Staff Backend Software Engineer

About Us

We transforms the physical world into a real-time 3D environment built for commerce. Our spatial engine leverages state of the art CV+AI technologies and is already being used across industries – from boutique shops to Fortune 50 enterprises. We’re currently in stealth and backed by Tier 1 institutional investors. 

Role

We are looking for a founding team software engineer to own the creation, design, and maintenance of our backend platform. The role will require the candidate to devise the system's technical architecture in coordination with their peers to ensure the interoperability of their designs. You will work in an environment that is fast paced, has little technical debt, and utilizes the latest technologies. 

Responsibilities

• Drive the overall architecture of the company's backend systems; including services, nightly data jobs, authentication systems, search indices, workflow engines, etc.

• Manage the company’s infrastructure (currently in AWS) through Pulumi.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, test suites, and other processes that ensure high engineering velocity while minimizing cost

• Deliver key features in coordination with the other engineers at the company

• Coordinate with stakeholders to conceptualize project timelines and evolving strategy

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer working on backend systems

• Knowledge of common software architectures web, mobile, and SaaS applications

• Mastery of technical design, including data/object modeling and interface/API design 

• Expert in data processing, workflow management, queuing systems, infrastructure management, monitoring systems, search, authentication, etc.

• Ability to lead technical discussion and decisions, including framework selection

• Comfortable working directly with biz stakeholders and engineers outside your company 

• Enjoys working on small teams and evolving startup environments

• Passionate about product and small details to deliver a delightful user experience