Staff/Principal Software Engineer, Fireworks AI
Web Applications
$220-270k
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Redwood City, CA)
Generative AI platform enabling rapid scaling for developers and businesses
Open for applications
Generative AI platform enabling rapid scaling for developers and businesses
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$220-270k
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Redwood City, CA)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help every organization unleash the full power of artificial intelligence
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of professional experience in front-end development
- 3+ years of experience in a leadership role (e.g., tech lead, team lead, or engineering manager)
- Proficiency in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript
- Proven track record of delivering production-grade web applications
- Strong understanding of responsive design, modern front-end architecture, and UX principles
- Experience in full-stack development and API design
Desirable
- Experience working in AI/ML-focused or fast-paced startup environments
- Prior startup experience and especially as a technical founder is a plus
- Experience managing or mentoring other engineers, including performance feedback and career development
- Experience with front-end testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and internationalization practices
- Contributions to open source or internal component libraries
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff / Principal Software Engineer to build our developer-focused web application (fireworks.ai) and shape our front-end architecture
- This role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, offering the opportunity to mentor other engineers, collaborate cross-functionally, and drive innovation in a fast-paced, AI-focused environment
- You'll play a key role in delivering scalable, elegant solutions that directly impact our hundreds of thousands of developers and product vision
- You will be directly shaping and shipping the most optimal developer journey combined with our large offering of open source generative AI models and enabling our users to seamlessly build, experiment and ship their AI workflows with our playground
- Engineering ownership of fireworks.ai with a strong focus on a delightful developer journey
- Participate in the team’s shared accountability for product led growth through the web application and model playground
- Design, development, and testing of responsive and performant web applications
- Mentor and support a team of front-end/UI engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and ongoing technical coaching
- Define and implement front-end architectural standards, best practices, and development workflows
- Partner with Product, Design, and Backend Engineering to align on requirements, timelines, and delivery expectations
- Build and maintain reusable, scalable component libraries and frameworks
- Partner with other engineering teams to build an aligned developer journey across web, SDK and CLI surfaces
- Champion quality, performance, and accessibility in all UI development
- Drive innovation by staying informed of emerging front-end trends and technologies
Our take
Whilst the development of generative AI is thought to be the reserve of large companies like Open AI, smaller startups such as Firework.AI are making this technology easier to access and develop for smaller companies wanting to handle specific business needs using AI. As an open-source model API, it has one of the largest user bases - with over 12,000 users leveraging Fireworks.AI’s software.
Though lacking the brand name recognition of generative AI developers like Google and Meta, Fireworks.AI differentiates itself in a market crowded with large competitors through its unique approach to deploying its software. It creates smaller, production-grade, customisable generative AI models that can be launched privately and securely, rather than the non-private and inflexible models built by larger companies.
After its 2024 Series B round of $52 million, Fireworks.AI has been valued at over $550 million, an impressive sum for a David in a sea of Goliaths. The company plans to use its funding to develop compound AI systems that can orchestrate across multiple single models. It will be interesting to see how the company evolves with its potentially disruptive business approach to generative AI.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2024
$52m
SERIES B
Mar 2024
$25m
SERIES A
Total funding: $77m
Company HQ
Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Lin Qiao
(CEO)Previously Senior Director of Engineering at Meta, Tech Lead at Linkedin, Research Staff Member at IBM Almaden Research Center and an Advisory Software Engineer at IBM Silicon Valley Lab.
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