Backend Software Engineer, Otter.ai
$136-185k
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Voice-first team collaboration app for meetings and conversations
Open for applications
Voice-first team collaboration app for meetings and conversations
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$136-185k
Office located in Mountain View, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make all voice conversations accessible and searchable through Ambient Voice Intelligence™.
Role
Who you are
- Has 2+ years of experience in developing and architecting large-scale web services
- Holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Has experience with databases, distributed systems, and backend performance measurement and optimization
- Is proficient in Python or other programming languages such as Go, Java, or C++
- Has experience with web frameworks such as Django
- Demonstrates capability with MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and Cassandra
- Has a good understanding of database internals, including transactions and indexes, and experience in database schema design
- Is familiar with working in AWS environments
- Production server experience required
- Operate with genuine curiosity, strong attention to detail and exceptional communication skills
Desirable
- A good understanding of HTTP and networking
- A good understanding of operating systems, particularly Linux
- A Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Software Engineer, Backend to join our dynamic team. This role involves supporting the development, deployment, and management of our web services and related infrastructure
- As a member of our talented Engineering team, you will work collaboratively across functions to devise solutions and deploy systems that meet the needs of end-user professionals and enterprise clients across various verticals
- Hands on experience developing technology using Python
- A builder of business logic with Web Framework such as Django and MySQL
- Work with technologies including Nginx, Kafka, MySQL, Cassandra, Redis, and big data platforms
- Write reusable, testable, and efficient code
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Otter specifically thought of business professionals who are running from one meeting to the next, while juggling multiple projects with various teams. The company's technology integrates with platforms like Zoom, providing a way to record meetings and convert speech to text in real-time. It then streamlines communications for smarter, more collaborative, and more productive meetings—the first use of conversational AI to turn meetings into an actionable workflow.
This allows people to benefit from captioning, as well as teams to have a written record of the conversation, which can be edited and shared. Its AI can also highlight and comment on important sections of a meeting transcript, and automatically tag action items. In addition to businesses, students and universities – including UCLA, Tulane, and Western Kentucky – use the tool to increase accessibility.
The platform is used in more than 230 countries and has transcribed over 100 million meetings. Otter is far from alone in the audio transcription market, estimated to be worth nearly $41.89 billion by 2030, with Google’s free transcription tool posing a potential threat, as well as competitors such as Rev.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2021
$10m
CONVERTIBLE
Feb 2021
$40m
SERIES B
Total funding: $73m
Company benefits
- Stock and equity package
- Parental leave benefits
- Retirement savings program 401(k)
- Boundless snacks and free catered lunches
- Team lunches and social events
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive package that includes health care (medical, dental, vision, life, disability) and mental health support
- $500 home office stipend
Company values
- Set Audacious Goals
- Work with Passion
- Engage with Authenticity
- Build with Ingenuity
- Operate with Speed
Company HQ
Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA
Founders
Sam Liang
(CEO)Earned a PhD from Stanford and then joined Cisco as a Senior Software Engineer. Worked as a Tech Lead at Google and is a member of the Forbes Technology Council.
Yun Fu
(CTO)Has a PhD in Computer Science from Duke. Worked as Yahoo's Principal Software Engineer and was Head of Infrastructure at Particle Media.
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