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