Senior Backend Engineer, Qloo
API
$120-175k
+ Equity
Office located in Soho, NYC
AI-powered recommendation API
Job no longer available
AI-powered recommendation API
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$120-175k
+ Equity
Office located in Soho, NYC
21-100 employees
Company mission
To understand culture and taste on a global basis.
Role
Who you are
- Equivalent experience or bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
- 4 years or more of hands-on Backend API Development experience
- Develop and maintain server-side applications using Node web frameworks such as Express.js
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools is a plus
- Proficiency in front-end technologies is a plus, such as modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js, Angular)
- Experience with Redis or other caching technologies on AWS or other cloud platforms is a plus
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, you’ll work cross-functionally across the Engineering and Product organization to emphasize designing and building web applications for our clients, focused on LLMs
- As a Backend API Developer, you will be responsible for building scalable and performant web applications that provide exceptional user experiences
- You will work on the back-end components of our software solutions, especially API services
- You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, and other developers, to deliver high-quality software products and be passionate for creating scalable and efficient software solutions
- Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable API services to support our applications
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices
- Collaborate with front-end developers and other team members to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
- Implement data storage solutions and ensure the reliability and performance of database queries
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge with the team
- Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in software development, data processing, caching, cloud deployment, distributed computing, and API development
Our take
Powered by artificial intelligence, Qloo is aiming to understanding taste and cultural correlations. While giants like Spotify, Expedia and Netflix dominate their sectors, they inadvertently create "data silos", where valuable information remains isolated. A unified system, however, could help understand and predict diverse personal tastes across various domains.
To confront this, Qloo provides companies with AI-generated correlation data spanning numerous cultural and entertainment domains. Leveraging its platform, a user's taste in one category or genre can seamlessly inform recommendations in another, leading to more personalized experiences. For example, Starbucks is using Qloo to create in-store music playlists tailored to specific neighborhoods, enhancing customer engagement.
With an influx in funding over 2023 and 2024, Qloo plans to introduce an accessible self-service interface, aiding small and mid-sized enterprises in charting consumer and taste analytics. Additionally, it has introduced the "multi-person recommendation AI", capable of matching profiles based on individual preferences stored in its database, which further solidifies its position as a leader in personalized recommendation solutions.
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Company benefits
- Health insurance, retirement plan, and paid time off
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
- A collaborative and supportive work environment where your ideas are valued and your contributions recognized
- Flexible work arrangements - we encouraging employees to maintain a well-rounded lifestyle
Company HQ
Bowery, New York, NY
Leadership
Alex Elias
(CEO)Previously served as a Principal at APE Capital for 4 years before founding Qloo in 2012.
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