Senior Software Engineer

Engineering

Prolific

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space we are the architects of the human data infrastructure thats reshaping the landscape of AI a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized its the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

The role

Were looking for Senior Software Engineers with a product builder mind-set to join our team and take a pivotal role in the development and guidance of our product. As a t-shaped engineer you will bring a broad practical knowledge across various areas of software development complementing and supporting our growing team whilst likely having a deeper specialism in front or backend. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your existing skills experience and knowledge to significantly influence the trajectory of our product as we aim to revolutionize research.

What youll bring to the role

• Deep understanding of modern web applications
• Experience building Typescript/Javascript applications and using NoSQL databases
• Experience using Python
• Knowledge of Event-Driven Architecture
• Experience using AWS (Serverless) and/or GCP
• Understand the importance of driving quality into code through test automation
• Have supported applications in production with demonstrable experience of good observability practices within a full stack environment. (e.g. Rum Tracing)
• Have worked in a collaborative environment with strong engineering practices and know what good engineering looks like
• Care about the product life cycle and are customer value focused
• Understand the value of continuous iterative improvement using data to drive decisions and a culture of feedback
• Passionate about software development with an appetite for learning and self-improvement

What youll be doing in the role

• As a member of a cross-functional stream-aligned team you will work collaboratively with the teams engineering manager product manager designer and up to 4-5 other engineers including a tech lead
• Using agile software development practices and a product mindset you will work as a team to plan build and support software that our customers love
• You will be highly self-motivated and energetic and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with a bias for action
• Collaborating with teams outside of product engineering working closely with customers and understanding their needs
• Be happy working in all the major cloud providers: AWS GCP & Azure
• With a You Build It You Run It mindset you will have intimate knowledge of our products from code commit through to production operation
• Supporting production systems with monitoring tools such as Datadog
• Strive for stable systems observability
• You will champion our principles fuel a growth mindset by getting involved in communities and help improve our engineering culture
• Pushing the boundaries questioning the status quo ensuring what we are doing and what we are building has high value and impact for our users

Key Technologies

• Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform and AWS
• Programming Languages: Python JavaScript and TypeScript
• Frameworks: Django Rest Framework Container-based and Serverless architectures
• Databases: MongoDB and DynamoDB
• DevOps and Monitoring: CircleCI GitHub Actions Kubernetes Celery EventBridge and DataDog

Why Prolific is a great place to work

Weve built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants enabling the collection of high-quality ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate nuanced and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities wont come solely from scaling existing models but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary benefits and remote working within our impactful mission-driven culture.

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