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software engineer backend

Tinder

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 Our Mission
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Launched in 2012, Tinder&reg; revolutionized how people meet, growing from 1 match to one billion matches in just two years. This rapid growth demonstrates its ability to fulfill a fundamental human need: real connection. Today, the app has been downloaded over 630 million times, leading to over 97 billion matches, serving approximately 50 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages - a scale unmatched by any other app in the category. In 2024, Tinder won four Effie Awards for its first-ever global brand campaign, &ldquo;It Starts with a Swipe&rdquo;&trade;"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Our Values
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 One Team, One Dream
 
 
 
 We work hand-in-hand, building Tinder for our members. We succeed together when we work collaboratively across functions, teams, and time zones, and think outside the box to achieve our company vision and mission.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Own It
 
 
 
 We take accountability and strive to make a positive impact in all aspects of our business, through ownership, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Never Stop Learning
 
 
 
 We cultivate a culture where it&rsquo;s safe to take risks. We seek out input, share honest feedback, celebrate our wins, and learn from our mistakes in order to continue improving.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Spark Solutions
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re problem solvers, focusing on how to best move forward when faced with obstacles. We don&rsquo;t dwell on the past or on the issues at hand, but instead look at how to stay agile and overcome hurdles to achieve our goals.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Embrace Our Differences
 
 
 
 We are intentional about building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members. By leveraging different perspectives and other ways of thinking, we build better experiences for our members and our team.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Engineering team is responsible for building innovative features and resilient systems that bring people together. We're always experimenting with new features to engage with our members. Although we are a high-scale tech company, the member-to-engineer ratio is very high&mdash;making the level of impact each engineer gets to have at Tinder enormous.
 
 
 
 
 As a Backend Engineer at Tinder, you will have an outsized impact and ownership of the most visible aspects of the Tinder App. We are deeply invested in challenging norms, constantly improving architecture design, exploring emergent tech and ideas, and leveraging new technologies in interesting ways to deliver an app that is widely known the world over.&nbsp;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 In this role you will:
 
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 Design, develop and operate scalable and resilient distributed services that run on Kubernetes or ECS
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 Collaborate with various functional teams across Tinder on the expansion of our service platform
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 Influence the team roadmap and product development
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 Recruit, encourage, and develop other team members
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 You'll need:
 
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 Excellent knowledge and experience with a backend language like Java, Node.js, Go, C++
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 BS/MS in Computer Science or an equivalent field with 2+ years of industry work experience
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 Excellent knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and coding
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 Strong designing and building distributed backend systems handling high volumes of traffic
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 Experience in handling ambiguous business requirements with excellent prioritization, time management abilities, and a focus on execution
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 Passion to tackle exciting engineering problems and make continuous improvements
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 Nice to have:
 
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 Experience with cloud computing systems such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
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 Experience in design and development using NoSQL, such as DynamoDB or Cassandra
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 Experience with Redis, ElasticSearch, Kafka, and SparkExperience with Typescript
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 Agile development methodology and CI/CD
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 Experience with Docker containers
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 As A full-time employee you will enjoy:
 
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 Unlimited PTO (with no waiting period), 10 annual Wellness Days
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 Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually&nbsp;
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 Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
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 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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 100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents) and family forming benefits
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 Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development
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 Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
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 Free subscription to Tinder Gold
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 Commitment to Inclusion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 At Tinder, we don&rsquo;t just accept difference, we celebrate it. We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Even if you don&rsquo;t meet all the listed qualifications, we invite you to apply and show us how your skills could transfer. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences. Learn more here:&nbsp;https://www.lifeattinder.com/dei
 
 
 
 
 
 
 If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner directly.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 #Tinder
 
 
 
 
 
 The salary range for this position is $160,000 - $180,000.&nbsp; Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in Palo Alto, CA. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
 
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Software Engineer, Backend

Plaid

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 We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We&rsquo;re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid&rsquo;s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.
 
 
 
 Responsibilities
 
 
 
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 Design &amp; Development: Build and maintain backend services with a focus on performance, reliability and scalability.
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 Collaboration: Work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to define and implement new features that meet product and customer needs.
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 Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable and efficient code.
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 Testing &amp; Debugging: Develop automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase. Troubleshoot and resolve issues.
 
 
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 Qualifications
 
 
 
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 2-4 years as a backend engineer.
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 Working knowledge of one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, or Node.js.
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 Experience MySQL or other relational databases.
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 Experience working with microservices.
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 Excellent coding and testing skills.
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 High ownership. You are excited to roll up your sleeves and figure things out that don&rsquo;t have precedent at Plaid.
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 Customer empathy. You want to be face to face with customers (internal or external) to understand their needs and design products together.
 
 
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 $163,200 - $223,200 a year
 
 
 Target base salary for this role is between $163200 and $223200 per year. Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered. Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay is based on factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience and skillset, and location. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.
 
 
 Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
 
 
 Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations@plaid.com.
 
 
 Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here .
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Software Engineer - Backend

Agora

<div>About the Company
Agora is the App Store for AI.
As hundreds of thousands of AI agents emerge across every vertical, the software discovery and sales landscape is becoming increasingly chaotic. Agora cuts through that noise&mdash;we help individuals and enterprises discover the best AI agents for their needs, all powered by deep research, social proof, and quantitative evaluations.
Agora has raised $3.6M in seed funding from world-class investors like Wing VC.
About the Role
As a backend engineer, you'll help build the core infrastructure and backend systems powering Agora's product. Our vision is to make Agora the go-to app store for software in the agentic future. We're tackling a broad range of problems, from building containerized infrastructure to deploy and evaluate AI agents to designing scalable APIs that handle complex social dynamics at scale. This will involve difficult technical challenges such as container-isolated agent execution environments, real-time ML inference and data processing pipelines, and high-performance database architectures that scale.
This is a rare opportunity to join a well-funded startup at the earliest stage, where your contributions will directly shape how the world discovers and adopts AI agents. We are in-person in SF and bring a fast-paced, ambitious, and creative culture. We offer competitive compensation, equity, and the kind of collaborative environment where you can do your best work. If you're interested in spearheading the future of AI distribution and adoption, we would love to chat.
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Completely own full features end-to-end &amp; collaborate with the founders to scope out the problem space</li><li>
Design and implement scalable APIs using TypeScript and modern web frameworks (Hono/Node.js)</li><li>
Architect and optimize PostgreSQL databases, writing performant queries and managing complex schema evolution</li><li>
Implement real-time ML inference pipelines and recommendation systems</li><li>
Build containerized infra for secure, isolated AI agent execution environments</li><li>
Flex across the full stack to support our customers</li><li>
Ship fast.</li></ul>
Requirements<ul><li>
Deep proficiency with TypeScript and Node.js backend development</li><li>
Extensive experience with PostgreSQL, including complex query optimization, schema design, and ORM usage</li><li>
Strong system design intuition for building architectures that scale</li><li>
Proven experience shipping production-grade backend services and APIs</li></ul>
Bonus Points<ul><li>
Experience with ML infrastructure, model serving, and real-time inference</li><li>
Open source contributions to backend frameworks or infrastructure tools</li><li>
Previous experience with container orchestration and distributed systems</li><li>
Previously been a founder or early engineer at a hypergrowth startup</li></ul>
Compensation Range: $180K - $220K</div>

Fullstack Engineer (backend-leaning)

Chalk

<div>
 
 
 
 About Chalk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chalk is building the data platform that powers the future of machine learning applications. We tear down complexity, latency, and scale barriers that have traditionally constrained ML capabilities. Our platform combines the performance of Rust with elegant tools that developers love to use. Leading companies depend on Chalk for a variety of use-cases including stopping fraudulent credit card swipes, verifying identities, and maximizing clean energy capture. We've recently raised a
 
 $50 million Series A
 
 , led by Felicis.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 About the role
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We are hiring experienced Frontend Software Engineers to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for defining strong front-end architecture patterns, leading development of well abstracted reusable components, and collaborating across teams to increase developer velocity. You will excel in this role if you&rsquo;re an experienced engineer with deep front-end expertise who can collaborate effectively across multiple teams and functions to deliver results.
 
 
 
 
 
 This is an opportunity to join us in-person as an early employee and make a large impact at a high growth start-up. You will tackle challenging engineering problems with a high degree of autonomy and ownership.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We work in-person Monday through Friday in our SF office. We don&rsquo;t currently offer remote or hybrid positions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We are looking for software engineers who are comfortable solving business problems across all layers of the software stack, with a specific focus on frontend engineering. At Chalk, we build reliable data processing systems that can operate performantly at scale with a laser-focus on developer experience.
 
 
 
 
 
 We need engineers who can build world-class user experiences across web and command-line surfaces, while also understanding and contributing to a codebase that contains ideas from compilers, query planners, and distributed systems.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 What you will do
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Work directly with Chalk&rsquo;s co-founders to productionize our first iteration
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 Write TypeScript (React), Python, Go
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 Drive frontend architecture discussions and technical breakdowns.
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 Expose the functionality of our core platform to data scientist and machine learning end-users in their home environments
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 Iterate rapidly to improve Chalk&rsquo;s platform in response to customer needs
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 What we&rsquo;re looking for
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 2+ years experience of professional software engineering experience
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 Working knowledge of computer science fundamentals. We&rsquo;re not looking for experience from drilling leet code &ndash; we need folks who are comfortable building and maintaining real applications
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 You have a deep technical understanding of frontend technologies, patterns, and best practices. You have a firm understanding of backend systems which enable you to collaborate on problems that span the entire stack
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 An eye for high-quality UX
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 Track record of learning new concepts quickly
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 Ability to work autonomously &amp; to make pragmatic tradeoffs with an eye towards business outcomes
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 Strong communication skills
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 Bonus points
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Experience implementing data infrastructure
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 Experience working with developer tools
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 Experience with applied machine learning or data analytics
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 Experience with Go
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 Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ⚕️Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
 
 
 🏦 Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA)
 
 
 🦮 Expert Healthcare Guidance
 
 
 💵 Retirement savings
 
 
 🎄15 company holidays each year
 
 
 🏖️15 days of personal time off each year
 
 
 🚌 Flex Commuter Benefits
 
 
 🌮 Daily lunch and dinner on Chalk
 
 
 🥤Office is fully-stocked with drinks and snacks to fuel your work day.
 
 
 🍽️ Staying late? Dinner is on us
 
 
 🚖 Staying even later? Grab an Uber / Lyft home on Chalk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chalk offers early team members a generous salary + equity package based on experience and competitive benefits.
 
 
 
 
 
 Actual compensation awarded to successful candidates will be based on several factors, including market, location, scope of the position and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.
 
 
 
 
 
 Our comprehensive total package plays a major role in how we recognize individuals for the impact they will have on Chalk&rsquo;s growth and us achieving our goals.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Inclusivity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chalk is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion and provide reasonable accommodations to anyone in need of individualized support.
 
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Frontend Software Engineer

<div>About the Company
Agora is the App Store for AI.
As hundreds of thousands of AI agents emerge across every vertical, the software discovery and sales landscape is becoming increasingly chaotic. Agora cuts through that noise&mdash;we help individuals and enterprises discover the best AI agents for their needs, all powered by deep research, social proof, and quantitative evaluations.
Agora has raised $3.6M in seed funding from world-class investors like Wing VC.
About the Role
As a frontend engineer, you'll help build Agora's core user-facing product. Our vision is to make Agora the go-to app store for software in the agentic future. We're tackling a broad range of problems, from building an interactive research agent for product discovery and evaluation to modeling complex social dynamics at scale to incentivize debate and discourse. This will involve difficult technical challenges such as platform native modules, universally composable React Native components, and real-time ML inference at scale.
This is a rare opportunity to join a well-funded startup at the earliest stage, where your contributions will directly shape how the world discovers and adopts AI agents. We are in-person in SF and bring a fast-paced, ambitious, and creative culture. We offer competitive compensation, equity, and the kind of collaborative environment where you can do your best work. If you're interested in spearheading the future of AI distribution and adoption, we would love to chat.
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Completely own full features end-to-end &amp; collaborate with the founders to scope out the problem space</li><li>
Own cross&#8209;platform UI features end&#8209;to&#8209;end on iOS, Android, and Web</li><li>
Manage our universal frontend stack, from monorepo build tooling to state management and performance monitoring</li><li>
Deliver clean, robust, and quality UX without sacrificing on performance</li><li>
Flex across the full stack (frontend, backend, infra) to build whatever is necessary to support our customers.</li><li>
Design scalable APIs with web server frameworks (in a WinterCG runtime)</li><li>
Manage relational database schema and write performant SQL (with ORMs)</li><li>
Ship fast.</li></ul>
Requirements<ul><li>
Deep proficiency with React Native, navigation (Expo Router/React Navigation), and modern state&#8209;management (Tanstack Query)</li><li>
Comfort debugging and developing native modules, using profiling tools to achieve smooth UX.</li><li>
Experience working with styling systems (Tamagui, Tailwind, or similar) and a passion for visual polish.</li><li>
Proven experience shipping production React Native.</li></ul>
Bonus Points<ul><li>
Previously been a founder or early engineer at a hypergrowth startup.</li><li>
Prior work on React Native Universal and/or native mobile products.</li><li>
Notable open source contributions.</li></ul>
Compensation Range: $180K - $220K</div>

Fullstack Engineer (frontend-leaning)

Mastercard

<div>Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we&rsquo;re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Principal AI Engineer
About Mastercard 
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, connecting billions of consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and businesses worldwide. We are driving the future of commerce by enabling secure, simple, and smart transactions. Artificial Intelligence is at the core of our strategy to make Mastercard stronger and commerce safer, smarter and more personal. 
 
The Role: 
At Mastercard, we&rsquo;re building next-generation AI-powered platforms to drive innovation and impact. As a Principal AI Engineer, you&rsquo;ll work with cutting-edge tools, large language models (LLMs), and emerging frameworks to develop intelligent systems. You&rsquo;ll collaborate with senior engineers, data scientists, and product teams&mdash;gaining hands-on experience while contributing to real-world AI solutions. 
You&rsquo;ll help implement Agentic AI systems, develop backend services, and explore new AI capabilities. Your focus will include prompt engineering, guardrail design, and experimentation to ensure safe, scalable, and effective AI applications. 
 
Key Responsibilities 
<ul><li>Develop and enhance AI agents and backend systems for Mastercard&rsquo;s AI platform</li><li>Evaluate LLMs and emerging technologies to identify innovation opportunities</li><li>Design and optimize prompts for LLMs</li><li>Implement safeguards to ensure secure, ethical AI responses</li><li>Build APIs, microservices, and data integrations for AI features</li><li>Write clean, maintainable code following industry best practices</li><li>Stay current with advancements in AI and software engineering</li></ul> 
All About You: 
<ul><li>Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and enthusiasm for generative AI</li><li>Experience with Python and backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Node.js)</li><li>Knowledge of REST APIs and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)</li><li>Strong analytical skills and curiosity for exploring new AI capabilities</li><li>Collaborative mindset and openness to feedback and mentorship</li><li>Interest in prompt engineering, AI safety, and scalable deployment</li></ul> 
Why Join Us? 
At Mastercard, you&rsquo;ll help shape the future of AI in global commerce&mdash;solving complex challenges at scale, driving financial inclusion, and reinforcing the trust and security that define our brand. You&rsquo;ll work with world-class talent, cutting-edge technologies, and will make a lasting impact.
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility 
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:<ul><li>
Abide by Mastercard&rsquo;s security policies and practices;</li><li>
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;</li><li>
Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and</li><li>
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard&rsquo;s guidelines.</li></ul>
In line with Mastercard&rsquo;s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more.
Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $148,000 - $237,000 USD
Arlington, Virginia: $170,000 - $273,000 USD
Purchase, New York: $170,000 - $273,000 USD
San Francisco, California: $178,000 - $284,000 USD</div>

Principal AI Engineer

Cala Health

<div><div>About Cala

At Cala, we're working to free people from the burden of chronic disease. We began by creating the first non-invasive prescription therapy for hand tremor. After years of careful fine-tuning and improvements, we released Cala kIQ &mdash; our most sophisticated therapy yet. Our products have empowered thousands of people to get back to their lives with confidence and ease.

But we won't stop there. Our pioneering technology can be applied across neurology, cardiology, and so much more. It's all part of our mission to help people in their struggle with chronic disease. We're only just getting started.</div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
The Opportunity</h3>

We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Test Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can drive the quality assurance process for our Software products. This role requires a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with a specific focus on requirements gathering and comprehensive test plan documentation within an FDA regulated environment. This role will report to the Staff DevOps Engineer and will not have any direct reports.

The compensation range for this role is market driven, with a salary range of $130,000 - $180,000. Additionally, we offer a robust benefits package. This offering is aligned with our overall compensation philosophy.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Cala will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Location: Hybrid (Remote &amp; On-site in San Mateo, CA)
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A Day in the Life</h3>
<ul><li>Lead and execute the entire testing process, including creating detailed test plans, test cases, and test reports.</li>
<li>Participate in risk analysis, verification &amp; validation (V&amp;V) activities for FDA SaMD software applications.</li>
<li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including product, development, quality, and regulatory affairs) to gather and analyze software requirements.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain robust automated and manual test suites using languages like Python or Java and test frameworks like Selenium or Cypress to build and maintain end-to-end automation tests.</li>
<li>Perform cross-browser and cross-platform manual testing for front-end web applications.</li>
<li>Execute manual functional testing for backend services.</li>
<li>Perform end-to-end User Acceptance Testing(UAT) as per test plans to validate user flows, functional requirements, and user experience.</li>
<li>Integrate test automation into continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins.</li>
<li>Serve as a subject matter expert on software quality and compliance, mentoring junior engineers and promoting best practices.</li>
<li>Analyze test results, document defects, verify bug fixes, and ensure systems meet business requirements.</li>
<li>Manage defects, track issues, and work with development teams to ensure timely resolution.</li>
<li>Participate in design reviews and provide feedback on product usability and quality.</li>
<li>Perform other duties as assigned</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Skills and Experience</h3>
<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.</li>
<li>5+ years of experience in software testing, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role.</li>
<li>In-depth knowledge of the FDA SaMD approval process and documentation requirements (e.g., design control, risk management).</li>
<li>Expertise in requirements analysis and translating them into comprehensive test plans and cases.</li>
<li>Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python or Java).</li>
<li>Hands-on experience with testing frameworks like Selenium or Cypress.</li>
<li>Experience with build automation tools like Jenkins or services like Playwright.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of test methodologies (e.g., black box, white box, regression).</li>
<li>Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.</li>
<li>Experience in using project management tools such as Jira and Zephyr</li>
<li>Strong understanding of agile and waterfall methodology</li>
</ul><div>
Cala Health believes our success is based on diversity of people, teams and thinking. We offer all employees the tools, training and mentoring they need to succeed. Our selection process is driven by the key requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate's sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-jobrelated disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.</div></div>

Senior Software Test Engineer

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