Engineering - Backend Engineer
Seattle, WA
Full Time
Mid Level
Job Title: Backend Engineer
Company: Read AI
Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
About Us:
Read AI is a rapidly growing venture-backed startup working at the forefront of consumer AI technology. Our product summarizes, augments, and aggregates meeting, chat, and email data to save people time. We serve over a million users every month and we’re growing fast.
The Role:
As a Backend Engineer at Read AI, your contributions will directly impact the functionality, scalability and reliability of our product. Our team is responsible for owning the service layer across the company, which includes authentication/authorization, account management, third-party integrations/ingestion, data processing orchestration, database management, and data APIs.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop scalable and reliable backend services and APIs that power our platform.
- Take ownership of critical components of our system, from conception to deployment and maintenance.
- Practice quality assurance best practices including unit and integration testing.
- Implement robust authentication and authorization mechanisms to ensure data security and privacy.
- Optimize data processing pipelines and storage solutions.
- Integrate third-party services and data sources seamlessly into our platform.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to infrastructure and operations to ensure maximum uptime and reliability.
- Continuously evaluate and implement best practices, tools, and technologies to enhance the scalability, reliability, and maintainability of our systems.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering, or 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Proven experience in backend development, with proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
- Experience with authentication/authorization protocols and mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, JWT).
- Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases, along with expertise in data modeling and database management.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a pragmatic and results-driven approach.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with Python, Pydantic, FastAPI, and SQLAlchemy.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Prior experience in a startup or fast-growing environment.
Software Engineer positions offer a base pay range of $110,000 - $180,000, plus equity and benefits. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer low deductible health plans, as well as flexible time away and family leave programs.
Join us at Read AI and be part of a talented team that is shaping the future of knowledge management. Apply now, and help us revolutionize how organizations consume and share information.
We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company.
Join us at Read AI and be part of a talented team that is shaping the future of knowledge management. Apply now, and help us revolutionize how organizations consume and share information.
We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company.
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