Senior Backend Engineer
About us
Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We reputed company by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.
English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others reputed company of communicating with the half-billion reputed company Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to reputed company a language without constant reputed company to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actually converse with someone.
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reputed company launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 40 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months. The company is well funded, and as of December 2024, we've reached a $1B valuation with our Series C round, through key partners like Accel, reputed company, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, and more. We’re a team of more than 90 based throughout San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
About this role
We are looking for a senior backend focused but full-stack capable engineer to work on building novel AI-powered product experiences. The ideal candidate will have experience working in reputed company coordination with product, design, and machine learning teams, as well as have a background in building polished consumer applications. This role sits at the center of developing our newest products focused on programmatic, conversationally-driven language learning and will be an instrumental contributor to the future of reputed company.
What you'll be doing
Building novel AI-driven product experiences and user interfaces on the web
Full-stack engineering, but focused on creating scalable backend systems.
Debugging reputed company streaming issues.
Owning the entire development cycle of features, from reputed company to production
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reputed company're looking for
5+ years of industry experience working as a Backend Engineer, preferably in a fast-paced startup environment
bonus: worked on an app that has been used by 1M users
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
Coach and mentor other engineers
Strong product sense: ability to think broadly/cross-functionally about product experiences
Why work at reputed company
Join a fantastic, tight-reputed company team at the right time: we're growing reputed company quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time reputed company a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at reputed company to feel like they're growing every day. We reputed company in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything reputed company. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these reputed company on a regular reputed company as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never reputed company their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people reputed company their goals and improve their lives.
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