Pathway is hiring a
Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a R&D Engineer at Pathway, a deeptech start-up specializing in data processing. The role involves optimizing index-like data structures and designing algorithms for the core data processing components of their solution. The ideal candidate has a strong background in computer science, specifically in algorithms, formal methods, graph theory, calculus, probability, and distributed systems.

Requirements

• Have at least 2 years of experience in software development (either in the industry, or as a contributor to major open source or research projects)
• Understand basic statistical concepts
• Have at least some basic familiarity with git, build systems, and CI/CD
• Good working knowledge of Rust
• Familiar with the intricacies of multi-threaded and distributed systems
• Profound understanding of graph algorithms
• Good working knowledge of Python
• Some familiarity with SQL

Responsibilities

• Create code to optimize index-like data structures used in our core data processing and data storage components
• Help to design algorithms and data structures which work in a dynamic distributed manner
• Contribute to other aspects of the system, for example related to persistency

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry experience in data store / DBMS optimization or designing distributed algorithms
• Successful track-record in algorithms contests
• Showing a portfolio: code on github, a research paper in Algorithms or foundations of Machine Learning,…
• Familiarity with fundamentals of stream processing concepts (as in: knowing what Hyperloglog is)
• Some knowledge of Machine Learning approaches on graphs
• Some knowledge of French, Polish, or German

Benefits

• Join an intellectually stimulating work environment
• Be a pioneer: you get to work with a new type of data processing
• Be part of one of the hottest early stage data/AI startups on the European scene
• Uncover exciting career prospects
• Make significant contribution to our success
• Join & co-create an inclusive workplace culture
• Permanent employment contract
• Annual salary of €70K/100K (mid - senior - lead), exceptionally €100K/€140K+ (unique track record or 'L7+' experience in FAANG) + Employee Stock Option Plan
• Location: Remote work from home
• Possibility to work or meet with other team members in one of our offices: Paris (Agoranov near Saint-Placide), Palaiseau (Ecole Polytechnique area), Wroclaw (University area)
• As a general rule, permanent residence will be required in the EU, UK, Canada, US, or Brazil