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Interested in building a better customs experience for all? Us too! Here are the roles we are hiring for today:
Job Title: Founding Engineer
Location: Hybrid or Remote
Department: Engineering
Reports To: CTO
Who we are:
Importal is a tech-enabled U.S. Customs broker who is transforming the industry. We are looking for a Founding Engineer who wants to get in at the ground floor, make your mark on building the foundation, and contribute to the growth of a new company.
Job Summary:
A day in the life: You will report to the CTO. You will collaborate with the Product Manager, our in-house Customs Brokers, and our customers to understand their needs and translate them into working features.
Minimum Qualifications & Requirements:
High Ownership Attitude
Ability to be dynamic - we are a pre-seed startup in build mode and we need someone to hit the ground running even if that means a different thing consistently.
Be coachable - we are all a team, and we all can improve!
4+ years experience working in technology
A College Degree is preferred but not required
Skills:
Advanced knowledge of git
Experience using GCP, AWS or Azure in depth
Experience with Material UI
Experience with Node.JS and Express
Experience building User Interfaces in any one of the following (React preferred)
Angular
Vue
React
Advanced knowledge of at least 2 widely used programming languages (see examples)
Python
Typescript
Java
Golang
C#
Intimate experience with at least 2 widely used database engines (see examples)
Oracle
Postgres
MongoDB
Understanding of Infrastructure as Code
Experience or understanding of using terraform to automate cloud infrastructure
Bonus:
Devops / Cloud Architect experience with LLMs or open source models
LLMs / open source models Observability expertise
Experience architecting RAG tools
Experience fine-tuning models
Experience architecting vector databases for RAG/LLM use cases
Experience interacting with Open AI or Anthropic Embeddings/Assistant APIs or
Experience architecting or working with a data lake
Experience in the startup space
Compensation: $125,000 - $165,000
Benefits
Healthcare
Equity
Excellent work culture
Building a greenfield product