Read AI
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Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering – Read AI
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About Read AI Read AI is a leading productivity AI company focused on helping individuals and businesses optimize their workflows across meetings, messages, and email. Read AI provides cross‑platform integration with Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Slack, Hubspot, and Salesforce, enabling an AI copilot across teams and workflows. Read AI closed a $50 million Series B last year, bringing total funding to $81 million.
The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineer at Read AI, your contributions will impact the functionality, scalability, and reliability of our product. Our team owns data flows and ML infrastructure across the company, including real-time audio/video processing, interactions with third‑party LLM providers, data processing orchestration, database management, data APIs, inferencing services, and transcription services.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop scalable and reliable backend services and APIs that power our platform.
Take ownership of critical components of our system, from conception to deployment and maintenance.
Practice quality assurance best practices including unit and integration testing.
Optimize data processing pipelines and storage solutions.
Integrate third-party services and data sources seamlessly into our platform.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to infrastructure and operations to ensure maximum uptime and reliability.
Continuously evaluate and implement best practices, tools, and technologies to enhance the scalability, reliability, and maintainability of our systems.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering, or 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
Proven experience in backend development, with proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases, along with expertise in data modeling and database management.
Excellent problem-solving skills with a pragmatic and results-driven approach.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Nice to Have
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with big data processing tools such as Flink and Spark.
Experience with Python, Pydantic, FastAPI, and SQLAlchemy.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Prior experience in a startup or fast-growing environment.
Why Read AI?
Innovative: We bring AI to the masses with proactive technology that acts as the ultimate AI assistant.
Massive Impact: AI enables people to do more by handling mundane tasks and guiding to the next best action.
Growth Opportunities: Read AI is growing rapidly and has received Series A and B funding in 2024; recognized as a Top Startup in Seattle by LinkedIn (2025) and a Top Company To Watch in 2025 by Inc Magazine.
Leadership: Learn about our leadership and technology through our leadership profiles and tech briefs.
Collaborative Culture: Work in a supportive and diverse team.
Salary: Software Engineer positions offer a base pay range of $190,000 - $210,000, plus equity and benefits. Base pay is a guideline and total compensation varies by qualifications, skill level, competencies, and location. Benefits include low deductible health plans and flexible time away and family leave programs.
Visa sponsorship: Read AI does not provide visa sponsorship for employees at this time.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering role at Read AI.
About Read AI Read AI is a leading productivity AI company focused on helping individuals and businesses optimize their workflows across meetings, messages, and email. Read AI provides cross‑platform integration with Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Slack, Hubspot, and Salesforce, enabling an AI copilot across teams and workflows. Read AI closed a $50 million Series B last year, bringing total funding to $81 million.
The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineer at Read AI, your contributions will impact the functionality, scalability, and reliability of our product. Our team owns data flows and ML infrastructure across the company, including real-time audio/video processing, interactions with third‑party LLM providers, data processing orchestration, database management, data APIs, inferencing services, and transcription services.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop scalable and reliable backend services and APIs that power our platform.
Take ownership of critical components of our system, from conception to deployment and maintenance.
Practice quality assurance best practices including unit and integration testing.
Optimize data processing pipelines and storage solutions.
Integrate third-party services and data sources seamlessly into our platform.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to infrastructure and operations to ensure maximum uptime and reliability.
Continuously evaluate and implement best practices, tools, and technologies to enhance the scalability, reliability, and maintainability of our systems.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering, or 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
Proven experience in backend development, with proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases, along with expertise in data modeling and database management.
Excellent problem-solving skills with a pragmatic and results-driven approach.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Nice to Have
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with big data processing tools such as Flink and Spark.
Experience with Python, Pydantic, FastAPI, and SQLAlchemy.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Prior experience in a startup or fast-growing environment.
Why Read AI?
Innovative: We bring AI to the masses with proactive technology that acts as the ultimate AI assistant.
Massive Impact: AI enables people to do more by handling mundane tasks and guiding to the next best action.
Growth Opportunities: Read AI is growing rapidly and has received Series A and B funding in 2024; recognized as a Top Startup in Seattle by LinkedIn (2025) and a Top Company To Watch in 2025 by Inc Magazine.
Leadership: Learn about our leadership and technology through our leadership profiles and tech briefs.
Collaborative Culture: Work in a supportive and diverse team.
Salary: Software Engineer positions offer a base pay range of $190,000 - $210,000, plus equity and benefits. Base pay is a guideline and total compensation varies by qualifications, skill level, competencies, and location. Benefits include low deductible health plans and flexible time away and family leave programs.
Visa sponsorship: Read AI does not provide visa sponsorship for employees at this time.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Read AI by 2x.
Get notified about new Senior Software Engineer jobs in Seattle, WA.
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