Fullstack Engineer
Company: Lightning
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: March 2, 2025
Job Description:
Lightning AI is the company reimagining the way AI is built.
After creating and releasing PyTorch Lightning in 2019, Lightning
AI was launched to reshape the development of artificial
intelligence products for commercial and academic use.Focusing on
simplicity, sustainability, modularity, and extensibility,
Lightning AI streamlines the lifecycle of machine learning
development to expand widespread AI adoption. Its aim is to enable
individual and enterprise users to build deployment-ready AI tools
without having to hire experts or sink resources into in-house
infrastructure.Lightning AI is a company with offices in New York
City, Palo Alto, and London backed by $58.6 million in funding from
Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.Our
ValuesWe are building a company of people that care deeply about
the impact of AI on our society. We value:
- Integrity: AI is bound to change how we interact with
computers, with each other, and the world-for the better. We are
committed to building an inclusive company and developing ethical
AI that improves humanity.
- Perseverance: Be bold, take the initiative, and make decisions
with confidence. We empower our community, clients, and colleagues
to tackle the impossible.
- Curiosity: We are genuinely interested in finding solutions to
advance the state of AI research and foster its application in
novel products. It's not about whether we can solve the problem,
but how.We also feel that it's essential to point out the
self-evident here - there's a genuine lack of diversity in our
industry, which has to change. One of our goals is to help drive
that change. Lightning AI is fully committed to diversity, equity,
and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to
growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion, and we embrace
how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.What
we're looking forWe are looking for a Fullstack Engineer to work on
developing and scaling the Lightning AI platform from the frontend,
CLI, and API, to billing, security, and integrations.We want
someone who can take ownership of key features and drive
development from end to end while collaborating with a super-smart
team of engineers, product managers, and designers. Here, you'll
build from proof of concept to release with a focus on speed,
quality, and iteration.This is an opportunity to create
groundbreaking technology that will transform the machine learning
ecosystem!What you'll do
- Write readable/testable/efficient code in React and either
Python or Go (Golang).
- Master our technology stack to deliver new features, improve
system stability, and increase overall performance.
- Partner with engineering and product leaders on developing the
Lightning product while using your experience to set the technical
direction for large projects.
- Evaluate, strengthen, and document technical architecture,
tools, and processes.
- Champion software quality, implement automation, drive
continuous delivery, and reduce time to production while
proactively reducing technical debt.
- Mentor and coach engineers on system design, operating in high
uncertainty, and problem-solving to create a supportive, inclusive
environment where each engineer can grow.How we evaluate your
candidacyOur interviews will not only give us insight into your
skillset but give you insight into our company.
- Introduction: You will speak with our Recruiter about your
background and what you are looking for in your next role. They
will share some information with you about our team and the
projects you will be involved in. If both parties decide that there
is a match, we will proceed with a technical interview.
- Coding: Our second interview will be a coding interview with a
member of the team. We will provide a study guide for each
interview, along with instructions on interview logistics.
- Virtual Onsite: These interviews will cover your domain
expertise, systems architecture, and culture.
- Offer: We determine your level based on your interview
performance and make an offer based on geo-located salary bands
updated on a monthly basis using Carta's Total Compensation tool.
During the presentation call, we will review the base salary,
benefits, number of options, notional option value, and strike
price. We would like to know if you accept our offer within seven
days.
- Compensation: $120,000 - $250,000 (depending on
leveling)Benefits and PerksWe offer competitive base salaries and
stock options with a 25% one year cliff and monthly vesting
thereafter. For our international employees, we work with Velocity
Global to pay you in your local currency and provide equitable
benefits across the globe.In the US, we offer:
- 90% monthly premium contributions towards medical and 100%
monthly premium contributions towards select dental and vision
plans for you and your dependents
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Flexible paid time off plus 1 week of winter closure
- Generous paid family leave benefits
- $500 monthly meal reimbursement, including groceries & food
delivery services
- $1,000 home office stipend
- $1,000 annual learning & development stipend
- 100% Citibike membership (NYC only)
- Additional various medical and mental health services
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Keywords: Lightning, Palo Alto , Fullstack Engineer, Engineering , Palo Alto, California
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