Who We Are
Granica is an AI information research and engineering company, with expertise derived from Stanford, Google, and Apple. Granica’s Data Foundation Platform directly tackles specific issues including inefficient model training processes and complex compliance challenges with data privacy and enrichment technologies. By implementing Granica, users can streamline a path to ethical AI.
Based in Mountain View, California, Granica has raised $45 million in cumulative capital from the world’s top institutional investors, including New Enterprise Associates and Bain Capital Ventures, as well as prolific technology luminaries and pioneers.
Granica is actively growing and working towards a generational mission of making AI Safe, Effective, and Efficient. We seek individuals who are inspired to challenge the status quo and can be sheer force multipliers across their respective teams and the company at large. We value and welcome unconventional backgrounds, oddballs, and misfits. We foster an ethos of inclusivity no matter what.
Summary
We have multiple openings for Software Engineers on our Platform Engineering Team who will focus on building dynamic and scalable, storage and information retrieval systems. This team's expertise enables Granica to securely deploy distributed, resilient, and reliable data services that cater to diverse data modalities and enterprises operating at exabyte scale.
What You’ll Do
Invent:
- Design, develop, and optimize large-scale, high-throughput, distributed systems within production environments
Own:
- Translate enterprise-level use cases and performance requirements for read and write paths into programming specifications
- Develop responsive systems that scale according to customer demand and traffic
- Collaborate with research and machine learning teams, new product engineering, and infrastructure engineering to deploy products
- Troubleshoot system issues and resolve performance bottlenecks
- Participate in a shared on-call rotation with platform engineering colleagues
Learn:
- Be an engaged team player in a customer-obsessed, cross-functional environment where you will feel excited and empowered to take on what is most impactful for the company and its end users
What You Bring To Us:
- 4+ years of software engineering experience in a mission-critical production environment
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, data structures, and algorithms
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: Java, Python, Go, C++, Rust, or similar
- Experience working with Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or similar distributed storage systems
- Knowledge of system profiling and distributed cache implementations
- Comfortability with documentation, design, databases, systems development, multi-threaded development, and memory and performance optimization
- Experience with building systems that support machine learning and AI services
- Ability to work three days per week in our beautiful Mountain View, CA HQ or in one of our regional hubs which include Austin, TX or New York, NY
Pay And Benefits
The base salary for this role is between $120,000 to $200,000. For sales positions at Granica, the salary range mentioned encompasses the On Target Earnings ("OTE") range specific to each role. This means that the range covers both the target for sales commissions or bonuses, as well as the annual base salary for the role. It is important to note that this salary range applies to various career levels within Granica and will be further refined during the interview phase, taking into account factors such as the candidate's experience, qualifications, and location. In addition to base salary, this role will receive a highly competitive equity compensation package.
Our company-sponsored benefits include the following:
- Generous 401(k) plan with matching to secure and plan for your financial future
- Comprehensive premium health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- Early exercise provisions of equity options to participate in the company’s growth
- Unlimited PTO to recharge and rejuvenate
- Healthy lunch and dinner options catered daily at our offices
- Immigration sponsorship and counseling
- Regular team-sponsored events and offsites, including hackathons, that help build strong relationships with your colleagues
- And many more!
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
