Software Engineer, Prose
6 Month Internship
Personalized hair care
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Personalized hair care
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create haircare that’s one-in-a-million.
Role
Who you are
- Comfortable with Python and motivated to grow as a backend engineer
- Interest in APIs, backend systems, and performance optimization
- A knack for writing clean, maintainable code
- Eager to learn and implement automated testing
- Familiar with Git, Unix shell, and standard developer tools
- Good communication skills in French and English
- Bonus (not required): Exposure to cloud environments (GCP), Docker, or monitoring tools
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer Intern on the Algo Team, you will contribute to improving the performance, reliability, and maintainability of the services behind our personalization engine
- You will help optimize the latency and resource usage of our API endpoints, build tools that streamline R&D workflows, and ensure our model-serving infrastructure remains robust as we continue to innovate
- This role offers hands-on experience in backend engineering within a dynamic environment, where your contributions will have a visible impact on both internal teams and customer-facing features
- Maintain and enhance the API that serves our personalization and formulation models
- Ensure high reliability, stability, and performance of our backend services
- Collaborate with ML engineers to integrate new algorithmic features into production
- Develop and maintain Python tools that support the R&D team in exploring and validating new formulation algorithms
- Automate recurring tasks and improve workflows
- Document tools to ensure ease of use and maintainability
- Contribute to load testing, monitoring, and observability improvements
- Write clean, readable, maintainable Python code
- Contribute to a well-tested codebase with unit tests, integration tests, and functional tests
- Participate in peer reviews, continuous integration, and collaborative team discussions
Our take
Prose's products stem from the recognition that each individual's hair is unique, with various types and textures. Embracing this diversity, the company believes in the power of personalization to ensure everyone can access the hair care they truly need. To combat the one-size-fits-all approach of the hair care industry, Prose offers bespoke hair care solutions.
Amidst a booming trend of health and beauty personalization, Prose stands out among its competitors in the bespoke hair care arena. What sets the company apart is its unwavering commitment to the environment. Having achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first carbon-neutral custom beauty brand, attaining climate neutrality in 2021.
Prose's success has attracted substantial investments and interest, underscoring the industry's confidence in its products. With increased funds, the company aims to scale its operations and reach a broader customer base. As the demand for personalized beauty products continues to rise, the market is expected to expand, offering Prose ample opportunities for further growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Company sponsored health care plan (medical, dental and vision plans)
- $125 monthly wellness allowance
- Free lunch in office, weekly and an abundance of office snacks
- A gym membership (ClassPass)
- On-going training and development programs
Company HQ
Williamsburg, NY
Leadership
Arnaud Plas
(CEO & Co-Founder)Former VP of Digital and eCommerce Strategy at L'Oréal, where they previously also worked as Skincare Group Manager and as Styling and Mencare Group manager.
Nicolas Mussat
(CTO & Co-Founder)Previously CTO at Meilleurs Agents. Former R&D Engineer at Delos France.
Catherine Taurin
(R&D Advisor & Co-Founder)Former R&D and Purchasing Director at CTRC Jf Lazartigues. Previously R&D Manager, Dyes Products and Haircare Products at Ales Groupe.
Paul Michaux
(Product & Co-Founder)Worked as Special Projects Manager, Corporate Strategic Marketing for L'Oréal. Former Assistant Brand Manager, Marketing Development at Parfums Christian Dior.
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