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Software Engineer, Backend

Matter · Remote (US) · Remote

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About Matter

Building the future of reading. Backed by Y Combinator and GV.

About the role

Matter is hiring a Software Engineer, Backend in Remote (US). The full description is on Matter's site.

What they're looking for

  • Are an experienced generalist who writes high-quality code
  • Can own large pieces of work and solve whatever problems come your way
  • Have designed APIs and built backend services for complex, consumer-grade products
  • Are comfortable with Python/Django/SQL/AWS. Languages can be learned, but because we're small and will be counting on you to make big contributions quickly, familiarity with our stack is helpful. ML experience a plus
  • Operate well in an early-stage environment where there's more change and less structure compared to a more mature company
  • Are highly collaborative and an excellent communicator
More about this role
  • Are an experienced generalist who writes high-quality code.
  • Can own large pieces of work and solve whatever problems come your way.
  • Have designed APIs and built backend services for complex, consumer-grade products.
  • Are comfortable with Python/Django/SQL/AWS. Languages can be learned, but because we're small and will be counting on you to make big contributions quickly, familiarity with our stack is helpful. ML experience a plus.
  • Operate well in an early-stage environment where there's more change and less structure compared to a more mature company.
  • Are highly collaborative and an excellent communicator.
  • Article and PDF parsers that use a combination of techniques from heuristic frameworks to NLP to computer vision
  • Data ingestion pipelines that consolidate content from disparate sources, including RSS, save-extensions, newsletters, and Twitter
  • Scrapers that ingest content produced by specific individuals wherever it occurs on the internet
  • Data synchronization engine that powers offline interactivity across multiple clients
  • Django, Postgres, Redis, Celery in the backend
  • Swift iOS app with Realm for local datastore
  • React for internal tooling
  • Runs...

Read the full posting on Matter's site ↗

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