About Arthur 

At Arthur, we are deeply passionate about building technology to make AI understandable, effective, and fair. Arthur makes machine learning work for enterprises through performance monitoring, explainability, and bias detection. We’re built by AI experts and backed by world-class, diverse investors.

This position is a rare (and fun!) opportunity to help shape the future of AI and its real-world impact. We are an equal opportunity employer and believe strongly in front-end ethics: building a company and industry where strong performance and a positive human impact are inextricably linked.

About the role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to design & build APIs and developer tools that will empower our customers and our internal teams.  The ideal candidate will be a strong hands-on coder and has foundational skills in designing & building APIs, SDKs, and CLIs.

What you’ll do

• Implement scalable REST APIs that are consumed by our customers & our internal team for both front-end interfaces and programmatic consumption
• Work closely with our data engineering to build data schemas to store & retrieve information necessary for the operation of our APIs, SDKs, and CLIs
• Exhibit continuous curiosity in understanding emerging technology that improve our ability to deliver

What we’re looking for

• 2-5+ years software engineering experience, with an emphasis on building backend services
• Proficiency in at least one development language, such as Go, Scala, or Java
• Experience with backend REST-ful frameworks
• Experience designing & building unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests for a microservices architecture
• Experience integrating with DBs, SQL or NoSql, such as Postgres
• Experience deploying microservices using Docker, Kubernetes or similar frameworks
• Computer Science or other technical degree, or equivalent practical experience

You might also have (nice to have)

• Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
• Experience contributing to open-source software, building SDKs, or CLIs
• Familiarity with machine learning & AI
• Familiarity with enterprise integration technologies & protocols such as SAML and LDAP
• Experience running a 24x7 SaaS platform with an SLA 

What to expect at Arthur

• Teammates who value curiosity, hard work, collaboration, and creative problem-solving -- and good swag.
• A team of professionals who are passionate about our work and making a positive impact through AI.
• A caring culture; we value and prioritize our team’s physical and mental health, encouraging and celebrating life outside of work. 
• Autonomy to pursue your role and interests with room to grow, with a team behind you that always has your back.
• Joy, humor, and a little dose of healthy competition (in our business, we win as a team; on company game night, may the best Arthurian win…).

We offer

• Competitive compensation plus medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401K
  • Our target base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $200,000+, based on your experience and how your skills align with role requirements.
• Equity in what we’re building together, backed by some of the most respected VCs in the industry.
• A flexible learning and development budget: we’ll cover a masters in computer science, or support ways to learn and grow in the areas that matter to you.
• Highly discounted gym and fitness benefits.
• Flexible PTO with vacation minimums, which we really want you to take and enjoy.
• Flexibility to work out of our NYC office with a hybrid team, or remote as it works for you and the team

Arthur is an equal-opportunity employer; we believe strongly in front-end ethics: building a company and industry where strong performance and a positive human impact are inextricably linked. This reflects in our desire and commitment to build teams that comprise different backgrounds and experiences. Arthur provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.