Staff Software Engineer

Engineering | Remote (North American timezones) | Full-time

$210,000 - $270,000 USD

Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) is seeking its first Staff Software Engineer to join our team in building the safety infrastructure for the AI powered internet. As a member of our team you will lead designing, implementing, and optimizing large scale open source safety systems.

You will be responsible for making design decisions and managing execution timelines as well as quality. You will communicate with the community as well as the users of our infrastructure to explain the design choices, project status, and listen to feedback for improvement. If you are passionate about safety, excited about the open source mission, and able to work with a diverse group of developers, this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Bring the best of safety technology for the users of ROOST tools
• With the Chief Technology Officer and the Technical Design Committee, develop a prioritized list of safety tools that ROOST will build
• Lead technical architecture and design choices for the tools being developed
• Drive engineering decisions including system design, performance, maintainability, and implementation trade-offs while building well architected platforms that can be extended
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders including trust and safety teams, open source community, and academic researchers
• Mentor and provide guidance to developers, community members, and the users of ROOST's tools
• Own the execution details including product designs, project planning, code quality, engineering rigor, testing, monitoring, and documentation
• Manage timely development and shipping of tools with predictable features and bug fixes
• Ensure maximal cross-platform compatibility and flexibility by building systems that can be deployed across high-scale social platforms and resource limited organizations
• Evaluate and incorporate user and contributor feedback into the projects

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software design and development
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and optimizing large-scale infrastructure like API services, storage, data processing, or ML platforms
• Attention to detail in focusing on reliability, scalability, security, and continuous improvement
• Proven record of working with disparate teams and individuals, understanding issues, and making decisions and communicating them transparently

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of the open source ecosystem and prior contributions to OSS
• 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction
• Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
• Prior experience in startups, nonprofits, and/or small team environments

Benefits

• Premium health, dental, and vision coverage for employee and dependents
• 401(k) with matching
• PTO
• Remote-first work environment with flexible hours
• Performance-based bonus eligibility