Backend Engineer

  Headquarters: Berkeley, California, USA    
URL: http://www.mindsdb.com
Who we are
MindsDB helps companies use the power of Machine Learning to ask predictive questions of their data and receive accurate answers from it. We do all of this inside the database with a simple interface, decreasing development time and increasing accessibility.

We are a fast-paced, fast-growing company with an exciting future ahead!

Our history so far
MindsDB are the largest, fastest growing open source Machine Learning project in the world with over 11k Github stars.
Graduate of YCombinator (the startup accelerator for Stripe, Airbnb, and Coinbase).
Backed by Walden Catalyst Ventures, YCombinator, OpenOcean (the venture fund launched by the creators of MySQL and MariaDB), SpeedInvest, and the University of California Berkeley.
Recognized as one of America’s most promising AI companies by Forbes Magazine, one of the 8 most innovative AI and ML companies by TechRepublic, and recently nominated as a “Cool Vendors in Data for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning” by Gartner.

About the role
We are looking for a driven Backend Engineer (Python) to be a main developer of the infrastructure that powers our product.

Together with the team, you’ll work to drive platform stability, optimise performance, and develop new functionality. You’ll also help drive our next stage of growth, playing a key role in our serverless development.

We are a 100% remote team, allowing us to hire the best talent from around the globe. For this role we are hiring in North/South American time zones, approximately GMT-7 to GMT-4.

MindsDB is committed to flexible working. Our goal is for our people to feel free to work where, when and how they choose to enable our staff to balance their personal interests with their work commitments and deliverables, to support a happier and healthier way of life. Performance will be judged on output and staff are trusted to manage their working time effectively to meet work deadlines and goals whilst ensuring their wellbeing is prioritised. If that suits you we would encourage you to apply!

What you'll be working on
Driving platform stability
Maintaining platform components that enable our core product features
Implementing security best practices
Optimising performance & scalability
Improving the performance of our current platform
Helping transition us to a serverless cloud architecture
Developing new functionality
Collaborating with the all parts of the team
Implementing major features and enhancements

Requirements
5+ years Backend Engineering experience
Expertise in Python and SQL
Experience with AWS, HTTP, TCP/IP, Docker
Fast, high quality development
Strong communication skills

Nice To Have
Experience with microservices architecture
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with Machine Learning
Experience working in a fast moving, growing startup environment.
Fluency and communication skills in Spanish

We understand that there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. We're looking for someone passionate, proactive and ambitious, who is excited to face the challenges of a rapidly growing startup. MindsDB is the type of company where you can grow exponentially, and we encourage you to apply to us even if you don't 100% match the candidate description.

Benefits & Perks:
Fully remote team
Flexible working hours
Competitive Compensation
Unlimited PTO
New Hire Remote Setup budget
Learning & Development budget
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance (US only)
Monthly Wellbeing Budget
Monthly (virtual) team events
International in-person company retreats
Wellbeing/Mental Health leave

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
MindsDB is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. MindsDB will give all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.​