Posted on 2025/02/28
Founding Software Engineer
Protege AI
San Diego, CA, United States
Qualifications
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Experience in creating and optimizing OpenAI prompts for AI-powered applications
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Fine-tuning LLMs for industry-specific applications
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Familiarity with Railway or Vercel for serverless deployment and scaling of applications
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Prior experience working with startups or zero-to-one teams in large tech companies
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
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5+ years of software development experience
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Strong understanding of UX/UI principles with a keen eye for design
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Interest in startups (extra points for wanting to be a founder one day)
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Collaborate effectively with team members demonstrating excellent communication and teamwork skills
Responsibilities
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This engineer will transition from back-end code to front-end UX implementation with tasteful design and scale out our backend as we grow enterprise customers
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Contribute to overall strategy through systems design and peer reviews
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Develop and maintain server-side features in Node.js
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Implement high-quality UX/UI design principles across applications in React.js
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Rapidly troubleshoot and debug issues, providing effective resolutions to maintain application functionality for customers
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Demonstrate strong problem-solving and debugging skills in a collaborative team environment
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Translate product requirements into technical designs showcasing independent thinking and creativity
Full Description
Job Description
What We're Looking For
We are seeking a skilled Full Stack Software Engineer with expertise in Node.js (TypeScript) development, React.js, and associated technologies such as LLM fine-tuning.
This engineer will transition from back-end code to front-end UX implementation with tasteful design and scale out our backend as we grow enterprise customers.
Responsibilities:
• Contribute to overall strategy through systems design and peer reviews
• Develop and maintain server-side features in Node.js
• Implement high-quality UX/UI design principles across applications in React.js
• Rapidly troubleshoot and debug issues, providing effective resolutions to maintain application functionality for customers
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving and debugging skills in a collaborative team environment
• Translate product requirements into technical designs showcasing independent thinking and creativity
Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Experience in creating and optimizing OpenAI prompts for AI-powered applications
• Fine-tuning LLMs for industry-specific applications
• Familiarity with Railway or Vercel for serverless deployment and scaling of applications
• Prior experience working with startups or zero-to-one teams in large tech companies
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Strong understanding of UX/UI principles with a keen eye for design
• Interest in startups (extra points for wanting to be a founder one day)
• Collaborate effectively with team members demonstrating excellent communication and teamwork skills

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