Description:

Union is solving challenges in AI infrastructure, focusing on high-velocity iteration and production-readiness for AI workloads at scale.
The company stewards Flyte, an open-source project that is becoming the standard for modern data and AI orchestration.
Back-End Engineers will tackle cutting-edge challenges and develop innovative solutions to advance technology and deliver customer value.
Responsibilities include designing large scale, multi-tenant distributed control planes for ML and Data processes, and modern Golang-based gRPC services.
Engineers will build core algorithms for scaling distributed ML and Data systems, as well as distributed scheduling systems on Kubernetes.
The role involves creating simple, elegant APIs for ML Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Systems Administrators.
Managing terabytes of data efficiently and securely is a key responsibility.
High-performance Golang and Rust applications will be implemented to scale to millions of operations per second.
Engineers will work directly with customers, the open-source community, and internal team members to deliver value across multiple organizations.

Requirements:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience is required.
Candidates must have a minimum of 7+ years of experience building scalable, performant distributed services in any strongly-typed language.
Proven discipline in checking in well-tested and well-documented code is essential.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary for seamless integration with a global team and the open-source community.
Expertise in maintaining and debugging live software systems is required.
Candidates should have the ability to identify tasks that require automation and carry out the automation process.
High autonomy is expected; candidates should be able to make effective decisions in the absence of perfect information and oversight.

Union offers excellent medical benefits, covering 100% of employee premiums and 90% for dependents.
Generous dental and vision plans are provided, with 90% of premiums covered for employees and their dependents.
Employees receive meaningful equity in the form of options, making all employees owners of the company.
The company provides unlimited time off along with 12 company holidays.
A 401K match is available, with Union matching 100% of contributions up to the first 3%, and 50% up to 5%.
Primary and secondary caregivers are entitled to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
A flexible work schedule is offered in a remote-friendly environment.