[Hiring] Senior/Staff Software Engineer @OpenMined

Role Description

We're looking for a Senior / Staff Software Engineer to join OpenMined, a nonprofit building open-source infrastructure for federated AI.

You’ll lead our 😱 ScreamingFace squad, the team that makes this vision real by building the internet's first leaderboard for fusion models (ensembles) and the open toolkit supporting benchmark evaluations for fusion models.

• Own the ScreamingFace squad technical architecture end to end.
• Drive production readiness through deployment monitoring, error handling, graceful degradation, and operational runbooks.
• Be a force multiplier by establishing, demonstrating, and mentoring the team to establish norms around engineering best practices.
• Collaborate on core technology stack strategy through architectural review.
• Partner with product lead to develop and execute on realistic roadmaps.
• Own the delivery of engineering’s quarterly goals.
• Own team output, delivery, and success.
• Champion high-quality software delivery through the establishment of robust tools, processes, & methodologies.
• Create technical documentation and processes that support high velocity and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience building production software with AI coding agents.
• Strong Python (3.12+) proficiency.
• Distributed systems and API design experience.
• Technical leadership experience.
• Comfort with ambiguity and resource constraints.
• Commitment, accountability, ownership.
• Async-fluent with strong written communication.
• Cross-functional collaboration & communication skills.

Requirements

• Practical RAG and information retrieval experience.
• Vue 3 / TypeScript, Rust / Tauri, or cross-platform desktop app experience.
• Networking/P2P application experience.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $125,000 - $258,000 per year.
• Mission-Driven Work: Be part of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
• US employee benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance with company contributions.
• Retirement: 403(b) plan, the 401(k) equivalent for non-profits.
• Open Source Contribution: Make a real impact by contributing to an Open Source project.
• Collaborative Global Team: Join a dynamic, international team.
• Flexible Work Hours: Enjoy the autonomy to structure your work hours.
• Fully Remote Work: Work remotely within the location requirements.
• Flexible Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with flexible vacation days.