BackEnd Developer
Team: Engineering
Location: HCMC
At ELSA we have developed our own backend infrastructure using a Python-based stack and our frontend mostly based on [protected info] All that happens in the apps and in the backend gets tracked and stored into our databases. As a full-stack developer on the growth squad you will be modifying both backend and frontend and analyzing the resulting data to help the ELSA leadership team take important decisions on the ELSA product future.
As part of your role you will:
- Transform abstract ideas specifications into actionable engineering tasks
- Design and implement new backend support for new ELSA features
- Maintain existing features
- Interact with other technical and non-technical members of the ELSA team to build a high quality product
- Write automated tests and technical documentation to increase code robustness and easy to use by other developers
- Track user bug reports to find their root cause in our backend code, and apply solutions to them.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack developer. Otherwise, let prove us "working years" just a number
- Extended experience in Python (Django) and Linux
- Practice professional software development (Automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD)
- Be curious and eager to learn, be a team player and be ready to put a lot of effort in the project
- Decent communication skills in English, both oral and written.
What we offer
- Competitive compensation, Private Health Insurance.
- Fun energetic team; international and collaborative culture
- Flexible hours (remote is OK)
- Company stock options
- Room to grow professionally and play a critical role to shape the next stage of the company's growth.
- Silicon Valley startup experience
- Opportunities to travel
- Opportunity to work on a mission that can transform the lives of 1.5 billion language learners around the world.
How to apply?
Apply now to maximize your talents and make a real impact! Send your CV and a short introduction on why you want to join ELSA to [email protected] We would love to see your application.
About the Company:
ELSA (English Language Speech Assistant) is a startup founded in 2015 by Stanford alum Ms. Vu Van, and Dr. Xavier Anguera, a veteran in speech recognition and AI. ELSA's app, which is called ELSA Speak, listens to the way language learners pronounce words, sentences or conversations to pinpoint exact errors and provide real-time, accurate feedback on their pronunciation mistakes with specific suggestions on how to improve. The company built its own proprietary speech technology using deep learning and A.I. to detect people's pronunciation mistakes with 95%+ accuracy.
Based in San Francisco, ELSA has raised $27 million in capital and is backed by leading VCs in Silicon Valley, Southeast Asia and Japan. ELSA Speak is available for iOS and Android and is used by more than 13 million users in over 100 countries. The company has offices in Portugal, Vietnam, India, Indonesia and Japan.
ELSA has been recognized as Top 5 Best Artificial Intelligence Apps (by Research Sniper); and Top 4 Companies Using AI To Transform The World (by Forbes).
