Senior software engineer (API)

at  Writer

ABOUT WRITER

Writer is the full-stack generative AI platform delivering transformative ROI for the world’s leading enterprises. Named one of the top 50 companies in AI by Forbes, Writer empowers hundreds of customers like Accenture, Intuit, L’Oreal, and Vanguard to transform the way they work.
Our all-in-one solution makes it easy to deploy customized AI apps and workflows that accelerate growth, increase productivity, and ensure compliance. Designed to provide enterprise-grade accuracy, security, and efficiency, Writer’s suite of development tools is supported by Palmyra – Writer’s state-of-the-art family of LLMs – alongside our industry-leading graph-based RAG and customizable AI guardrails.
Founded in 2020 with offices in San Francisco, New York City, and London, Writer is backed by strategic investors, including ICONIQ Growth, Insight Partners, WndrCo, Balderton Capital, and Aspect Ventures.
Our team of over 200 employees thinks big and moves fast, and we’re looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work.

As the founding API Software Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge backend services and API solutions. Harnessing your expertise in Kong Konnect, your API development will be at the forefront of our AI Studio applications. You’ll build APIs from end to end where performance and code quality will be your guiding principles and your contributions will be crucial in shaping the future of our groundbreaking technology in the enterprise generative AI space.

Your responsibilities

• Ensure API performance, security, and reliability through thorough testing, monitoring, and optimization.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance APIs that support our products and services.
• Work with API gateways and manage API deployments, including security, access control, and infrastructure provisioning using Terraform.
• Collaborate with backend engineers, SDK developers and other stakeholders to define API requirements and specifications.
• Implement best practices for API design, including versioning, error handling, and documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to API performance, availability, and integrations.