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What will you do at Sequen AI?

About Us Sequen 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 Role

Build and scale platform components to handle Sequen’s rapid growth Design and architect platform components that are composable and deliver value for a variety of use cases Collaborate closely with product teams to understand their needs and build platform capabilities that accelerate their feature delivery Make build vs buy decisions, evaluating and implementing 3rd party solutions when most impactful Set technical direction and vision for various product and platform features Partner with research to quickly prototype and launch new capabilities based on research breakthroughs About You Have 8+ years of practical experience as a backend or platform engineer building scalable distributed systems Firm grasp of Go Have strong coding skills and experience with service-oriented architectures Have worked in early start-up or otherwise fast moving, rapidly evolving environments, and have ideally built products from 0 to 1 Take full ownership of your work, navigate ambiguity effectively, and proactively overcome obstacles to deliver results Are comfortable diving into any part of the system, whether it's infrastructure, services, or product frontends, to deliver effective solutions Enjoy working with a fast-paced team tackling cutting-edge problems in AI ranking Take a product-focused approach and care about building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to use Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable experience Strong Candidates May Also Have firm grasp of Python Know their way around kubectl and terraform Have worked with NLP and ML models and understand their capabilities and limitations Have experience with REST APIs Have experience with React and Frontend frameworks What We Offer High-autonomy IC role shaping backend architecture and platform evolution The opportunity to build mission-critical systems powering advanced ML experiences Very competitive salary: 230k-280k + equity Health insurance, unlimited time off, awesome team

Which skills does this role require?

GoPythonDistributed systemsService-oriented architectureKubectlTerraformNLPMachine learningREST APIsReactFrontend frameworksSystem architectureScalabilityPrototypingBackend EngineeringDistributed SystemsService-Oriented ArchitectureMachine LearningFrontend FrameworksSystem ArchitectureRanking ModelsSearchRecommendationsInfrastructureProduct Development

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