Full Stack Engineer
ortelanDenver (CO)
About the role
About Ortelan Ortelan is an applied AI lab. We build our own AI products, run AI systems for organizations on their own data and infrastructure, and invest in early-stage AI companies. Our products are Praus, an AI assistant for research, writing and code, and Lost Tribes, an AI agent for family research.
About the role:
You will build the products people use every day. Praus brings research, writing and code into one workspace, with projects, group chats, voice and agents. Lost Tribes searches historical records and builds family trees with the source behind every connection. You will work across the whole stack, from the interface people see to the services that route each request to the right model. You will ship often, see how people use what you built, and decide with the product team what to build next.
In this role, you will:
- Build product features end to end, from the interface to the backend
- Design interfaces for AI products that show their sources, handle uncertainty and stay fast
- Build the services behind them, including APIs, data models, background jobs and integrations
- Work with model routing, retrieval and agent features alongside our AI engineers
- Make the products fast, reliable and affordable to run
- Talk to users and use what you learn to improve the product
- You may be a good fit if you
- Have 0 to 3 years of experience building web products, with work you can show usWrite production code in TypeScript and are comfortable with React and a backend language such as Node or PythonCare about how a product feels to use, down to the details
- Have built something with language models, or want toWork well remotely and set your own direction
- Strong candidates may also have experience with
- Real-time features such as streaming, chat or collaboration
- Postgres, queues and cloud infrastructure
- Shipping AI features in a consumer or business product
- Startups, side projects or open-source work
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every qualification listed here. We care most about what you have built.
Location
This role is remote within the United States, with occasional visits to our Salt Lake City office.
Compensation:
The annual base salary range for this role is $0 to $150,000. Individual compensation is determined by job-related skills, experience and location. The role is also eligible for a performance bonus.
How to apply:
Apply via LinkedIn. You can learn more about our work at ortelan.com. Equal employment opportunity Ortelan is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
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