Backend Engineer (Staff-Level)
Basis
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Basis is an AI platform for accounting firms, providing accountants with a team of AI assistants. Accounting teams integrate Basis as part of their team, delegating core workflows and automating time-consuming, manual work.
We closed a multi-fold oversubscribed seed round backed by top VCs last summer and are already in use at several leading, large accounting firms in the US.
📍 Location: NYC, Flatiron office. In-person team.
Your role
Build
Engineer software systems around sophisticated ML models
Take ownership
Work directly with the co-founders
Oversee significant parts of our tech and product
Set culture and practice
Shape our early engineering culture and processes
Evolve our approach on backend infrastructure, web server design, core abstractions, etc.
Wear multiple hats
Help hire and build out the rest of the early engineering team - there will be no shortage of responsibility
Balance long-term thinking and smart abstractions with shipping fast and iteratively
Are you the one?
Essentials
Experience: 5-10 years of experience in the field; open to exceptional candidates with fewer years and evidence of exceptional ability
First principles reasoner: Ability to break complex concepts down to their fundamental elements and then build from there
Autonomy: Exercise a high-degree of autonomy and technical authority
Flexibility: Willing and interested to jump across multiple disciplines
Team-first mentality: you are interested in building for the long-term alongside founding team members, and committed to mentoring others and being mentored
Passion for vision: Genuinely excited about our tech and its impact on accounting, finance, and economy
Curious about latest AI: Experimented with ChatGPT, etc.
Experience with financial workflows: Worked with corporate financial data/products geared to finance professionals
NYC-based: Seeking in-person environment; working from office most days of week
All-in: This is not a 9-5, we have a massive opportunity ahead of us and are looking to multiply our engineering speed. We are optimizing for the best folks and happy to compensate generously
A little something extra: You know it when you see it
Bonus points
Hiring: A knack for spotting and recruiting engineering talent
Data science: Hands-on experience with data science projects
Machine learning: Experience training models or building ML-ops systems
Fintech APIs: Experience with foundational fintech APIs e.g., Quickbooks, Plaid, etc.
Accounting: Practical knowledge of accounting principles.
Product ownership: Experience owning a product end-to-end
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