Staff Backend Engineer

7 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Boam Full time

Join a team working at the cutting edge of AI and big data to supercharge how companies sell to SMBs.

We at boam.ai, a US-based, VC-backed tech startup are working with the leading names in AI research (including professors at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) and Venture Capital.

The role

As a Staff Backend Enginner, you will play a pivotal role in how we're bringing our vision to life. From building and releasing new features, to choosing our tech-stack and improving our processes, your expertise will directly impact the future of boam.ai, helping us to evaluate and advocate for solutions to a wide array of challenging problems.

Each day you'll work alongside a stellar team of senior software developers, and collaborate with our engineering and product teams to make magic happen in real time. You'll be able to quickly see the impact of your work in the market.

This role reports directly to our Head of Engineering.

What you'll do
  • Drive the high-level technological, architectural and design discussions of the team
  • Plan and lead the execution of our projects
  • Mentor your teammates and help level up the team
  • Design and implement new features & software components
  • Work directly with the product team to solve real user problems
10+ years of work experience on backend
Strong alignment with our values
Significant experience with at least two of the following:
  • Building scalable systems
  • Scala
  • Typescript
  • Python
  • DevOps
  • Large scale databases / SQL / PostgreSQL
  • ML
  • AWS
  • Networking, security
You are someone who
  • Wants to help build a transformative global venture alongside an exceptional team
  • Thrives with individual ownership and increasing responsibilities
  • Is smart, driven and collaborative; and for whom ego is never an obstacle
  • Wants to scale their impact as part of a rapidly growing product & team
  • Enjoys investing time in the success of the team and leads with kindness and integrity
Benefits and perks
  • Being part of an early-stage, rapidly growing US-based startup
  • The latest tools & technologies
  • Meaningful equity
  • Free access to gym in building
  • Ability to work remotely
  • Work for 2 weeks from another boam office (Miami, Cape Town) every year

Ready to join a great team and take on the next challenge of your career?

To apply, email your CV and a few lines about why you are interested in joining us to jobs@boam.ai. We're already excited to hear from you

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