Principal Software Engineer, Aleph Alpha
Office located in Heidelberg, Berlin
AI-powered research and application company
Open for applications
AI-powered research and application company
101-200 employees
Open for applications
Office located in Heidelberg, Berlin
101-200 employees
Company mission
To research and build the foundational technology for an era of strong AI.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is an experienced engineer with a passion for AI technology and a proven record of driving successful software projects
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on designing and implementing complex systems
- Proven expertise in programming languages such as Python, Rust, Java, C++, or similar, along with experience in frameworks and libraries relevant to our products
- Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices for scalable and maintainable software development
- Experience in developing and deploying AI or machine learning applications is highly desirable
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and develop efficient solutions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
What the job involves
- As a Principal Software Engineer at Aleph Alpha, you will be a key technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing complex software systems that support our AI-driven products
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams, guiding architecture decisions and ensuring best practices are followed throughout the software development lifecycle
- Architectural Design: Lead the architectural design and implementation of scalable, robust, and high-performance software solutions, ensuring alignment with product requirements and user needs
- Development Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, fostering best practices in coding, testing, and deployment across projects
- Code Quality & Review: Ensure high standards of code quality through rigorous code reviews, technical documentation, and adherence to software development methodologies
- Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, AI engineers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications and actionable development plans
- Technical Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends in AI and software engineering. Identify opportunities for innovation and integration of new technologies into our product stack
- Performance Optimization: Evaluate and optimize system performance, ensuring that software solutions meet scalability and reliability requirements
- Problem Solving: Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provides solutions, ensuring timely resolution of software-related challenges that arise during development or in production
Our take
AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030. Aleph Alpha is a company that researches, develops and “operationalises'' large AI systems toward generalisable AI. The company offers GPT-3-like text (autoregressive language model using deep learning to produce human-like text) vision and strategy AI models.
Germany-based Aleph Alpha are the only European company pursuing this kind of work in AI-based technology for the public and private sectors. The company works with businesses to use its technology and filter it into a wide range of creative uses.
Recent funding heralds a new chapter of growth and innovation for Aleph Alpha. The infusion of capital will fuel the company's pursuit of groundbreaking research and advanced product development. With a focus on expanding academic partnerships and enhancing reproducibility, Aleph Alpha remains steadfast in its mission to drive technological progress.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2023
$125m
SERIES B
Nov 2023
$375m
GRANT
Total funding: $633.5m
Company benefits
- 30 Days of paid vacation
- Flexible working hours
- Join a dynamic start-up and a rapidly growing team
- Work with international industry and science experts
- Take on responsibility and shape our company and technology
- Regular team events
Company HQ
Wieblingen, Heidelberg, Germany
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Leadership
Jonas Andrulis
(CEO)Previously worked as a manager at Deloitte, was Founder and CEO at Pallas Ludens GmbH, and worked as a Sr. AI R&D Eng. Manager at Apple.
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