Senior Backend Software Engineer, Firework

• BS or MS in Computer Science or any relevant STEM majors
• Production experience with Big Data, NoSQL, and RAG
• 5+ years developing highly scalable production-grade backend services using Python, Elixir experience is a huge plus but is not required
• Have worked directly with distributed processing frameworks such as Hadoop, Spark, Beam … or have worked on a backend system that interacts meaningfully with such a framework is a big plus
• Work autonomously, are excited by new platforms, big data, and machine learning technologies, and will never back down from the challenges of scale
• Passionate about writing clean and testable code
• Production experience with generative AI / ML applications

Desirable

• We’re looking for a talented Backend Engineer to join a small global team who will bring technical expertise and leadership along with hands-on development of backend software development and SaaS solutions
• Build scalable AI application infrastructure and services with Python
• Design and develop REST APIs / GraphQL for data and machine learning services
• Take full stack ownership by consistently writing production-ready and testable code
• API / Python runtime latency optimization (Python, SQL, NoSQL, 3rd party APIs)
• Consistently creates optimal design adhering to architectural best practices; considers scalability, reliability, and performance of systems/ contexts affected when defining technical designs
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Take feedback from code review and apply changes to meet standards. Conduct code reviews to provide guidance on engineering best practices and compliance with development procedures