Fullstack Engineer
Company: Lightning
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: March 2, 2025
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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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