Staff Backend Engineer
About UsSequen AI is leading the charge for building frontier ranking models for search and recommendations. Sequen AI's technology specializes in designing end-user behavior for large consumer enterprises.About the RoleBuild and scale platform components to handle Sequen’s rapid growthDesign and architect platform components that are composable and deliver value for a variety of use casesCollaborate closely with product teams to understand their needs and build platform capabilities that accelerate their feature deliveryMake build vs buy decisions, evaluating and implementing 3rd party solutions when most impactfulSet technical direction and vision for various product and platform featuresPartner with research to quickly prototype and launch new capabilities based on research breakthroughsAbout YouHave 8+ years of practical experience as a backend or platform engineer building scalable distributed systemsFirm grasp of GoHave strong coding skills and experience with service-oriented architecturesHave worked in early start-up or otherwise fast moving, rapidly evolving environments, and have ideally built products from 0 to 1Take full ownership of your work, navigate ambiguity effectively, and proactively overcome obstacles to deliver resultsAre comfortable diving into any part of the system, whether it's infrastructure, services, or product frontends, to deliver effective solutionsEnjoy working with a fast-paced team tackling cutting-edge problems in AI rankingTake a product-focused approach and care about building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to useHave a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable experienceStrong Candidates May AlsoHave firm grasp of PythonKnow their way around kubectl and terraformHave worked with NLP and ML models and understand their capabilities and limitationsHave experience with REST APIsHave experience with React and Frontend frameworksWhat We OfferHigh-autonomy IC role shaping backend architecture and platform evolutionThe opportunity to build mission-critical systems powering advanced ML experiencesVery competitive salary: 230k-280k + equityHealth insurance, unlimited time off, awesome team