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Senior Software Engineer – Registry

Senior Software Engineer – Registry

CompanyWeight & Biases
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Salary$177000 – $245000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years leading significant technical initiatives or architectural changes
  • Strong proficiency in Python
  • Strong proficiency in at least one compiled language (C++, C, C#, Go), with Go experience being a significant bonus
  • Expert-level TypeScript knowledge with demonstrated ability to implement deep frontend optimizations and complex state management
  • Advanced experience with GraphQL APIs, query optimization, and sophisticated data fetching strategies
  • Demonstrated success improving performance and maintainability of complex web applications
  • Track record of mentoring engineers and elevating team capabilities through technical leadership
  • Comfort diving into complex systems to diagnose and solve difficult bugs across the full stack
  • Exceptional communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to various audiences

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architectural transformation of our Registry platform, designing systems that scale to support millions/billions of artifacts for our customers.
  • Dive deep into system architecture to uncover optimization opportunities, solve complex bugs, and make difficult technical decisions that balance short-term fixes with long-term platform health.
  • Identify and refactor areas of technical debt, improving code maintainability and developer productivity.
  • Mentor a team of 3-4 Software Engineers through complex technical challenges, elevating their capabilities through code reviews and design guidance.
  • Establish engineering patterns and best practices that balance immediate feature delivery with long-term platform health.
  • Collaborate with product and design to translate complex user requirements into elegant technical implementations.
  • Interface directly with customers to understand their ML workflow challenges, gathering feedback and incorporating it into the product development cycle.
  • Practice agile methodologies with users at the center, maintaining a closed feedback loop from customer need to technical implementation to validation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Go experience being a significant bonus