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Senior Backend Engineer - Alma

Alma

Senior Backend Engineer

Full-time

On-site or Remote

Palo Alto

$180k - $250k

About this role

🔍 What we're looking for

We are looking for a highly-skilled and ambitious backend engineer with 5+ years of developing scalable platform solutions. You need to be super pumped about building AI native products to make immigration easy. You will own the platform end-to-end, partner with frontend engineers to deliver products features and scale our platform by 100x. We need you to be in the 99th percentile of having a “can-do” attitude.

✅ Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the founding team and early customers to build a world-class AI-powered product.

  • Architect, develop and maintain the server-side logic, databases, APIs, and other backend processes to meet application requirements.

  • Collaborate with front-end developers to ensure seamless integration of user-facing elements.

  • Engage in the entire application lifecycle and hold high bar for coding, debugging, and deploying with an emphasis on high-quality, scalable code.

5 - 15 years of experience

backend development experience. Should have developed products built on top of LLMs/ML.

Salary

$180k - $250k

Equity

competitive

Visa sponsorship available

On-site or Remote work policy

Our entire team works between 9 am and 8 pm Pacific Time and 5 days a week. We try to leave the weekend to our team to recharge and spend time with their family. For exceptional candidates, we are open to hybrid/remote.

Full-time position

Location

Palo Alto

Report to

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shuochen05/

Tech stack

Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL

About Alma

Backed by leading VCs such as Bling Capital, Forerunner, Village Global, NFX, Conviction, MVP Ventures, NEA and Silkroad Innovation Hub, Alma is a LegalTech startup on a mission to transform the immigration industry. By combining the expertise of seasoned attorneys with AI/ML, we streamline the complex immigration process for individuals and businesses. Our comprehensive platform and dedicated legal team provide clients with a seamless experience, empowering them to navigate the intricate world of immigration with confidence.

Team size

15 people

Website

www.tryalma.com/

Linkedin

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Funding

$5.1M

Industry

AI

Press

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Founding year

2024

Company locations

Palo Alto

About the team

The founding team has an extensive background in the legal industry, consulting, and building ML platforms.

  • Shuo - CTO & Cofounder: Shuo built the ML Platform (Michelangelo) at Uber for 5+ years after which he was the head of AI & ML team at a SupportLogic (a series B startup using predictive & generative AI for customer support).

  • Aizada - CEO & Cofounder: Aizada is a graduate of Harvard Law School, an attorney with 7+ years of experience including working at a top law firm such as Cooley and an ex-McKinsey consultant.

  • Assel - CPO & Cofounder: Assel is a graduate of Harvard Business School and has 7 years of experience building products at FinTechs such as SoFi and Step and at large financial institutions when working at Ernst & Young.

Tech stack

Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL

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