Staff Software Engineer, Mistral AI
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3 days a week in office
Generative AI model developers
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Generative AI model developers
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
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
- Significant expertise in web development using Typescript, React.js and Node.js, with a preference for experience in B2C contexts
- If applying for our Desktop team, knowledge of Electron or Tauri is required
- Deep consumer and UX/UI sense
- Architectural skills (scooping, scalability, reliability & maintainability)
- Cross-domain spike (Performance, Security…)
- Proven capacity to mentor. coach, train other engineers
- Proven experience in a similar Staff role, with a preference for previous startup or fast-paced/demanding environments
- Excellent communication
- Autonomous and self-starter profile
- Low Ego and team spirit mindset
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- If you are based in France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, or Spain 🇪🇸, we ask that you be able to come to our Paris office for 3 days each month
- If you are based in the UK 🇬🇧, we ask that you be able to come to our London office for 3 days each month
What the job involves
- As a Staff Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of revolutionizing our products, crafting experiences that captivate and delight users
- Your role is pivotal in designing, developing, and maintaining top-tier software that not only meets but exceeds user expectations
- With your expertise, you'll drive the scalability, performance, and security of our platforms, ensuring they stand out in a competitive landscape
- Join us to leave your mark on the future and be part of a team that values innovation, excellence, and user-centric design
- Craft and Innovate: 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
- A Staff Engineer at Mistral spends 80% coding and 20% :
- 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
- Possibly Interacting with Product Managers
Application process
- Recruiter Screening (45min)
- Hiring Manager Interview (30min)
- Live-Coding interview (60min)
- System Design Interview (60min)
- Deep Dive Interview (60min)
- Culture-fit discussion (30min)
- 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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2024
$532.2m
SERIES B
Feb 2024
$17.1m
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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