Staff Software Engineer - Backend Microservices, Rust, C/C++ (Bay Area)

About the position

Fortanix is looking for a Staff Software Engineer that would be responsible for designing and building microservices for our secure Generative AI platform. The role involves working closely with the data science team to enhance LLM (Large Language Model) performance through data engineering, and collaborating directly with the ML Infrastructure and Platform teams to identify opportunities to further improve and optimize the tools and solutions. The engineer will apply best practices for security, performance, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building microservices for our secure Generative AI platform.
• Working closely with the data science team to enhance LLM (Large Language Model) performance through data engineering.
• Working directly with the ML Infrastructure and Platform teams to identify opportunities to further improve and optimize the tools and solutions.
• Applying best practices for security, performance, and reliability.

Requirements

• At least 8+ years of professional experience.
• At least 3-5 years of hands-on experience in Rust, C/C++ or Python.
• End-to-End experience building web-scale applications or microservices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and deployment infrastructure.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS/GCP/Azure.
• At least 4 years of hands-on experience with container technologies like Docker.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience working with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.
• Proven experience with Linux system programming, builds, and deployment.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent training or work experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Generative AI (Large Language Models, Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models).
• Experience with machine learning algorithms and tools (e.g., TensorFlow), artificial intelligence, deep learning, natural language processing or other ML discipline.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (it’s between you and your work!)
• 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off/year
• Internet stipend
• Friendly culture that brings the best out of everybody
• 401k
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings
• Wellness Program
• Short-and Long-Term Disability
• Holidays
• Competitive salary