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HeyGen · 1 month ago

Backend Engineer - Infrastructure

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
money$180K/yr - $240K/yr
date2+ years exp

HeyGen is on a mission to make visual storytelling accessible to all, focusing on building technology that empowers more people to create captivating visual content. As a Backend Engineer (Infrastructure), you will lead the development of core systems and infrastructure essential for powering HeyGen's products, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and efficient.

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Responsibilities

System Development: Design, develop, and deploy scalable and efficient foundational systems. Examples include: Data Infrastructure: Forge the next generation of data systems to fuel our analytics Cloud Infrastructure: Multi-vendor GPU capacity management and scheduling ML Infrastructure: Construct the ML training infrastructure to enhance our AI researchers’ productivity, and inference systems to optimize the scalability and performance of our video GenAI. Product Infrastructure: Create the foundation for HeyGen product
Collaboration: Work closely with product engineers, AI researchers to deliver best performant systems
Performance Monitoring: Monitor backend systems for performance, errors, and anomalies. Implement fixes and improvements as needed
Code Quality: Maintain high code quality through regular code reviews, pair programming, and writing unit and integration tests
Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest system technologies and best practices to ensure HeyGen remains at the forefront of technology

Qualification

PythonCloud platformsAPI designRelational databasesNoSQL databasesContainer orchestrationMachine Learning InfrastructureC++Performance monitoringCode qualityCollaborationContinuous learning

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
2+ years of experience working on scalable and performant systems
Proficiency in python or c++
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
Strong knowledge of API design and development

Preferred

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes
Experience with Machine Learning Infrastructure especially computer vision
Prior experience in a startup or fast-paced tech environment

Benefits

401k plan
Health benefits
Generous PTO
A parental leave program
Emotional health resources

Company

HeyGen

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HeyGen is an AI video generation platform that specializes in video creation, AI avatars, and generative AI.
dateFounded in 2020
location
Los Angeles, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
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https://www.heygen.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$69M
Key Investors
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2024-03-25Series A· $60M
2022-11-08Seed· $9M

Leadership Team

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Wayne Liang
Co-founder, Chief Innovation Officer
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