Role description
Software Engineer
formlCompany Description
Forml
is an extremely fast-paced AI/ML startup backed by some of the most prestigious VCs in
the industry.
We partner with top-tier financial institutions and lenders as long-term paying
customers, relying on our platform in production across every single team, every day.
As an early engineer, you'll have real impact as we continue to grow.
Founder backgrounds
: Our CTO Shaine Hirsh made history as the youngest ever full-time engineer at SpaceX at age 17, leading AI at Starlink for two years before starting forml. Our CEO Satchel Hirsh was an applied AI researcher @ CERBERUS (winner of the DARPA SubT Challenge), with a strong background in fintech as the first Data Scientist at a series A startup, and an ML engineer at Discover, all before turning 21.
Qualifications
Frontend
(experience with at least ONE of the following)
- Angular
- React
- Node.js
- ngx ecosystem
(Strong TypeScript/JavaScript fundamentals are important, but we're not expecting you to know every
framework.)
Backend
(must-have)
- Python (expert-level)
- Flask (or similar Python backend frameworks)
- Redis
- Celery
Infrastructure / DevOps
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Basic familiarity with CI/CD setups
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience at a fast-moving startup
- Exposure to AI/ML or interest in model-serving / applied ML
Technical Skills
- Deep Python experience and the ability to architect backend systems
- Solid frontend experience with at least one modern JS framework
- Comfortable working across the entire stack to ship real product
- Understanding of distributed systems, caching layers, background workers
- Strong debugging instincts - able to track down root causes quickly
Soft Skills
- Great communicator who is a good teammate
- Takes ownership
- Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
- Thrives in a super fast-paced, high-impact environment
Comp
- Cash + equity
- Total comp: $130K-$190K