Cresta

Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (Insights)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, Customer Data Platform, Contact Center TechnologyIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Salary: Not specified

Cresta is on a mission to transform every customer conversation into a competitive advantage by unlocking the true potential of the contact center. Our platform combines the best of AI and human intelligence to help contact centers discover customer insights and behavioral best practices, automate conversations and inefficient processes, and empower every team member to work smarter and faster. Born from the prestigious Stanford AI lab, Cresta’s co-founder and chairman is Sebastian Thrun, the genius behind Google X, Waymo, Udacity, and more. Our leadership also includes CEO, Ping Wu, the co-founder of Google Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platform, and Tim Shi, an early member of Open AI. Our valued customers include brands like Intuit, Cox Communications, Hilton, and Carmax and we’ve been recognized by Forbes and Bain Consulting as one of the top private AI companies in the world.

This role focuses on building the Cresta Insights platform, a Customer Data Platform that delivers timely, actionable insights to drive business growth. You’ll be instrumental in shaping the future of customer engagement by building a state-of-the-art platform for visualizing customer data and guiding engagement across all touch-points.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the product manager to define and detail the product requirements.
  • Define software architecture and design matching the requirements.
  • Write and push high-quality code efficiently for both the frontend and backend.
  • Apply synchronous and asynchronous design patterns.
  • Scale distributed applications.
  • Identify and leverage opportunities to improve general engineering productivity.
  • Integrate with various tools for CI/CD, test automation, monitoring, logging, and documentation.
  • Develop multi-tier scalable, high-volume performing, and reliable user-centric applications that operate 24x7.

Qualifications We Value

  • A deep understanding of the modern front-end ecosystem and experience applying frameworks/tools (React.js, Webpack, and Node.js) and patterns to complex, production web applications.
  • Comfortable defining and building robust APIs with a strong understanding for different protocols like Websockets, REST, RPC frameworks, etc.
  • Experience with database schema design and an understanding of query performance that translates to performant, scalable, and reactive products.
  • Deep appreciation for building applications with observability as a first-class principle and familiarity with application performance monitoring.

Application Instructions

  • Interested candidates should apply through Cresta's careers page or other specified channels (details not provided in the description).

Skills

Frontend Development
Software Architecture
High-Quality Coding
Design Patterns
Distributed Applications
CI/CD
Test Automation
Monitoring
Logging
Documentation
Scalable User Applications

Cresta

AI-powered coaching for sales teams

About Cresta

Cresta focuses on enhancing business outcomes through AI-powered coaching and assistance, particularly for sales teams. Its main product, Cresta for Sales, analyzes all sales conversations to identify performance gaps and provide real-time coaching, helping businesses improve their sales efficiency. This service is available on a subscription basis and is suitable for companies of all sizes across various industries. Cresta also offers a chatbot service that automates repetitive conversations, allowing sales agents to concentrate on more complex tasks. The patented Real-Time Intelligence Engine continuously learns from interactions to highlight effective behaviors, giving businesses a competitive edge. Clients have reported notable improvements, including faster response times and increased sales conversions.

Palo Alto, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$268.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees

Risks

Competition from AI giants like Google and Microsoft threatens Cresta's market share.
Rapid AI advancements may render Cresta's offerings outdated without continuous innovation.
Expansion into Romania and India may face operational challenges and increased costs.

Differentiation

Cresta's Real-Time Intelligence Engine offers unique AI-driven insights for sales improvement.
The company provides AI-powered coaching, enhancing sales team performance with real-time feedback.
Cresta's chatbot service reduces repetitive tasks, allowing agents to focus on complex issues.

Upsides

Cresta's $125M Series D funding boosts product development and market expansion.
Recognition in Forbes AI 50 list enhances Cresta's credibility and market presence.
Human-in-the-loop AI capabilities improve customer service interactions and satisfaction.

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