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Founding Member of Technical Staff

Proof of HumanMechanical
Pay
$120K–$150K
per year
Work mode
On-site
Full Time
Experience
1+ yr
Entry

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What you need

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Google CloudJavaScriptNode.jsPython

Proof of Human provides frictionless, continual human verification. We’re looking for an exceptional engineer to join our team. This engineer will work on full-stack web development and research, with a focus on backend and cloud infrastructure.

What you’ll do:

  • Architect and Develop: Design and build scalable backend infrastructure (AWS, Node, Python) optimized for handling millions of sessions per minute with minimal latency. 
  • Lead Feature Development: Own end-to-end delivery of key product features, from initial concept through deployment and support. 
  • Technical Roadmapping: Directly influence engineering strategy and decisions through close collaboration with the technical team.
  • Partner Cross-functionally: Work closely with the rest of the team to deliver features aligned with business objectives.
  • Cutting Edge Research: You also may assist the team in writing scientific articles summarizing our work for publication at top venues (e.g. Science, NeurIPS, ICML).

Who you are:

  • 3+ years of experience in software development would be ideal.
  • Strong backend web development skills with experience going from problem to deployment.
  • Proficiency in both web development (Javascript, Node.js) and Python.
  • Experience building cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) at scale.
  • Excited by working on a small team where your contributions have an outsized impact.
  • Strong quantitative background and an eagerness to learn. Research experience is a plus.

If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing, cutting-edge AI security company that is protecting the future of online integrity, we’d love to talk.

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About Proof of Human

The Proof of Human is an API that invisibly detects bots and verifies human identity. Founded by 2 Princeton cognitive scientists, Proof of Human leverages world-class research with enterprise-grade accuracy and latency so websites can verify their human users friction-free.

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