Staff Software Engineer, Metrics - US (Remote) at Weight & Biases

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

AI, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software engineering
Focus on data platforms and/or distributed systems
Strong software engineering fundamentals and proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Typescript)
Extensive experience designing and scaling customer-facing APIs in production environments
Experience with systems like MySQL, Postgres, Clickhouse, Bigtable, Pub/Sub, Kafka, etc
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and major cloud providers (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure)

Responsibilities

Design and implement infrastructure that is scalable, efficient, and tailored to customer needs
Lead the maintenance and monitoring of existing services, identifying and executing necessary improvements
Participate in team-wide rotations to respond to customer support issues and site outages
Communicate and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Lead and mentor junior engineers, supporting their professional growth

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

PythonGoTypeScriptMySQLPostgresClickHouseBigtablePub/SubKafkaKubernetesTerraformGCPAWSAzure

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this position remote, and are there any office requirements?

This is a remote-first position with in-office flexibility in San Francisco.

What are the key skills and experience required for this role?

Candidates need 8+ years of software engineering experience focused on data platforms or distributed systems, proficiency in at least one modern programming language like Python, Go, or Typescript, extensive API design and scaling experience, and hands-on work with databases like MySQL or Postgres, plus Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud providers.

What benefits does Weights & Biases offer?

Benefits include flexible time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and family, remote-first culture with in-office flexibility, and a home office budget with a new high-powered laptop.

What is the salary for this Staff Software Engineer position?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What does the company culture look like at Weights & Biases?

The company has a remote-first culture with in-office flexibility, over 200 employees, and serves major customers like OpenAI and NVIDIA while focusing on building tools for AI developers.

Weight & Biases

AI platform for model development and management

About Weight & Biases

Weights & Biases provides a platform designed to help AI developers create more efficient machine learning models quickly. The platform includes tools for tracking experiments, managing workflows, evaluating model performance, and reproducing models, as well as features for version control and dataset iteration. This allows AI teams to conduct more experiments and improve their productivity. Weights & Biases operates on a software-as-a-service model, where clients pay a subscription fee to access its features, ensuring a steady revenue stream. The company stands out in the growing AI and machine learning market by offering a comprehensive solution that simplifies the development process for AI developers and machine learning teams.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2017Year Founded

$243.2MTotal Funding

LATE_VCCompany Stage

Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

201-500Employees