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Role Description

The work you do will be instrumental in helping organizations across many industries, empowering companies to harness the power of AI in addressing business challenges efficiently and at scale. You will lead in the design, build and championing of robust backend systems and contribute to the overall architecture of the world’s first operating system for artificial intelligence, aiWARE.

• Mature our architectural and organizational discipline as we move to mature & growing medium-sized company.
• Own the timelines and ensure we do what we say and ship on time products our customers love.
• Represent the Engineering function to key stakeholders.
• Ensure that the engineering and product vision and execution are aligned and that dialogue is open and ongoing.
• Champion technical best practices in partnership with your engineering leaders across front end, backend, platform, SRE, and security.
• Ensure that our products and services are ready for the growth we are seeing and anticipate and can run where our customers need them to run.
• Drive continuous improvement in software development, resilience, and operational activities.
• Balance rapid innovation on the product while taking the long view to ensure we minimize technical and product debt.
• Build organizational capability within your engineering teams by recruiting and retaining outstanding talent and creating an environment where that talent can thrive and collaborate — by providing mentoring, training, and other opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Continue and extend an engineering culture where all team members are engaged with and supportive of each other and the mission.
• Champion our company values - Visionary, Electrifying, Resilient, and Integrity.
• Understand technology and understand what’s critical vs not.
• Partner with all leads within aiWARE on project management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with building SaaS internet products.
• Knowledge of web analytics tools and content management systems.
• Technical fluency: able to understand and discuss architectural concepts, schedule tradeoffs and new opportunities with a technical team member.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to roll up sleeves to get the job done.
• Ability to drive results and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired.
• A history of working with cross-functional teams including engineering, UI, marketing and sales.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• BA/BS in Computer Science or related field obtained from a top-ranked university.
• Superior verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Ability to meet and exceed deadlines with composure.

Requirements

• Engineers who have transitioned from developer to product and have 7+ years with heavy SaaS experience both as a developer and as a Product Manager.
• Firm understanding of Agile user stories and release cycle.
• Familiarity with our tech stack - React, Node, Golang, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, etc.
• MBA from a top-ranked university.

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package.
• Equity Grant(s).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Remote first + Hybrid workplace.
• VERI Communities (Affinity Groups) & Belonging.
• Empowerment to build your career journey at Veritone.
• Flexible (Paid) Time Off.
• Benefits Program: medical, dental, vision, 401K matching, and more!
• Mental health awareness and support.
• An opportunity to be a part of the next big thing in artificial intelligence!