Software Engineer, Backend

You have experience writing and maintaining high throughput, low latency systems

You can build data processing pipelines that deal with millions of documents per day

You’re comfortable optimizing a system to an exceptional degree

You care about the problem of finding high quality information and recognize how important this is for the world

Plus: Experience in some high performance language (C++, Rust, etc.)

Recreate Google-level keyword search over 10 billion pages in 1 month

Build a state-of-the-art crawling system that works optimally for any website

Build a custom vector database that runs over a billion vectors in under 100ms

Location: This is an in-person opportunity in San Francisco.

Visas: We're happy to sponsor international candidates (e.g., STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3). While we cannot guarantee your visa, we have historically been successful in sponsoring candidates from all over the world. If you receive an offer, our team will work hard to get you a visa.

Benefits: We offer premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision), fertility benefits, 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, and a monthly wellness stipend to all of our employees.

Exa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, criminal histories consistent with applicable law, or any other basis protected by applicable law.