Job Description
Join QuantumLeap Technologies as a Senior Software Engineer and architect the future of AI-driven SaaS solutions. We're a venture-backed scaling startup revolutionizing enterprise data analytics with cutting-edge machine learning models. Our Austin headquarters features a state-of-the-art innovation lab, flexible hybrid work arrangements, and a culture that celebrates technical excellence.
What You'll Build: Develop scalable microservices using Go and Python, optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, and mentor a team of 5 engineers. You'll own the full lifecycle of our flagship analytics platform, processing 10M+ daily transactions while maintaining 99.99% uptime.
Perks That Matter: $10k annual professional development stipend, equity grants, unlimited PTO, and bi-weekly hackathons with industry leaders.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and implementation of distributed systems processing petabytes of data daily
- Architect cloud-native solutions using Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS Lambda
- Mentor junior engineers through pair programming and technical workshops
- Optimize database performance for PostgreSQL and MongoDB clusters
- Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins
- Conduct quarterly tech reviews and drive architectural improvements
- Collaborate with product team to translate business requirements into technical specs
- Contribute to open-source projects used by 500K+ developers
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience building production-grade distributed systems
- Expertise in Go, Python, and modern JavaScript frameworks (React/Node.js)
- Deep AWS certification (Solutions Architect Professional preferred)
- Proven track record scaling systems to 10M+ daily users
- Strong background in microservices architecture and event-driven design
- Experience mentoring senior engineers and conducting technical interviews
- Published research in distributed systems or ML optimization (preferred)
- Portfolio demonstrating contributions to open-source projects