Backend Engineer II

Who we are? Typeface is on a mission to help everyone express their unique imagination. We believe technology is a creative partner that empowers any company to tell their unique stories faster and easier than ever before. Generative AI platforms represent a major breakthrough to create content at tremendous speed and scale. For enterprises to successfully leverage their potential, they need to include their unique voice and style and ensure responsible AI practices. We unite content velocity with brand personalization and safety, so that every company can achieve its creative potential. We are looking for passionate individuals who want to help build a fast-growing GenAI company from the ground up.Why join us?• Bleeding edge technology: We explore uncharted territory at the intersection of art and science. We strive to revolutionize content, amplifying human creativity with cutting-edge AI in a safe and responsible way.• Best-in-class product: We built the leading enterprise-grade generative AI solution, so any business, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, can 10x personalized content at scale. Typeface combines the best-in-class AI platforms across the board with our own brand-personalized AI model to hyper-personalize content at scale with a responsible AI approach.• World-class team: Founded by the former CPO & CTO of Adobe, Abhay Parasnis, and a highly experienced team with a proven track record of building revolutionary, long-lasting AI, SaaS, and media technologists that are completely focused on customer impact.• Top-tier Investors: Backed by top-tier venture capital firms: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Madrona, Menlo Ventures, and M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund). Check out our Series B announcement.• Rapid customer traction: Overwhelming demand from Fortune 500 companies and popular digital-native brands from every industry.• Awards & recognition: Honored to be a winner of 10+ industry awards for our unique approach to enterprise GenAI, including Fast Company’s “Top 5 Next Big Things in Tech” and Adweek’s AI Company of the Year.• The MissionAs a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for building features end-to-end. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, marketing, and data science to design and develop features.Core ResponsibilitiesWe are looking for strong backend engineers across multiple levels to join our team and help us build innovative web applications and cloud services that deliver the power of generative AI to our customers.• Own the delivery of key product and technology initiatives across design, specification, development, testing and launch.• Delivery high-quality software that can be easily read and leveraged by others• Collaborate with designers, product managers, marketing and other engineers.• Investigate, prototype, and deliver innovative solutions throughout the stack• Define and drive adoption of best practices for building modern web applications and cloud services.Minimum Qualifications• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field• 5+ years of experience in backend development.• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following: JavaScript frameworks, Java, Python.• Demonstrated experience developing on a major cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP).Preferred Qualifications• Strong Experience with database systems (relational or noSQL) and pub/sub systems (Kafka/AWS SNS/Azure EventHub)• Experience developing bulk ingestion pipelines.• Experience building data analytics services.• Experience optimizing performance across the entire stack.• Experience working at a high-growth startup or tech company.Benefits• Competitive salaries and equity• Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision)• Opportunities for professional growth and developmentEquality Opportunity StatementTypeface is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. *Diversity & Inclusion StatementAt Typeface, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive for all employees, regardless of their background or identity. We value diversity in all its forms and strive to create a culture of respect, understanding, and collaboration.