Senior Software Engineer, Writer
API
+ Stock options
AI writing assistant
Open for applications
AI writing assistant
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To bring generative AI to the enterprise.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 5 +years of recent professional experience in API development including designing, building, and testing RESTful APIs
- 5+ years of experience using Python or Typescript
- Strong expertise in Kong Konnect and Terraform
- Knowledge of Server Send Event (SSE) Streaming API, API security and rate limiting techniques
- Experience with testing frameworks and tools (e.g.,Playwright, Postman, Mocha, Newman) for API testing
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Strong communication skills and ability to effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- As the founding API Software Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge backend services and API solutions
- Harnessing your expertise in Kong Konnect, your API development will be at the forefront of our AI Studio applications
- You’ll build APIs from end to end where performance and code quality will be your guiding principles and your contributions will be crucial in shaping the future of our groundbreaking technology in the enterprise generative AI space
- Ensure API performance, security, and reliability through thorough testing, monitoring, and optimization
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance APIs that support our products and services
- Work with API gateways and manage API deployments, including security, access control, and infrastructure provisioning using Terraform
- Collaborate with backend engineers, SDK developers and other stakeholders to define API requirements and specifications
- Implement best practices for API design, including versioning, error handling, and documentation
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to API performance, availability, and integrations
Our take
AI-assisted writing tools have taken off over recent years. With the likes of high-exposure company Grammarly accelerating adoption of such tools, a flurry of startups have appeared to offer their own takes. Writer’s angle is to leverage AI as a means of standardizing and scaling both content and communications for business teams. The tool offers autofilling and inline suggestions that keep content aligned with pre-determined company language and style guides.
This branded fine-tuning function distinguishes it from full copy-generation competitors, as well as from Grammarly itself, which is a more generalist copyediting tool. It subsequently caters to major enterprise clients looking to maintain standards across multiple and sprawling teams, and the company has managed to net major clients like Deloitte, Twitter, UiPath, and Accenture.
While AI-related buzz remains solidly around generative AIs like ChatGPT and Bard, Writer's narrow target market - in which it has already found success - supplies plenty of scope to grow, as AI copyediting tools look set to rapidly become content industry standard. With continued new launches and updates to its offerings as well as an impressive $100 million Series B awarded in 2023, the company is well-placed to seek further success into the future.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2024
$200m
SERIES C
Sep 2023
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $326m
Company benefits
- Selection of employer-covered medical plans, plus dental, vision, life insurance, and FSA
- Flexible location and schedule options
- Competitive parental leave policy
- Company stock options
- 401k plan with employer contributions
- Learning and development stipend
- Generous PTO
- Distributed from Day 1: Our processes and operating cadence are built around a distributed culture
- SF office space: If you prefer working from an office, we have a beautiful sunny one in Union Square, the heart of San Francisco
Company values
- Connect: Writer’s success depends on the strength of our relationships. We strive to understand and respect each other on a human level.
- Challenge: We don’t shy away from conflicting points of view. The more diverse the perspectives, the better. Each and every Writer contributor is encouraged to question, challenge, and propose ideas across the business.
- Own: Regardless of role, we’re all owners. We strive to create an impactful, enduring company by building processes and owning outcomes.
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
May Habib
(CEO)Harvard economics graduate, who was previously VP of sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Development Company, and a global shaper at the World Economic Forum. Also co-founded Qordoba.
Waseem Alshikh
(CTO)Previously co-founded CloudAppers, then served as CTO at iMENA. Subsequently co-founded AI content editor Qordoba.
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