\nWhy Valence\nValence’s mission is to help the world work better, together with our first-to-market gen AI leadership and team coaching platform for F500 enterprises. We are only looking for high performing, driven, curious, and high ownership professionals to come join us in the next phase of building Valence. \n\n\nPioneered Gen-AI Coaching: Launched our groundbreaking AI product to market in just 2 months, swiftly concluding our beta in 8 weeks. We're ahead and accelerating.\nUnmatched B2B Speed: Sealed our first AI enterprise deal in 60 days, outpacing the standard 9-month cycle. The elite queue up for us.\nMasters in Enterprise SaaS Sales: Our tools were a staple in F500s like ExxonMobil and Coca Cola before we even completed venture funding. We set the standard.\nHumanizing AI Like No Other: Our AI coach offers unparalleled, intimate interactions that nurture growth at work. We’re a trusted, human-like partner to our users.\nHyper-Growth Innovators: We excel in rapid, experimental progress, learning and evolving faster than anyone else.\nElite Problem-Solvers: Our team, drawn from the top 1% with backgrounds in McKinsey and Bridgewater, tackles the toughest problems.\n\n\nFeatured in the Harvard Business Review (as “Shift”) and supported by world-class thinkers and leaders like Prasad Setty (Google) and William McNabb (Vanguard). \n\n\nThe Role\nWe are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our LLM-powered coaching product that serves F500 enterprises. In this role you will actively build this AI product, support the technical architecture and roadmap, and work on a nimble, product-focused team that is bringing a revolutionary new enterprise product to market. You will report to the Technical Lead, and indirectly to the CEO, who is the product visionary for this new product.\n\n\nLocation and Work Environment\nThis is a primarily remote, work-from-home role with quarterly travel for team gatherings as able. Candidates must be comfortable balancing clients and colleagues in global timezones, as needed. Candidates must have valid ID/passports and must not have any restrictions on their travel abilities due to work authorization or permits.\n\n\n\nWhat You'll Do\n* Work with the product team to understand and prioritize evolving requirements.\n* Writing, reviewing, and deploying code.\n* Contribute to the technical roadmap, including architecture and development infrastructure.\n* Contribute to the product being scalable and maintainable.\n* Support managing and and breaking down large product and technical efforts.\n\n\n* Contribute to machine learning and large language model (LLM) pipelines and APIs, including OpenAI (GPT-3.5 and GPT-4), Azure (OpenAI), Anthropic (Claude), and others.\n\n\nIn The First Week, Expect To:\n* Deploy a feature.\n* Get up to speed on the product and the team.\n* Meet with the broader team and understand their roles and responsibilities.\n* Understand the technical architecture and roadmap.\n\n\nIn The First Month, Expect To:\n* Ship 1-2 major product features or technical enhancements.\n* Review the current engineering work and provide inputs on areas for improvement or prioritization.\n\n\n* Ship an LLM-powered coaching scenario.\n\n\nIn The First Three Months, Expect To:\n* Strategize and scope on multiple on large technical projects.\n* Drive improvements to our codebase and process to quickly build secure, maintainable software.\n* Ensure that all code is of high quality and is easily maintainable.\n\n\nIn The First 6-12 Months, Expect To:\n* Continue shipping work on major product initiatives.\n* Support the broader technical team and ensure that all work is executed efficiently and effectively\n* Become a critical member of the team that is responsible for the success of the product.\n* Take on additional responsibility as a senior member of Valence’s team.\n* Take the product to scale with dozens of Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of users.\n\n\n\nWhat We’re Looking For\n* Experience working with Python and Django\n* Experience working with AWS infrastructure (Elastic Container Service, Terraform, Relational Data Store, etc.) and Heroku\n* Experience with LLMs and ML/data is a plus\n\n\n* Experience managing and executing on large technical endeavors.\n* Experience owning a technical architecture and roadmap.\n* Exposure to early-stage startups, preferably B2B Saas.\n\n\n\nWhat you'll get\n* Ownership of projects and strategic priorities regardless of seniority in our learning-focused environment.\n* Frequent, tailored coaching and feedback sessions with managers deeply invested in your professional growth.\n* Strong ties to the executive team, a culture of transparency and engagement with strategic decisions.\n* Options from day one, which means you will be on the ownership track right away.\n* Competitive salary and equity packages.\n* Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, and vision) from day 1.\n* Virtual doctor and mental health services from day 1.\n* Provision of anything you need to be successful -  learning tools, hardware, office equipment, software.\n* Generous PTO, company-wide R&R shutdowns and paid leave for parents. \n* A WFH stipend, phone stipend and merch merch merch. \n\n\n\n\n\nDiversity Equity and Inclusion\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where our team members, vendors, contractors and beyond feel valued and supported. We know that our commitment to inclusion and belonging enables us to do our best work overall. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, citizenship, disability, and national origin. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring and selection process. We know applying for a job can be intimidating, please don’t hesitate to reach out - Allison Langille, Head of People [email protected]. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to SaaS, Python, Senior and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $110,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nNew York

\nKibeam is an ed-tech startup developing a completely novel, AI-enabled, hands-on technology to tackle the global literacy crisis, helping young children develop essential reading skills while nurturing a lifelong passion for reading and learning - without screens. We are committed to empowering families and driving a quantum leap in literacy and education around the world. We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer to help bring to market our innovative Kibeam Reader device. \n\n\nThis role might be for you if:\nYou are experienced in consumer electronics quality assurance, with interest/experience in children’s education, development, and growth. You are a lifelong learner and are driven by the significant impact your work has in getting the best products to market. You embrace cutting technologies like AI, ML, CV and bring exceptional communication skills, adept troubleshooting abilities for complex issues, comprehensive testing expertise in mobile/tablet applications, backend/database firmware, and consumer electronics, and a drive to elevate both personal and team performance. If you're ready for a fulfilling career move, this could be the perfect fit for you!\n\n\n\nResponsibilities:\n* Isolate, reproduce and track defects in our mobile application, database and peripheral device\n* Produce reliable bug reports that clearly identify the issue, steps to reproduce and how the product failed to meet production requirements or customer expectations\n* Perform educational content testing with validation of skill codes\n* Verify the implementation of bug fixes from development team\n* Identify and run appropriate regression tests based on bug fixes or new functionality\n* Define smoke tests for application, database and peripheral to run against all new builds verifying minimal functionality standards are met\n* Create functional test cases and test plans for new feature areas based on specifications\n* Execute and log results of functional test suites across functional areas\n* Conduct effective ad-hoc or exploratory testing\n* Work closely with development and production teams to understand product requirements, implementation in product, and to reproduce issues\n* Explore, reproduce and document issues identified by community focus testers\n* Perform ML model detection recordings for the engineering team\n* Provide support for executive level demos       \n\n\n\n\nRequirements:\n* 4-5 years working as a quality assurance analyst or similar role testing mobile applications, and consumer products - ideally engineered for children\n* Experience with JIRA, TestRail, Miro boards\n* Experience with backend, database, and peripheral testing\n* Familiar with the software development lifecycle in mobile applications\n* Familiarity with quality assurance methodologies\n* Ability to clearly communicate and engage in remote work environment\n* Ability to work through ambiguity and evolving product requirements\n* Strong level of independence and efficiency with exceptional attention to detail\n* Flexibility with changing priorities and ambiguity that come in a start-up environment\n* User advocate with a passion for improving the lives of children and families\n\n\nDon’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we still would like to hear from you.  We are building a diverse and balanced team that complements each other while covering the critical skills and experience.\n\nNice to Have:\n* Experience in testing automation based on python or java languages\n* Experience in Unity development\n* Experience in build and release management\n* Spanish proficiency\n\n\n\n\n$35 - $45 an hour\n\nA bit about our R.I.S.E. culture at Kibeam:\n\n\nThe R.I.S.E. acronym captures the essence of our company's culture and serves as a guiding framework for our team's actions and decisions. By embracing these values, we strive to create a thriving and dynamic work environment where every team member can contribute their best and grow both personally and professionally, while also empowering families and making a lasting difference in the world of education and literacy.\n\n\nResilience (R):Our team is characterized by its resilience, adaptability, and determination. We embrace challenges head-on, learn from setbacks, and bounce back with creative solutions and a positive outlook. Our resilience fuels our drive to achieve excellence and deliver groundbreaking products that will impact the lives of millions of young learners.\n\n\nInnovation (I):Innovation is at the heart of our culture. We encourage our team members to think creatively, explore new ideas, and push the boundaries of what's possible. We are committed to staying at the forefront of our industry, constantly seeking innovative ways to solve problems and improve the experiences of our users.\n\n\nSupport (S):We believe that a supportive work environment is crucial for our team's success and well-being. We prioritize open communication, mutual respect, gratitude, and genuine care for one another. Our team members collaborate, share knowledge, and lift each other up, creating a strong foundation for achieving our goals together.\n\n\nEmpowerment (E):Empowerment is central to our culture. We trust and invest in our team members, providing them with the tools, resources, and autonomy they need to excel in their roles. We recognize and celebrate individual strengths, fostering a sense of ownership and accountability that drives us to deliver exceptional results. Beyond our team, we are committed to empowering families by offering products and services that support their role in nurturing their children's education, well-being, and development.\n\n\nLocation: Kibeam is a virtual, distributed team with close, continuous connection and support.  While we prefer candidates in the same time zone (west coast), we are much more interested in your skills and talents than where you work. You need to be able to work at home and join our full team (1-2 times per year) for in-person planning, activities, work and fun.\n\n\n\n\nKibeam is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Python, Testing, Education, Java, Mobile, Excel and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n $55,000 — $90,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nRemote USA