Backend Software Engineer

Luminos.AI is a cutting-edge software company focused on managing the risks of artificial intelligence. They are seeking a talented Backend Software Engineer to join their growing team, where the candidate will be responsible for building backend services for their SaaS solution and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy innovative software solutions
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using Typescript and Python
• Utilize containers and container orchestration to deploy and manage services
• Architect, deploy, and maintain container-based software
• Build the backend services needed to run our SaaS solution
• Collaborate with our research team to operationalize the statistics, machine learning, and AI components they prototype
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment
• Work closely with frontend engineers to integrate backend components with the UI
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and foster knowledge sharing
• Leverage Git to manage the codebase effectively
• Ensure the security and integrity of backend systems through best practices

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
• Proven experience in backend development with a focus on TypeScript including generics, type inference, discriminated unions, utility types, and type guards
• Experience with memory management and performance optimization in Node.js
• Experience with transaction management and data integrity
• Experience with NoSQL databases, especially MongoDB
• Experience performing load testing and performance testing
• Experience with debugging and profiling tools
• Strong knowledge of containers
• Proficiency in CI/CD methodologies and tools (e.g., Argo Workflows, GitLab CI/CD, etc.)
• Proficiency with Git
• Familiarity with AWS services and utilizing them to build full systems
• Familiarity with security and authentication best practices and principles
• Ability to both work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Willingness to learn new software stacks and technologies and languages such as Python, Helm, Terraform, and Kubernetes
• Experience with frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, etc.)
• Knowledge of DevOps processes and tools
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud, Azure)
• Experience building CLI utilities
• Experience with infrastructure as code