Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend systems for a real-time automated order-taking platform. Integrate backends with ML models, client devices, and third-party restaurant systems (POS, payments, loyalty). Monitor and optimize production performance, implement best practices for design, testing, security, and reliability, and collaborate across the team to solve product-wide problems.
About OfOne
At OfOne, we're reshaping the drive-thru experience with voice AI. We’re already helping top-50 restaurant chains operate more efficiently and level-up their customer experience.
We're on the lookout for smart and hungry builders ready to drive into the voice AI scene. We’re offering a chance to deliver software that touches millions of people, pushes $billions of economic impact, and is at the forefront of delivering real-time AI applications to the real world.
We move fast, believe in collaboration over competition, and have the backing of major VCs like SignalFire, Correlation Ventures, and Y Combinator.
If this sounds like a fit, come join us at our office in the heart of SF and let's build something great.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend systems for our automated order-taking platform
- Collaborate closely with our team to ensure the seamless integration of our backend with our ML models and client devices
- Monitor and optimize the performance of our backend systems in production environments
- Build and maintain integrations with 3rd party restaurant software systems like POS, loyalty, payment gateways, and customer data platforms.
- Implement best practices in system design, code quality, and testing to ensure a reliable, secure, and maintainable system
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining backend infrastructure in production environments
- Proven track record of building and deploying scalable, high-performance backend systems
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructure and deployment technologies, such as AWS and API design.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to a rapidly evolving startup environment
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a team
- Willingness to problem solve across our entire product
- Ability to proactively recognize problems and identify solutions to those problems
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience working with audio
- Experience taking a backend system from zero to one
- Experience building and maintaining a system that integrates with many 3rd party APIs, particularly Point of Sale systems
- Experience with Kotlin or Java
- Experience with containerization tools, such as Docker and Kubernetes
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance
- Opportunities for growth and advancement within a fast-paced, innovative startup environment building on the cutting edge
- The chance to make a meaningful impact on an industry ripe for innovation
- Free lunch
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