Software Engineer, Mistral AI
Technical Staff
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Generative AI model developers
Open for applications
Generative AI model developers
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make frontier AI ubiquitous, and to provide tailor-made AI to all the builders.
Role
Who you are
- Proven work experience in a similar Staff role
- Proficient in part of our stack (Python, FastAPI, Typescript, NodeJS, React, NextJS, Docker, K8s)
- Experience with large-scale and complex distributed systems
- Architectural skills (scoping, scalability, reliability & maintainability)
- Cross-domain spike (performance, security, testing…)
- Proven capacity to mentor, coach and train other engineers
- Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
- Ownership and capacity to ship products end-to-end
- Excellent communication skills
- Low ego and team spirit mindset
- Autonomous and self-starter
What the job involves
- As a Staff Engineer, you will be involved in key components of our technology, including core product development, model deployment, real time streaming services, DX tools implementation, cloud infrastructure management, index/search capabilities, etc
- Your role is pivotal in designing, developing, and maintaining top-tier software that not only meets but exceeds user expectations
- Additionally, you will act as an advocate of engineering best practices within the team, including but not limited to performance optimization, security and code quality
- Depending on your skills and fields of expertise, you will be involved in different components of our technology, including core product development (La Plateforme, Le Chat), model deployment, real time streaming services, DX tools implementation, cloud infrastructure management, data acquisition, index/search capabilities, etc
- Craft and Innovation: Be a key contributor to the design and implementation of new features, working closely with other engineers to bring cutting-edge ideas to life
- Cross-Functional Synergy: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to define and implement solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible
- Performance Excellence: Ensure our products are high-performing, reliable, and responsive, delivering a seamless user experience
- Code Quality Champion: Uphold the highest standards of code quality through rigorous reviews, unit testing, and automation
- Thought Leader: Stay at the forefront of software development trends and technologies, continuously enhancing your skills and knowledge
- Mentor and Guide: Foster the growth of other engineers, sharing your expertise and contributing to a culture of learning and development
- End-to-End Ownership: Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from conceptualization to deployment, ensuring our products exceed user expectations
- Owning engineering projects end to end (from architecture design to delivery)
- Advocating cross-domain topics (architecture, code quality, testing, performance, documentation...)
- Coaching and mentoring other engineers
- Interacting with Product Managers
Application process
- Introduction call - 45 min
- Hiring Manager interview - 30 min
- Live-coding interview (Python) - 35 min
- System Design interview - 35 min
- Deep Dive Interview - 60min
- Culture-fit discussion - 30 min
- Reference checks
Our take
Founded by Facebook AI researchers, Mistral AI focuses on developing open-source generative AI models to "make AI useful." It emerged in early 2023, quickly achieving a $260 million valuation.
With the upcoming release of Mixtral in 2024, featuring up to 176 billion parameters, Mistral is under pressure to deliver. Mixtral's open-source nature has sparked concerns about potential misuse, yet Mistral remains a formidable competitor in the AI landscape, challenging models from Google and Meta.
Recently, Mistral secured a massive $640 million funding round, raising its valuation to $6 billion. This Series A funding, led by General Catalyst and including investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, underscores significant interest in alternatives to ChatGPT.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2024
$528.2m
SERIES B
Feb 2024
$17m
SERIES A
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Competitive bonus structure
- Equity
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
Company HQ
Villette, Paris, France
Leadership
Timothee Lacroix
(CTO)Previously PhD and Software Engineer Intern at Facebook and Visiting Undergraduate at CAlab UCSD
Guillaume Lample
(Chief Scientist)Research Student and Scientist at Facebook AI and Research Intern at Jane Street Capital
Arthur Mensch
(CEO)Previously Staff Research Scientist at DeepMind, Post-doc researcher at École normale supérieure, Visiting Researcher at NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and PhD Student at Inria
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