This role is for one of the Weekdays clients
As a Founding Software Engineer (SDE3) you ll play a pivotal role in shaping our technology landscape. You ll take full ownership of backend development and scalability collaborating closely with AI/ML engineers to build scalable pipelines. This position requires a deep understanding of complex technical challenges and a proactive approach to problemsolving. If you thrive in highstakes highimpact environments and love to tackle deeptech challenges this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Backend Ownership: Lead and own the development deployment and scaling of our backend systems ensuring robust and efficient solutions that can support high volumes of data and user interactions.
- Collaboration with AI/ML: Work closely with AI/ML engineers to design and implement scalable data pipelines that power our AIdriven features.
- Code and Design Standards: Drive code and design reviews to ensure our engineering bar remains high in terms of quality maintainability and performance.
- System Design and Architecture: Make key architectural decisions taking ownership of the technical roadmap and collaborating with other engineers to design scalable highperforming systems.
- Crossfunctional Partnership: Work in close alignment with the product team to integrate technical innovation with strategic objectives.
- Handson Development: Take an active role in developing critical platform features especially during early phases and feature rollouts.
- Engineering Leadership: Represent the engineering team in Shiprooms evaluate technical tradeoffs and advocate for solutions that align with our longterm goals.
What Were Looking For
- 35 years of experience with backend development using Python and handling concurrency.
- Experience with Golang is a strong plus.
- Proven experience in taking ownership of backend architecture and development cycles.
- Familiarity with frontend development is an advantage.
- Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals and best practices.
- Experience with system design and making highlevel technical decisions.
- Demonstrated ability in collaborative problemsolving with a focus on innovative and scalable solutions.
- Strong sense of ownership selfmotivation and a passion for building impactful technology.
What Sets You Apart
- You thrive on solving deeply technical problems with high complexity and broad scope.
- You embrace learning and are comfortable working on challenges where there may not be a single expert solution.
- You enjoy contributing to a highperforming team and take pride in setting high engineering standards.
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