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founding devops engineer

Think Big Solutions

About the Role: We&rsquo;re looking for an experienced engineer with hands-on expertise in building and deploying agentic systems and large-scale data pipelines. This is a high-impact founding opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-paced startup environments and wants to shape the technical direction from day one.You&rsquo;ll play a pivotal role in building the core AI infrastructure, collaborating directly with leadership to turn complex problems into scalable, production-ready systems.Responsibilities:<ul><li>Architect and deploy scalable backend systems and cloud infrastructure for AI-driven products.</li><li>Lead technical design and decision-making for new systems and tools.</li><li>Build reliable APIs and data pipelines supporting interoperability across healthcare systems.</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with leadership, engineering, and product teams.</li><li>Take full ownership from design to deployment and ongoing optimization.</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>5&ndash;15 years of professional software engineering experience.</li><li>Proven experience leading teams or acting as a founding/principal engineer in startup environments.</li><li>Strong background in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and Next.js.</li><li>Proficiency with AWS, Terraform, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.</li><li>Familiarity with Postgres and scalable cloud architecture.</li><li>Understanding of HIPAA or regulated environments is an asset.</li><li>Degree from a top 50 U.S. university preferred.</li></ul>What&rsquo;s Offered:<ul><li>Competitive compensation package (base + equity)</li><li>Full health, dental, and vision coverage</li><li>Wellness and gym membership allowance</li><li>Option to live and collaborate in a 3,500 sq. ft. hackerhouse</li><li>Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies shaping the future of healthcare</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: $120,000.00 - $250,000.00 per yearWork Location: In person

Founding DevOps Engineer

Beacon Software

<div>
 Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company which acquires and grows essential businesses. We are a profitable series B+ firm that combines great technologists, operators and M&amp;A professionals to accelerate the scale of the ambition of the dozens of businesses we own and operate. We are supported by capital from tier-1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors as well as the founders of the leading technology companies from the past decade.
 
 
 We are growing our team in Toronto, San Francisco, and New York. Apply below.
 
 
 Software Engineer
 
 
 We're looking for a versatile Software Engineer to drive technical innovation and accelerate growth across our portfolio of software companies. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership teams within our portfolio companies to solve high-impact problems across diverse architectures, tech stacks, and industries. You'll learn how to design and execute large-scale software modernization efforts with AI, build new AI-powered features, re-imagine the product experience. You'll have direct influence on revenue, customer experience, product vision, and technical direction&mdash;bridging code with commercial impact.
 
 
 This is a hands-on, high-impact role ideal for a full-stack engineer or ex-founder who thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
 
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 Deploy into Beacon portfolio companies to identify, design, and deliver high-impact technical initiatives.
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 Analyze portfolio company codebases to identify value creation opportunities and technical debt reduction strategies.
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 Refactor, modernize, and scale existing systems using current best practices and frameworks.
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 Build AI-powered features and products that drive measurable business growth.
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 Architect scalable backend and API services (Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, etc.).
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 Develop modern, performant frontends using React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
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 Collaborate with product and business leaders to translate commercial goals into technical roadmaps.
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 Contribute to internal engineering playbooks and best practices across Beacon's platform.
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 Mentor and support technical teams within portfolio companies to lift engineering standards
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 What We're Looking For
 
 
 
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 5+ years of experience as a full-stack or backend engineer, ideally in a startup or high-growth environment.
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 Strong foundation in software engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and deployment
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 Command of one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, TypeScript, Ruby).
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 Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern DevOps practices.
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 Comfort working across diverse architectures&mdash;from monoliths to microservices.
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 Curiosity and versatility to dive into unfamiliar codebases and domains
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 Familiarity with AI integration, LLMs, and data-driven applications.
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 Strong systems-thinking mindset and a bias for simplicity.
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 Proven ability to deliver autonomously with high ownership.
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 Excellent communication skills and collaborative spirit.
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 Commercial mindset, curiosity about business models, and how software creates enterprise value.
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 Desire to grow into a technical leader or founder role.
 
 
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 This Role Is Perfect for You If
 
 
 
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 You're an ex-founder or founding engineer who thrives in ambiguity.
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 You want to build and ship products across multiple industries.
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 You're fascinated by how code translates into profit and growth.
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 You enjoy diving into new codebases, diagnosing bottlenecks, and scaling systems.
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 You believe AI will reshape how software is built&mdash;and you want to be at the forefront.
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 You care deeply about clean, maintainable, and scalable engineering.
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 You want to learn how to acquire, operate, and scale software businesses.
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 You're commercially curious&mdash;just as excited by go-to-market strategy as by refactoring a service.
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 You're energized by speed, autonomy, and a culture that values judgment over process.
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 You want to work with people who set a high bar&mdash;and help you raise yours.
 
 
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 Our Values at Beacon Software
 
 
 
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 Humility: We acknowledge that the path to getting to the right answer involves being wrong along the way. We have strong beliefs which are weakly held. We actively seek new ideas and believe we can learn from anyone at any time.
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 Honesty: We are truth seeking in our approach to business problems. Business is a repeat game and we believe that human relationships generate alpha. We understand that trust is earned over a lifetime and can be lost in an instant.
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 Hunger: We play to win. We hold ourselves to high standards and will not be outworked. We take pride in having a deep sense of responsibility to ourselves, each other, our partners, and our customers. We believe to whom much is given much is expected.
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 Horizon: We seek to build a generational software company. This will take decades. We manage our expectations and those of our partners to take advantage of the 8th wonder of the world - compounding growth.
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 </ul>
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Software Engineer

NODE Referrals

Note: This job is by referral only. Candidates must contact Ramone Smith at ramonesmith15@gmail.com for a referral for this position.Who they're looking for:TL;DR: Burnt is looking for a Founding Full Stack Engineer to help build their core products from scratch. They&rsquo;d be working directly with the founders, making big technical calls, and actually shaping how everything gets built.<ul><li>Burnt does not support visa sponsorship at this time.</li></ul>Tech Stack<ul><li>Python</li><li>Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn</li><li>React.js, Next.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript</li><li>SQL, NoSQL, Graph Databases</li><li>WebSockets, Real-time Databases</li><li>AWS, GCP, Azure</li></ul>Tools<ul><li>LangChain</li><li>LlamaIndex</li><li>GitHub</li><li>Docker, Kubernetes</li><li>Postman</li><li>Jupyter</li><li>Terraform</li><li>Datadog / Prometheus (Monitoring)</li></ul>100% of Must-Haves need to be met<ul><li>Experience working for a smaller company around 50 employees or less</li><li>3&ndash;5 years of hands-on experience with Python and core data science libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn)</li><li>3+ years of frontend development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript</li><li>Proficient in modern frontend frameworks like React.js and Next.js</li><li>Experience building real-time UIs using WebSockets and/or real-time databases</li><li>Strong understanding of various database types: relational (SQL), document, columnar, key-value, and graph</li><li>Proven experience building production-grade AI agents and workflow systems, including observability, evaluation frameworks, and memory management</li><li>Skilled at optimizing small language models for scalability and accuracy</li><li>Comfortable deploying across major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure)</li><li>Deep understanding of AI safety, security, and compliance best practices</li></ul>70% of Nice-to-Haves need to be met<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s in Computer Science or a related field</li><li>Strong machine learning foundation with a pulse on the latest in Generative AI</li><li>Experience building frontend applications with Next.js</li><li>Familiarity with Agile development practices and fast iteration cycles</li><li>Natural leadership and clear communication skills</li><li>Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and move fast</li><li>Hands-on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex)</li><li>Open-source contributions or personal ML/AI projects</li><li>Experience scaling ML models in production environments</li><li>Solid data engineering skills&mdash;pipelines, transformations, and infrastructure</li><li>Understanding of GPU infrastructure and model optimization for performance</li></ul>Note: This job is by referral only. Candidates must contact Ramone Smith at ramonesmith15@gmail.com for a referral for this position.Job Type: Full-timePay: $125,000.00 - $200,000.00 per yearBenefits:<ul><li>Health insurance</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Founding Full Stack Engineer at Burnt

Note: This job is by referral only. Candidates must contact Ramone Smith at ramonesmith15@gmail.com for a referral for this position.About the RoleAs one of first hires, you&rsquo;ll own the stack end-to-end, from frontend UI to AI/ML infrastructure, while working closely with the founding team.<ul><li>ArchiBoost AI does not provide visa sponsorships at this time</li></ul><ul><li>Key responsibilities</li></ul>As one of first hires, you&rsquo;ll own the stack end-to-end, from frontend UI to AI/ML infrastructure, while working closely with the founding team.<ul><li>Full-Stack Development: Architect and develop user-facing components using React and TypeScript, and build backend services/APIs in Node.js and Python.</li><li>AI-Powered Features: Integrate and experiment with multi-modal generative AI systems, including data pipelines, model inference workflows, and deploying AI services.</li><li>Product Prototyping: Rapidly build, test, and iterate on new features and prototypes based on user feedback and design needs.</li><li>System Architecture: Help scale our core platform, ensuring performance, security, and reliability as we grow.</li><li>Collaboration: Work directly with the founders on product strategy and technical direction, influencing decisions that shape the product&rsquo;s future.</li></ul>What it'll take to land an interview...100% of Must-Haves need to be met:<ul><li>8+ years of Full Stack development experience</li><li>2+ years of startup experience in the last 5 years</li><li>Strong across frontend + backend (React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python)</li><li>Experience shipping products, ideally in a startup or high-growth setting</li><li>Ownership mindset, customer-first, clear communicator</li></ul>70% of Nice-to-Haves need to be met:<ul><li>Generative AI or ML experience</li><li>Familiarity with 3D/Three.js</li><li>Experience using AI coding tools</li><li>Interest in architecture, design, or construction tech</li></ul>Tech Stack<ul><li>Frontend: React, TypeScript</li><li>Backend: Node.js, Python</li><li>AI/ML: LLMs, multi-modal generative AI workflows</li><li>Infra: APIs, data pipelines, scalable architecture</li><li>(Bonus) 3D: Three.js</li></ul>Tools<ul><li>GitHub (version control)</li><li>Docker / Kubernetes (containerization)</li><li>CI/CD pipelines</li><li>AI coding assistants (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, Claude)</li><li>Observability + monitoring frameworks</li></ul>Note: This job is by referral only. Candidates must contact Ramone Smith at ramonesmith15@gmail.com for a referral for this position.Job Type: Full-timePay: $130,000.00 - $190,000.00 per yearBenefits:<ul><li>Health insurance</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Founding Full-Stack Software Engineer at ArchiBoost AI

talentpluto

<div>
 
 
 Location:
 
 San Francisco, CA (On-site)
 
 
 
 Work Model:
 
 In-person, full-time
 
 
 
 Industry:
 
 B2B SaaS / AI Marketing
 
 
 
 Compensation:
 
 $90,000-$130,000 OTE ($130,000-$170,000 total compensation including equity and benefits)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 About the Company
 
 
 
 Our partner is a fast-growing SaaS startup building the next-generation
 
 AI-powered go-to-market platform
 
 for B2B companies. Their product helps founders and executives turn thought leadership content into qualified pipeline and revenue impact &mdash; not vanity metrics.
 
 
 Backed by top-tier investors and seasoned operators from leading tech and media companies, the team has built a repeatable model for turning executive-led content into measurable growth. This is a unique opportunity to join a category-defining company at the ground floor and help shape how the next wave of B2B companies go to market.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Opportunity
 
 
 
 Our partner is seeking a
 
 Founding Business Development Representative (BDR)
 
 to help build and scale their outbound sales engine. In this role, you'll be the first point of contact for founders, GTM executives, and marketing leaders at some of the fastest-growing companies in the world.
 
 
 
 
 
 You'll gain firsthand exposure to startup sales strategy, outbound experimentation, and AI-driven GTM workflows&mdash;while working closely with the founding team to refine messaging, develop playbooks, and establish scalable processes for growth. This is a high-ownership opportunity ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is hungry to learn the craft of selling from day one.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Responsibilities
 
 
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 Research and identify target accounts across SaaS, marketing, and GTM segments
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 Craft and send highly personalized outbound messages that generate engagement
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 Conduct discovery conversations to qualify opportunities and hand off to Account Executives
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 Collaborate with leadership to refine outreach strategy, scripts, and positioning
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 Build repeatable outbound processes and tools to support future scaling
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 Track performance metrics and continuously iterate to improve conversion rates
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 Requirements
 
 
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 1-3 years of experience in BDR, SDR, or outbound sales (preferably SaaS or startup)
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 Strong written communication and creative problem-solving skills
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 Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable in dynamic, fast-moving environments
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 Genuine curiosity about startups, go-to-market strategy, and AI-driven marketing
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 Strong desire to grow into a senior sales or revenue operations role
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 Bonus: familiarity with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, HubSpot, Clay, or Apollo
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 Why Join
 
 
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 Ground-floor opportunity in a rapidly scaling AI SaaS company
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 Learn directly from experienced founders and GTM operators
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 Significant equity upside and clear internal mobility (AE, Partnerships, or Operations)
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 $20K annual food stipend and relocation support for San Francisco
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 Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and mental health coverage
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 In-person, collaborative culture with regular team events and company offsites
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</div>

Founding Business Development Representative

Atlassian

<div>Overview:

Working at Atlassian
Atlassians can choose where they work &ndash; whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.
Responsibilities:

As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Atlassian, you&rsquo;ll be at the forefront of applied AI, working directly with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, AI-powered solutions. The FDE team partners with top organizations across industries, helping them leverage Atlassian&rsquo;s AI capabilities to solve complex, real-world problems. You&rsquo;ll collaborate with product, engineering, and design, rapidly growing your technical and domain expertise while making a tangible impact on business outcomes. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for those who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and are passionate about shaping the future of AI-powered teamwork.
What you&rsquo;ll do
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will:<ul><li>
Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML-powered solutions tailored to customer needs, leveraging frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and agent-based platforms (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex).</li><li>
Architect and implement robust application integrations using Python, JavaScript, or similar languages, with a focus on APIs, microservices, and enterprise-scale systems.</li><li>
Drive data-driven solution development by analyzing complex datasets to extract insights and inform product direction.</li><li>
Champion the adoption of AI-augmented workflow automation within customer environments, maximizing business value and operational efficiency.</li><li>
Oversee the end-to-end deployment of AI solutions into production, ensuring continuous evaluation, monitoring, and improvement.</li><li>
Navigate risk and compliance requirements, including AI risk assessment, data privacy (GDPR), and regulatory frameworks.</li><li>
Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.</li><li>
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, creating concise artifacts for peers, partners, and leadership.</li><li>
Align technical solutions with business objectives, setting a clear vision for technological progress and measurable results.</li></ul>
Qualifications:

On the first day, we'll expect you to have:<ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.</li><li>
5+ years of experience in backend software development.</li><li>
3+ years of experience delivering impactful AI/ML solutions in production environments, including experience as a founding or forward-deployed engineer in 0-to-1 product development.</li><li>
Deep expertise in applied AI/ML, including generative AI, LLMs, and agent-based frameworks.</li><li>
Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or similar languages, and experience with APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration.</li><li>
Demonstrated ability to solve complex, ambiguous problems and thrive in rapidly changing environments.</li><li>
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing cross-functional teams without formal authority.</li><li>
Experience with AI risk assessment, data privacy, and compliance (e.g., GDPR).</li><li>
Strategic and innovative thinking, with a track record of aligning technical solutions to business goals.</li></ul>
It's great, but not required, if you have:<ul><li>
Experience with Atlassian Intelligence, Rovo AI, or AI-powered Atlassian features.</li><li>
Familiarity with regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare).</li><li>
Experience deploying AI solutions to complex production systems at scale.</li><li>
Prior experience mentoring or leading engineering teams.</li></ul>
Compensation
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $176,400 - $230,300
Zone B: $159,300 - $207,975
Zone C: $146,700 - $191,525
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
Benefits &amp; Perks
Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh.</div>

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI (Remote)

Alex AI

<div>
 
 Why Alex?
 
 
 
 Alex is one of the fastest growing startups to come out of its YC batch with strong traction. We&rsquo;re generating revenue and are well-funded by some of the best investors in the Valley with years of runway.
 
 
 
 What are you up to?
 
 
 
 Alex is building the future of hiring. Alex is an AI recruiter that conducts job interviews in real-time. Companies use Alex to get the best hiring signal on their applicant pool and hire in a fraction of the time.
 
 
 Alex has a live conversation over a video/phone call with each candidates based on the interview questions our customers choose or that are recommended based on their job description. During the interview, Alex asks personalized follow-up questions in real-time based on the candidate's responses. Alex has already conducted thousands of interviews across engineering, IT, retail, hospitality, and more.
 
 
 
 Who are you?
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re people who:
 
 
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 genuinely enjoy solving complex engineering problems
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 learn quickly and do what it takes to deliver results
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 work really, really hard
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 move with urgency
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 enjoy and value working together in person in SF 5 days a week
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What technologies do you use?
 
 
 
 You should have experience in:
 
 
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 Javascript (Typescript, React, Node, Next)
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 Python (FastAPI, concurrency)
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 Cloud / DevOps (Azure, Kubernetes, Docker)
 </li>
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 System Architecture
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 We also prefer candidates with experience in:
 
 
 <ul>
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 Great frontend design (Figma)
 </li>
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 ML/DL (open source, inference at scale)
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What can I work on?
 
 
 
 Our product is built and operates like a marketplace, as we serve both candidates through the interview experience and employers through the data aggregation and analysis platform. As a hands-on engineer, you will build both consumer-facing and enterprise-grade software, designed for scale.
 
 
 Problems that you could work on related to consumer software are:
 
 
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 How can we bring the average interviewer response latency down to 200ms?
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 How can we fine-tune our models to decrease hallucination and increase response accuracy?
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 How will our system architecture change as we scale to thousands more users, concurrently?
 
 
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 </ul>
 Problems that you could work on related to enterprise software are:
 
 
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 How do we integrate with our customer&rsquo;s internal hiring systems?
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 What&rsquo;s the best way to present the interview data visually and as fast as possible?
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 And many, many feature requests that need to be built out!
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 What&rsquo;s in it for me?
 
 
 
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 Take ownership of building the next billion dollar company
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 Collaborate with a tight-knit team of talented builders
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 Launch products that directly impact people&rsquo;s careers
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 Work with the co-founders every day in-person in SF
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 Competitive salary and equity
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 Health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), unlimited PTO, and great company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 If you&rsquo;ve gotten this far and our culture/tech resonate with you,
 
 we want you to apply
 
 . Submit your application with the phrase &ldquo;fast track&rdquo; and we&rsquo;ll fast track your application with an interview directly.
 
 
</div>

Full Stack Software Engineer

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