Hive · 5 months ago
Software Engineer - Backend
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$120K/yr - $180K/yrHive is the leading provider of cloud-based AI solutions, empowering developers with a portfolio of best-in-class AI models. The role involves designing and improving backend systems, writing secure code, and contributing to product enhancements while adhering to engineering best practices.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Computer VisionData Collection and LabelingGenerative AIMachine LearningSoftwareSpeech Recognition
Responsibilities
Design, implement or improve features in a variety of backend systems including our REST APIs, microservices, data ingestion and processing systems, and distributed task/job processing systems
Write and maintain scalable, performant and secure code that can be shared across platforms
Meaningfully contribute to the product and core backend systems by suggesting and executing improvements
Improve engineering standards, tooling, processes and security
Practice test-driven development
Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Participate in on-call rotations, as needed, to ensure prompt and effective resolution of critical technical issues
Utilize OWASP top 10 techniques to secure code from vulnerabilities
Maintain awareness of industry best practices for data maintenance handling as it relates to your role
Adhere to policies, guidelines and procedures pertaining to the protection of information assets
Report actual or suspected security and/or policy violations/breaches to an appropriate authority
Qualification
Required
You have a Bachelor's Degree in computer science or a related field
You have a few years of experience building web applications
You have experience or a strong interest in writing applications in Node.js
You have experience implementing highly-available distributed systems/microservices
You have experience building scalable backend APIs
You have experience working with relational databases, Postgres preferred
You strongly believe in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices
You have attention to detail and a passion for correctness
You are comfortable learning new technologies and systems
You have strong interpersonal and communication skills with a bias towards action
Preferred
Understanding monitoring and alerting platforms is a plus
Benefits
Stock options
Company
Hive
Hive provides cloud-based AI solutions for understanding, searching, and generating content
Founded in 2013
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$120.7MKey Investors
Glynn Capital ManagementTomales Bay Capital8VC
2021-04-21Series D· $50M
2020-01-01Series C· $37M
2018-08-08Series B· $13.5M
Leadership Team
Kevin Guo
CEO and Co-Founder
Dmitriy Karpman
CTO and Co-Founder
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