Senior/Staff Software Engineer – Tech Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the technical architecture for the ScreamingFace squad, overseeing the entire process from design to engineering and deployment.

• Create the internet's inaugural leaderboard for fusion models along with an open toolkit that supports benchmark evaluations.

• Ensure dependable technical capabilities and enhance user experience, maintaining consistency from current implementations to future product roadmap advancements.

• Facilitate production readiness by implementing deployment monitoring, error handling, graceful degradation strategies, and operational runbooks.

• Establish and guide engineering best practices that emphasize modularity, security, reliability, scalability, code quality, and effective production delivery.

• Collaborate on the core technology stack strategy through architectural reviews and the identification of shared organizational primitives.

• Define standard interfaces to prevent tight coupling in system components.

• Work in partnership with the product lead to create and implement realistic, scalable, and architecturally sound roadmaps.

• Take ownership of the engineering quarterly goals delivery and manage resources effectively.

• Oversee team productivity, output, delivery, timeliness, morale, and overall success.

• Advocate for high-quality software delivery through the use of tools, processes, methodologies, individual contributions, and code reviews.

• Develop technical documentation and processes that promote high velocity and effective knowledge transfer.

• Collaborate closely with Kevin McDonough, the Head of Engineering.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven history of building, shipping, and operating production systems at significant scale.

• Hands-on experience in creating production software utilizing AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) and assisting teams in managing their workflows with these agents.

• Strong proficiency in Python (3.12+) encompassing FastAPI services, asynchronous orchestration of concurrent model calls, typed SDK design and packaging, parsers, ASTs, and DAG execution.

• Experience in distributed systems and API design, including the development and evolution of interfaces used by multiple independent teams.

• Technical leadership experience in introducing engineering quality practices such as code reviews, testing, and CI/CD methodologies.

• Experience in mentoring or managing at least two engineers.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage resource constraints effectively.

• A strong sense of commitment, accountability, and ownership.

• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to foster high-trust working relationships across time zones of 6 hours or more.

• Experience in cross-functional collaboration and communication with both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.

• Practical experience with RAG and information retrieval using vector databases, retrieval pipelines, embedding strategies, and aggregation is preferred.

• Familiarity with Vue 3 / TypeScript, Rust / Tauri, or cross-platform desktop application development is preferred.

• Experience with Networking/P2P applications is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

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

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

• Collaborative Global Team: Become part of a vibrant, international team that values collaboration and diversity.

• Flexible Work Hours: Enjoy the freedom to organize your work hours to best align with your life and productivity needs.

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