Parallel Web Systems is building a new web infrastructure for AI, starting with APIs for AI to interact with web data. The backend needs to be scaled reliably and performantly to handle millions of requests daily, while the API needs to be developer-friendly.
Requirements
- deep intuition on distributed systems
- deep intuition on databases
- deep intuition on maintainable code design
- deep intuition on API design
- reason about trade-offs between speed, scalability, and developer ergonomics
Responsibilities
- build and maintain our backend that already handles millions of custom requests daily
- ensure that it’s reliable, performant and exceeds expectations for our customers as we scale
- be a steward of our API and ensure that it’s developer-friendly and easy to integrate with
Other
- fully in-person team based in Palo Alto, CA
- Own customer impact
- Obsess over craft
- Accelerate change
- Create win-wins