Senior Backend Engineer - API & Bot Creator Experience, Poe (Remote)

Requirements:

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• 5+ years of experience working with large scale codebases and systems, particularly web applications
• 3+ years experience in Python or similar programming language
• A passion for learning and always improving yourself and the team around you
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

What You'll Be Doing:

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (design, product, data science, QA, and engineering) to advise on product roadmap and create innovative features and user experiences for bot creators
• Iterate on our developer APIs using best practices for performance and reliability
• Be a champion for both user experience and for sustainable, scalable code practices
• Collaborate closely with LLM providers to easily integrate new LLMs on Poe
• Participate in on-call responsibilities to ensure Poe provides a reliable and high-quality product

Nice to Haves:

• Passion for Poe and Quora's products and mission
• Passionate about API design, the developer ecosystem and overall developer experience
• Passion for code quality and designing elegant systems

Perks and Benefits:

• Quora offers a wide range of benefits including medical/dental/vision coverage, equity refreshers, remote work reimbursement, paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more
• Various salary ranges based on experience, location, and business needs
• Equal opportunity employer promoting diversity and inclusivity