Software Engineer, Python/Go

Apr 19, 2023 - AssemblyAI is hiring a remote Software Engineer, Python/Go . 💸 Salary: $100K - $165K. 📍Location: Northern America, LATAM, Europe.
The Role
We're looking for a backend engineer with strong software and cloud engineering skills. You'll help us build highly scalable developer-centric APIs and backend systems powered by state-of-the-art ML models. Some of your responsibilities will include:
 

 
Build new API features and endpoints
 
Build automated test suites and CI/CD pipelines
 
Build highly scalable event-driven and realtime systems
 
Instrument systems with metrics, tracing, and logging
 
Refactor applications to eliminate tech debt
 
Troubleshoot production issues

 
You'll love this job if you...
 

 
Enjoy taking ownership and solving complex technical problems, even when there is no perfect solution.
 
Enjoy being in a fast-paced, customer-facing role.
 
You're excited to take initiative and tackle big technical challenges like building highly scalable architectures and achieving zero-downtime deploys.

 
Requirements

 
3+ years of professional experience building backend applications using Go or Python
 
3+ years of working with SQL and NoSQL databases
 
2+ years working with common AWS services
 
2+ years developing REST APIs in frameworks like Django, Flask, Tornado, Fiber or FastAPI
 
1+ years of production support experience
 
Has worked at a startup or high growth company

 
Skills

 
Inquisitive. You’re always in search for both novel and effective solutions even when within highly constrained time and resources.
 
Fast learner. Ramping up on difficult topics is a trivial task for you.
 
Good sense of code structuring. You strive for making your code speak for itself and be readable by other humans.
 
Proactive self starter. Driven to accomplish tasks, while acknowledging the value of seeking help when faced with a challenge.

 
Nice to Have

 
Professional experience working with one of the following languages: Java, C#, JavaScript, or C/C++
 
Experience with containers

 

 Remote Locations: North America, LATAM, Europe