Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Backend and ML - Tofu

Who we are

We're Tofu (https://www.tofuhq.com/), an innovative startup nestled in the heart of the SF Bay Area (San Mateo is our hub), revolutionizing B2B marketing in an AI-first world. Our mission is to empower marketing teams with cutting-edge AI technology to create hyper-personalized, omni-channel content at scale.

Our founding team hails from places like Meta, Google, Twitter, Slack, LinkedIn, Stanford and MIT. This unique blend of technical prowess in AI/ML/NLP and deep understanding of B2B marketing allows us to truly grasp our customers' challenges and develop scalable solutions they love.

We're not just another tech company – we're a group of passionate builders who genuinely want to make a dent in the universe by reimagining what content generation looks like when powered by AI. Since started last year, our business has been growing extremely fast and we are well-funded by world-leading investors such as Index Ventures and SignalFire.

What you'll get to do

We're looking for exceptional backend engineers to join our merry band of innovators. You'll be building robust, scalable systems that power our AI-driven marketing platform.

But it's not just about writing efficient code (though we do love that). You'll be directly working with customers and collaborating with our design and product teams to transform concepts into seamless, user-friendly features.

What we're looking for

We're after someone who doesn't just code, but crafts. Someone who enjoys solving customer problems and gets things done end-to-end. You should excel in:

• Python, AWS services and cloud architecture
• PostgreSQL and database optimization
• Designing and implementing RESTful APIs
• Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code
• Building scalable, distributed systems
• Thinking about system design holistically
• At least 4 years of working experience (

  mix of startup and big company experience preferred

Bonus points if you have experience working with AI/LLMs and knowledge of AI model deployment and optimization.

Why you might love it here

As part of our small but mighty team, you're not just an employee – you're an owner. Your work will directly impact the company's success and trajectory. We also move extremely fast and do product releases everyday (we’ve never missed even one release in the past whole year).

You'll get to work with what we (humbly) think are some pretty awesome people. We're kind, talented, and humble folks who work hard but don't take ourselves too seriously. We believe that at this early stage, it's all about the team. That's why we meet up three times a week in our San Mateo office – to collaborate, innovate, and occasionally debate which of our furry colleagues (we're a dog-friendly company) is the most adorable.

If this sounds interesting...

We would love to talk to you, so please reach out here. If you're not sure if this the right step for you at the moment and you'd like to more casually chat, feel free to reach out at honglei@tofuhq.com. If you'd like to learn more about our product you can also check out this demo here (https://www.loom.com/share/c4a20493630341a187550abdcaf0f7f0?t=0).