Senior Software Engineer – AI Oversight

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and deploy essential infrastructure for privacy-preserving AI evaluation, primarily using Python.

• Create and enhance secure enclave (TEE) solutions.

• Expand PySyft, the open-source library, incorporating workers and verified receipts.

• Implement and maintain software in partner environments, including frontier labs, evaluators, and government entities.

• Enhance deployment reliability as the product scales from a single production deployment to multiple instances.

• Improve reliability, scalability, and user experience.

• Produce clean, tested, and easily readable code while reviewing colleagues' contributions.

• Transform vague requirements into precise designs and articulate trade-offs to both engineers and non-engineers.

• Utilize AI coding tools to expedite development while ensuring quality is upheld.

• Collaborate closely with the Technical Lead Manager for AI Oversight.

• Engage directly with organizations to implement software while ensuring their data remains private and under their control.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of professional engineering experience, with a strong proficiency in Python.

• Exceptional hands-on coding abilities: consistently write clean, reliable, readable, and well-tested code.

• Deep understanding of software architecture, systems design, and engineering trade-offs.

• Strong communication skills, capable of clearly and concisely conveying technical concepts, timelines, risks, and trade-offs.

• Full-stack experience on at least one project, covering backend, data, frontend, and deployment.

• Familiarity with CI/CD, debugging intricate systems, and cloud infrastructure.

• Awareness of security, scalability, and reliability considerations.

• Capability to rapidly grasp unfamiliar concepts and convert them into actionable solutions.

• Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable providing and receiving constructive feedback within a small, fully remote team.

• Preferred: experience with secure enclaves (TEEs), confidential computing, or related security work.

• Preferred: experience with distributed systems.

• Preferred: deploying software in external organizations' environments.

• Preferred: familiarity with Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like Google Cloud or AWS.

• Preferred: knowledge in AI safety, privacy-enhancing technologies, or language models.

• Preferred: contributions to open-source projects.

• Preferred: development of products aimed at developers.

• Preferred: experience in startup environments.

• Preferred: proficiency in Rust, Go, or C++ for performance-critical tasks.

• Ability to work hours that significantly overlap with US Eastern business hours, with local time being between one hour behind and two hours ahead of ET.

🏝️ Benefits

• Mission-Driven Work: Contribute to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on social impact rather than profit, providing the opportunity to make a significant difference in the world.

• Open Source Contribution: Make a tangible impact by participating in an Open Source project that serves a wide community.

• Collaborative Global Team: Join an energetic, international team that values teamwork and diversity.

• Flexible Work Hours: Enjoy the freedom to structure your work hours in a way that best suits your lifestyle and productivity.

• Fully Remote Work: Work remotely while adhering to the location requirements for this role.