Software Engineer, Mistral AI
Technical Lead
+ Equity
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Generative AI model developers
Open for applications
Generative AI model developers
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make frontier AI ubiquitous, and to provide tailor-made AI to all the builders.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of relevant professional work experience
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
- Proficient in Python and/or Typescript and at least one related web framework (FastAPI, Django, React...)
- Experience with building and leading high-performing teams
- Experience with working with cross functional teams like product, design, business, etc
- Experience with project management and planning
- Ownership and capacity to ship products end-to-end
- Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Low ego and team spirit mindset
- Autonomous and self-starter
What the job involves
- We are seeking passionate and skilled software engineers to lead the development of our flagship products, including our current portfolio (La Plateforme, Le Chat) as well as future solutions
- Leveraging your deep understanding of AI/LLM capabilities and state-of-the-art product development, you'll be responsible for driving and supervising one of our technical squads (AI Tooling, User Admin & Billing, Partnerships, Connectors, Observability, Le Chat Apps...)
- Depending on your skills and field of expertise, you will be involved in key components of our technology, including:
- Empower Your Team: Act as a facilitator and orchestrator, removing obstacles and fostering an environment where your team can focus on creating impactful solutions
- Bridge Product and Technology: Serve as the key liaison with our Product team, translating vision into trusted solutions and sleek user experiences
- Performance Excellence: Ensure our applications are high-performing, stable, and responsive, continuously enhancing user satisfaction
- Code Quality and Automation: Uphold the highest standards of code quality through rigorous reviews, unit testing, and automation
- Thought Leadership: Support your team by delivering great experiences while hiring, onboarding, and all-around elevating your people
- End-to-end Ownership: Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from conceptualization to deployment, ensuring our the team's projects are delivered efficiently and on time. A Technical Lead at Mistral AI spends a good chunk of the time on the field (architecture design, coding, peer reviews...) and another part on strategic topics including:
- Project planning (roadmap, deadlines, task allocation...)
- Collaborating with stakeholders (other Engineering leads, Product Managers/Designers…)
- Supporting career growth (hiring, onboarding…)
Application process
- Recruiter Screening (45min)
- Hiring Manager Interview (30min)
- Technical Interviews
- Live-Coding interview (45min)
- System Design Interview (45min)
- Deep Dive Interview (60min)
- Culture-fit discussion (30min)
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
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2024
$542.8m
SERIES B
Feb 2024
$17.4m
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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