Software Engineer
Dust.tt
Software Engineering
Posted on Apr 18, 2024
Software Engineer
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Location: Paris, France
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Team: Technical staff
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Job type: Full time
At Dust, we want to provide knowledge workers and teams the tools required to get higher-quality work done, faster.
It’s disappointing to see how much time is still wasted interacting with software that doesn’t quite “get it”. Small tasks. Repetitive tasks. Tasks that wouldn’t need to be done in the first place if the right amount of context had been shared in time.
Most knowledge workers aren’t developers. Software that will really help them has to be powerful and simple to use. It has to fit their needs and personalities nicely. With the right tools, we believe that we can ultimately give the world’s 1 billion knowledge workers 25% of their time back. So they can move on to do more rewarding and interesting things.
We’re excited to build products that humans use to become better versions of themselves. We’re not here to replace humans, though. While we don’t mind a robot analogy, it has to be R2-D2, not Skynet.
While Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4, Claude or Mistral Large are already very powerful, they remain unwieldy and, as a result, vastly underused. Rather than focusing on developing new foundation models, Dust is laser-focused on the product experience. We believe that existing models are powerful enough, and that most of the value can be unlocked and delivered to customers by refining product experiences, interfaces, and interactions with applications powered by LLMs and fueled by customer data.
About the team
We’re a small and determined team of optimists that likes to focus on customers, getting great things done by shipping, and doesn’t take itself too seriously while doing so. We want to build a team that remains as small as it can be while serving a growing number of customers incredibly well.
This role
As an Engineer and member of Dust’s technical staff, you will focus on imagining and building the products that Dust brings to users. This will require curiosity for the ecosystem Dust operates in, sensitivity to users’ needs and Dust’s business, appetite for rapid iteration, the ability to make tough technical trade-offs, and ultimately, the desire to be accountable for Dust’s performance as experienced by users.
Responsibilities
Design software applications that elegantly solve users’ problems
Scope and lead technical projects to completion with an eye on the full stack and a mind for opinionated prioritisation
Implement and maintain software applications including monitoring and enhancing their performance and investigating and fixing bugs
Write technical documentation for internal or external-facing purposes
Contribute to recruiting efforts as we grow the team
Requirements
Experience in one or several software engineering roles at a software company
Experience with the entire stack of cloud-based software development
Curiosity for users, their problems, and how they interact with software products
A genuine interest in the developing field of artificial intelligence in general and large language models in particular
Robust collaboration skills including written and verbal communication
20+ years of experience with 70B+ parameters Large Language Models. Or not.
A preference for things that work over things that are perfect
The ability to defend views with conviction and arguments but also gracefully change them when new information suggests to do so
A data-driven mindset that can make decisions quickly while reasoning insightfully about complex or incomplete analyses
A “do-what-it-takes”, impact-oriented attitude that can effectively prioritise without lingering on the details that won’t make a difference
Nice to have
Experience with at least one of JavaScript/TypeScript/React or Rust
Experience with Large Language Models
Experience with at least one of
working with Designers and Product Managers
designing and building infrastructure that scales
🚀 You should still consider applying, even if you don’t meet all the requirements above. It’s alright to have a less expected profile or background, as long as you have the desire and determination to bring it all in the service of our users.
Compensation and Benefits
We offer competitive compensation packages: salary, equity, benefits including healthcare insurance, and perks such as a nice office and generous paid parental leave.
The annual salary for this role typically ranges from €60,000 to €150,000.
Hesitating or have any questions ? You can always reach out!