Founding Software Engineer
Decipher · San Francisco, CA · 20 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$160k–$220k/yrFull-time
Job Summary
We’re searching for a founding engineer(s) who brings a mix of rapid iteration, meticulous craftsmanship, and an eagerness to dive into the fast-evolving world of AI. You'll play a critical role in shaping our technology.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with the founders, closely collaborating to push boundaries and collectively bring the team’s absurdly ambitious vision to life.
- Design, build, and iterate across the stack, from backend data pipelines and ML-powered insights to frontend applications, bringing the power of multimodal LLMs to identify insights for users in real time.
- Drive the development of our core AI analysis pipeline, working with multi-modal LLMs, modern ML models, and data processing techniques.
- Work on our ingestion pipeline, handling massive amounts of data at scale with tools like Kafka and Clickhouse.
- Collaborate closely with the founding team to define technical strategies, set engineering standards, and shape product direction.
- Work directly with customers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and iterate quickly to improve the product.
Requirements
- Experience: You have 1-3 (or more) years of experience building professional software with a very high quality bar. Ideally, you have demonstrable expertise in at least one of the following technologies: LLMs, machine learning, Next.js, React, Kafka, or Clickhouse.
- Ownership and Communication: You’re a self-starter excited about taking full ownership of projects you’re working on, and communicating to ensure they’re moving forward regularly.
- Full-Stack Fluency: You’re comfortable moving across the stack, from backend systems to user-facing applications, and have a good understanding of cloud infrastructure.
- AI/ML Enthusiasm: You’re thrilled by the potential of AI and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning and data processing.
- User-Focused: You have a passion for creating seamless user experiences and are energized by working directly with customers to solve real-world problems.
Qualifications
- Experience: You have 1-3 (or more) years of experience building professional software with a very high quality bar. Ideally, you have demonstrable expertise in at least one of the following technologies: LLMs, machine learning, Next.js, React, Kafka, or Clickhouse.
- Ownership and Communication: You’re a self-starter excited about taking full ownership of projects you’re working on, and communicating to ensure they’re moving forward regularly.
- Full-Stack Fluency: You’re comfortable moving across the stack, from backend systems to user-facing applications, and have a good understanding of cloud infrastructure.
- AI/ML Enthusiasm: You’re thrilled by the potential of AI and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning and data processing.
- User-Focused: You have a passion for creating seamless user experiences and are energized by working directly with customers to solve real-world problems.
Benefits
- Decipher AI generates your E2E tests, maintains them as you ship, and catches issues before customers do. Plus, get alerted when users hit live bugs.
Pay
$160K - $220K
Schedule
Full-time