PHP developer

Company Description

We are an SF-based stealth mode AI startup, building AI agents and automation tools for Marketing use-cases. We are ex-Big Tech, currently bootstrapped and working with a few design partners/early customers. We will be starting a fundraise in Q3 2024.

Role Description

This is a part-time remote role for a Founding Engineer (first engineering hire). This is an equity-only role, meaning compensation will be in the form of equity rather than a salary.

This role will be 30% applied research and 70% product engineering. The expectation is that you will be able to commit 15 hours per week for this role to begin with.

You will -

• Experiment with the latest AI technologies and research and put them into implementation.
• Have the freedom and responsibility to design and own projects from start to finish.
• Have opportunities to directly talk with customers and solve their problems!

About you

• Love to keep up with and dive into latest technologies in AI
• Move fast, ship quickly, has high urgency
• Energized about going from 0 to 1
• Enjoy high ownership and responsibility
• Familiar with no-code tools and frameworks
• Excited about working on AI-native user experiences

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or a related field (Also open to university students for the right candidate)
• Knowledge of gen-AI systems (LLMs, model training/fine-tuning, agent frameworks, evaluation frameworks, vector DBs, RAG, etc)
• Experience in building and scaling backend systems and infrastructure
• Strong generalist, skilled with Python, cloud infrastructure (AWS).

What we offer

• Technical Ownership: You will own high level (and lower level) technical decisions for an early-stage startup, with mentorship from seasoned Engineering leaders from Silicon Valley.
• Equity: As a key initial hire, you will receive significant founding equity and ownership in the company.
• Growth: You will have a natural on-ramp to come onboard as a full-time, salaried Founding Engineer after a fundraise event.

• Roles and Responsibilities:
  
  Hands-on experience on Angular, CSS, Scripting, NodeJs/express
  Experience in Responsive Web, Automation, CI/CD, Github, Microservices, Postgres (or any other RDBMS)
  Experience in AWS (SQS, SNS, Cognito)
  Implementing Observability/Monitoring.
  Strong experience in REST APIs

• 5+ years of working experience in the technologies like Angular6 or higher, NodeJS & MySQL, AWS Cloud Services
• Strong Hands-on with any Enterprise Programming Language (Python/.Net) in past
• Experience with architecting, designing, and debugging MEAN, full-stack based enterprise software
• Should have expertise in designing relational database tables & writing SQL Queries, Stored Procedures, and Functions.
• Ability to handle small teams and mentor them.
• Ability to analyze, design, and build object-oriented, component-based applications.
• Extensive experience in the design, planning, and implementation of complex large-scale enterprise solutions using distributed teams within process-oriented organizations.
• Experience developing and deploying applications on Linux based operating systems
• Willingness to experiment with new and latest tools and technologies.
• Experience in Banking, Credit Card Payments, and Gateways domain would be an advantage. ·

Responsibilities:

• Development and Integration of user-facing design elements with server-side logic.
• Design and develop backend API services and databases to serve frontend applications.
• Code for multi-platform environments.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Ensure responsiveness of applications.
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Proficient in Angular JS or ReactJS, Node.js and JavaScript.
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes.
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform.
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes in one or more database technologies such as Mongo, MySQL etc.
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming language. (Depending on the specific case, a developer should have the knowledge of one or more of Python, Ruby, JavaScript etc.)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Academic Qualifications:

• Engineering degree from a reputed institute

Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
• Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or similar.
• At least two years' experience as a Node.js developer.
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
• Great organizational and time management skills.