams, including the Houston Astros, are planning to deploy the system starting on opening day, with more expected to adopt it throughout the season