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Hume AI · 9 hours ago

Senior Platform Engineer

positionNew York, New York, United States
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$180K/yr - $230K/yr
date5+ years exp

Hume AI is a Series B startup dedicated to building artificial intelligence optimized for human well-being. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will collaborate with research scientists and engineers to enhance services for emotion understanding and build a robust cloud infrastructure.

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Responsibilities

Write clear and concise code to extend functionality on our platform and backend services
Architect and implement systems that enable new features and improvements of our API
Own the design and evolution of our cloud infrastructure, from deployment pipelines to production services
Communicate, collaborate, and grow alongside our engineering team
Champion well-tested, highly observable software with a focus on reliability and latency

Qualification

Cloud platform expertiseBackend services developmentDeployment strategiesKotlin/SpringTypescript/ExpressPython/FastAPIRustService deployment toolingSaaS product maintenanceMachine learning conceptsRelational databasesCommunicationCollaboration skills

Required

5+ years of experience in developing backend services
Expertise working with compute and storage on a cloud platform (e.g. GCP, AWS)
Experience in Kotlin/Spring, Typescript/Express, Python/FastAPI, or Rust
Deep understanding of modern deployment strategies utilizing cloud technologies (e.g. blue/green, canary deployments, etc)
Familiarity with service deployment tooling (especially Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo, Docker)
History building and maintaining highly available SaaS products which ensure scalability, performance, and observability
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred

Experience with machine learning concepts
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, BigQuery, etc.)

Company

Hume AI

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Hume AI is a research lab and technology company building AI systems with emotional intelligence.
dateFounded in 2021
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://hume.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Hume AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (4)
2023 (1)
2022 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$72.77M
Key Investors
EQT VenturesUnion Square VenturesAegis Ventures
2024-03-25Series B· $50M
2023-01-26Series A· $17.77M
2021-03-22Seed· $5M

Leadership Team

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Alan Cowen
CEO & Chief Scientist
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