Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead

AssemblyAI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead to guide the technical direction for a small team, interface with other senior roles, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive alignment among teams and projects. The role requires 5+ years of professional experience building backend applications, working with databases and cloud services, and 3+ years of experience leading technical projects. AssemblyAI is committed to pay equity and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

• Guide the technical direction for a small team of engineers
• Interface with other senior roles on other teams
• Spend about 50% of your time working as an IC (designs, implementation)
• Collaborate with stakeholders on the designed solutions
• Help your manager grow the team through hiring and mentoring more junior engineers
• Drive alignment among adjacent teams and projects
• Project management, time management, and prioritizing work across the team
• Technical product management, breaking down projects into milestones, and managing the scope
• 5+ years of professional experience building backend applications using Go or Python
• 5+ years of working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• 5+ years working with common AWS or GCP services
• 3+ years of experience leading technical projects

• 5+ years of professional experience building backend applications using Go or Python
• 5+ years of working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• 5+ years working with common AWS or GCP services
• 3+ years of experience leading technical projects

• Competitive salary range ($170k-$230k)
• Pay equity and transparency
• Opportunity for diverse backgrounds
• Remote work flexibility
• Trust and autonomy in the workplace
• Equal opportunity for success
• Supportive and inclusive work culture
• Opportunity to work with experienced AI researchers
• Chance to contribute to a meaningful mission
• $30M Series B fundraising