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About the Role
Lightning AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement a microservices-based architecture for the company's core platform services. This role involves building and maintaining backend services, integrating with cloud providers, and contributing to technical design and architecture planning.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services for resource management
- Develop internal tools and automation for infrastructure provisioning
- Integrate with various cloud provider services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Contribute to technical design decisions and architecture planning
- Review code and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Mentor junior software engineers and promote software engineering best practices
- Participate in technical planning and sprint planning sessions
- Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
- Troubleshoot production issues and implement fixes
- Develop disaster recovery and backup strategies
- Optimize system performance and resource utilization
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related technical field (or foreign degree equivalent)
- 5 years of relevant experience
- At least five (5) years of experience in software engineering with a focus on backend/distributed systems
- At least five (5) years of experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and/or Azure
- At least five (5) years of experience working with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and microservices architecture
- At least five (5) years of experience with programming languages such as Go, Python, and/or Java
- At least five (5) years of experience with infrastructure-as-code such as Terraform and/or CloudFormation
- At least five (5) years of experience with networking, security, and scalability concepts
Skills
- RESTful APIs
- Backend services
- Resource management
- Infrastructure provisioning
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Technical design
- Architecture planning
- Code review
- Mentoring
- Software engineering best practices
- Technical planning
- Sprint planning
- Monitoring
- Logging
- Alerting solutions
- Disaster recovery
- Backup strategies
- System performance optimization
- Resource utilization optimization
- Kubernetes
- Microservices architecture
- Go
- Python
- Java
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Networking
- Security
- Scalability concepts
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Occasional telecommuting
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5 years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Software or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related technical field (or foreign degree equivalent)
Salary/Compensations
- $221,187—$221,187 USD
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Meaningful equity component
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents
- Retirement Savings: 401(k) matching (U.S.) and pension contributions (U.K.)
- Flexible Time Off: Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays
- Company-Wide Winter Break: Two weeks of company closure each winter
- Paid Parental & Family Leave
- Professional Development: Annual learning and development allowance
- Wellness Benefits: Wellness and work-from-home stipends
- Sabbatical Program: Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years of service
- Flexible schedules
- In-Office Meals: Complimentary meals at our office hubs
About the Company
- Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning, building an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems.
- Through its merger with Voltage Park, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute.
- The company serves solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises globally.
- Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London.
- The company is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
Equal Opportunity
- At Lightning AI, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
- We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and create better products.
- We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
- We are dedicated to building a culture where everyone can thrive and contribute to their fullest potential.