Objective, Inc.
Software Engineer - Front End / Full Stack
Objective, Inc., San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
About Objective, Inc.
Objective Search enables developers to easily add best-in-class AI-native search to websites and apps.
Early customers include
Dribbble
-
the world's best community for creatives to share, grow, and get hired , and
The Information
-
by many measures the largest technology-focused subscription news platform in the world .
We're backed by Matrix Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, and personally by some of Silicon Valley's most successful operators. Our founders are ex-Apple engineers with deep experience shipping ML and search systems to hundreds of millions of users across the globe.
Advances in AI and LLMs are changing the way the world searches, and Objective is the platform that will bring the power of AI-native search to every website and app.
The Role
We are hiring a Senior Front End / Full Stack software engineer to build AI-first products. Experience working with machine learning projects is appreciated but not required for this role; we are looking for engineers with grit and an interest in AI who are looking to learn on the job. You should be excited about shipping quickly, often and building systems from scratch. You will work closely with experienced machine learning scientists to develop and ship cutting-edge tooling, and user-facing products.
You'll develop our customer facing product, as well as internal tools to enable our team to provide an excellent customer experience and iterate on the quality of our ML systems. This involves building:
Customer facing user interfaces leveraging our APIsAdmin app features to enable product & customer success to serve customersAPIs to enable internal and external users to integrate with these systemsInternal tooling for iterating on search system quality and data
Who you are
You take pride in your work, and pay attention to the details.You deeply care about the user experience, and keep the customer at the front of every decision you make.You are compassionate and help others around you.You enjoy working across the stack, building APIs and UIs to accomplish goals.You can quickly hit the ground running, map out challenges and opportunities and develop a plan to improve things in the short and long term.You have strong ownership of any task that you take on, driving it to success whether or not you've done it before.You can cut through ambiguity and deliver amazing results even when there isn't a lot of guidance.You are always looking for better ways of doing things, trying out new tools and processes.You form meaningful relationships wherever you go: people respect and like you because you value them.You seek continuous feedback from those around you and are willing to share feedback across all levels of the company.
Requirements & Skills
4+ years experience as a Front End / Full Stack engineer.Working on a production, customer facing system.You have demonstrated ability to quickly deliver project results in previous work.Experience building accessible components.Familiar with React Server Components and how to efficiently use them.Has a good eye for design and UX.Experience designing and implementing customer facing APIs.Nice to have - You have some basic affinity or interest in machine learning / deep learning / artificial intelligence. Bonus points if you've worked on search or ML related products.Live/work in U.S. time zone, minimum is PST+-3hrs. We have an office in San Francisco, but most of the team is remote.
Tech Stack
3+ working years Next.Js (React meta framework), TypeScript, NodeJs, Tailwind, Backend Node (NextJS).Experience with Next.Js 13/14.3+ years of working with relational databases.Nice to have 3+ working with Python and Python backend frameworks like Django, Flask, etc.Nice to have Planetscale (MySQL), Vercel, Serverless/Edge functions or Prisma.
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity.Platinum-level health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family. We cover 99% of employee premiums and 95% of dependent premiums.Flexible Work - remote or in-person. We have a flexible work environment - work remotely from any U.S. timezone, or join us in-person at our San Francisco office.Unlimited PTO - take time when you need it to rest, relax, and recharge with unlimited PTO (minimum 4 weeks encouraged).Team events. Distributed work is awesome, but so is getting together in-person. Hang out with your colleagues at planned team events around the country.Brand new MacBook Pro (or PC if you prefer).
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Objective we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Objective provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Objective Search enables developers to easily add best-in-class AI-native search to websites and apps.
Early customers include
Dribbble
-
the world's best community for creatives to share, grow, and get hired , and
The Information
-
by many measures the largest technology-focused subscription news platform in the world .
We're backed by Matrix Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, and personally by some of Silicon Valley's most successful operators. Our founders are ex-Apple engineers with deep experience shipping ML and search systems to hundreds of millions of users across the globe.
Advances in AI and LLMs are changing the way the world searches, and Objective is the platform that will bring the power of AI-native search to every website and app.
The Role
We are hiring a Senior Front End / Full Stack software engineer to build AI-first products. Experience working with machine learning projects is appreciated but not required for this role; we are looking for engineers with grit and an interest in AI who are looking to learn on the job. You should be excited about shipping quickly, often and building systems from scratch. You will work closely with experienced machine learning scientists to develop and ship cutting-edge tooling, and user-facing products.
You'll develop our customer facing product, as well as internal tools to enable our team to provide an excellent customer experience and iterate on the quality of our ML systems. This involves building:
Customer facing user interfaces leveraging our APIsAdmin app features to enable product & customer success to serve customersAPIs to enable internal and external users to integrate with these systemsInternal tooling for iterating on search system quality and data
Who you are
You take pride in your work, and pay attention to the details.You deeply care about the user experience, and keep the customer at the front of every decision you make.You are compassionate and help others around you.You enjoy working across the stack, building APIs and UIs to accomplish goals.You can quickly hit the ground running, map out challenges and opportunities and develop a plan to improve things in the short and long term.You have strong ownership of any task that you take on, driving it to success whether or not you've done it before.You can cut through ambiguity and deliver amazing results even when there isn't a lot of guidance.You are always looking for better ways of doing things, trying out new tools and processes.You form meaningful relationships wherever you go: people respect and like you because you value them.You seek continuous feedback from those around you and are willing to share feedback across all levels of the company.
Requirements & Skills
4+ years experience as a Front End / Full Stack engineer.Working on a production, customer facing system.You have demonstrated ability to quickly deliver project results in previous work.Experience building accessible components.Familiar with React Server Components and how to efficiently use them.Has a good eye for design and UX.Experience designing and implementing customer facing APIs.Nice to have - You have some basic affinity or interest in machine learning / deep learning / artificial intelligence. Bonus points if you've worked on search or ML related products.Live/work in U.S. time zone, minimum is PST+-3hrs. We have an office in San Francisco, but most of the team is remote.
Tech Stack
3+ working years Next.Js (React meta framework), TypeScript, NodeJs, Tailwind, Backend Node (NextJS).Experience with Next.Js 13/14.3+ years of working with relational databases.Nice to have 3+ working with Python and Python backend frameworks like Django, Flask, etc.Nice to have Planetscale (MySQL), Vercel, Serverless/Edge functions or Prisma.
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity.Platinum-level health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family. We cover 99% of employee premiums and 95% of dependent premiums.Flexible Work - remote or in-person. We have a flexible work environment - work remotely from any U.S. timezone, or join us in-person at our San Francisco office.Unlimited PTO - take time when you need it to rest, relax, and recharge with unlimited PTO (minimum 4 weeks encouraged).Team events. Distributed work is awesome, but so is getting together in-person. Hang out with your colleagues at planned team events around the country.Brand new MacBook Pro (or PC if you prefer).
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Objective we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Objective provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.#J-18808-Ljbffr