Remote Senior Software Engineer, Metrics and Storage

Description:

• Weights & Biases is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead efforts in scaling metrics and storage engines for their AI developer platform.
• The role involves making technical decisions to maximize performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness as the platform grows to handle petabytes of data.
• Responsibilities include scaling a platform that ingests and queries terabytes of data daily, defining architecture for next-generation data systems, and advising development teams on building scalable services.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 5+ years of software development experience, particularly with high-scale APIs.
• A demonstrated record of successfully leading complex projects from planning to execution is required.
• The ability to mentor and grow junior engineers is essential.
• Deep experience in designing and scaling customer-facing APIs in production is necessary, preferably with systems like MySQL/Postgres, Bigtable, and Kafka.
• Excellent communication skills are required, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts simply.
• A strong grasp of at least one higher-level programming language and its ecosystem (such as Go, Python, or TypeScript) is needed.
• Candidates should be willing to debug issues at any layer of the tech stack, from the application layer to the network.
• A demonstrated ability to think critically under pressure is also required.

Benefits:

• The position offers flexible time off to promote work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage is provided for employees and their families.
• The company has a remote-first culture with in-office flexibility available in San Francisco.
• A home office budget is included, along with a new high-powered laptop.
• The salary is competitive, with equity options available.
• Employees receive 12 weeks of parental leave (specific to the U.S.).
• A 401(k) plan is available for U.S. employees.
• Supplemental benefits may be offered depending on the employee's location.
• Additional benefits can be explored by country through the company's resources.