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Principal Engineer

High AlphaChicago, Illinois, United StatesOnsite
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High Alpha is hiring key team members for a new B2B SaaS startup. This position will be with High Alpha’s latest company, which is pre-public launch. You’ll work closely with the internal High Alpha team while reporting to the VP of Engineering. If you’ve ever been interested in working at a company from scratch as a member of the initial team, this is it!
This pre-launch product leverages breakthrough technology in the generative AI space along with information gleaned from skilled Consultants, to automate the creation of solutions collateral. This company will unlock skilled professionals to focus on the “neck up” parts of the role by automating the most administrative, but often most time-consuming, element of solutions collateral generation. As a Principal Engineer, you will be a crucial partner in product discovery and design. You will be responsible for the architecture and software delivery.

We will work together to shape the team’s culture and define the early-stage product and the processes and procedures that guide how we work as a team. 

What You’ll Do:


  • Leading the architectural design and implementation of software solutions that are scalable, reliable, performant, maintainable and fully compliant with security requirements
  • Defining, developing and driving software engineering and DevOps best practices
  • Hands-on coding across the full development stack to accelerate delivery
  • Supporting technical innovation at the bleeding edge of AI technology while maintaining operational excellence and a high quality codebase
  • Decomposing complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions
  • Thinking creatively looking for incremental value and not sacrificing progress for perfection
  • Understanding implications of architectural decisions to cost of operations and make balanced decisions
  • Growing talent by participating in hiring and mentoring team members
  • Driving a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement and lifelong learning

What You’ll Need: 


  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Expert knowledge of data structures, algorithms and their practical use
  • Strong proficiency in multiple modern programming languages (Python/Django, React/Typescript preferred)
  • Experience with a big data solution (e.g., Databricks, SnowFlake, etc.)
  • Experience with queuing and streaming systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, etc.)
  • Experience with relational databases, blob storage, and REST API architecture
  • Proficiency with continuous integration/deployment and version control
  • Strong cloud computing experience (i.e., AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Experience working in fast-paced, collaborative Agile teams
  • Excellent team leadership, collaboration, and communication abilities

Package:


  • $150-180k annual salary based on experience
  • Great benefits, including healthcare, dental, and vision coverage for employees
  • Equity grants
  • Monthly equipment stipend to cover laptop, monitor, and any software or equipment you may need

Our Values:


  • Hardest work, best work. A challenge is motivating, even when it’s a little scary. Working through hard challenges is what makes us grow.
  • Speed over perfection. We move fast and have a bias for action. We’re quick to spot issues, pivot without hesitation, and move quickly to drive forward. We tolerate the occasional mistake in exchange for speed.
  • Face challenges head on. We’re not afraid of hard conversations and we face challenges head on. We say the things that feel uncomfortable to say to address the issue and get to the other side of the problem. We do so with positive intent and an open mind.
  • Humble in abundance, optimistic in adversity. In good times, we remind ourselves (and each other) that we’re never done learning, growing, and improving. In hard times, we force ourselves (and each other) to keep the long-term vision in mind: failure is a timeline issue: with iteration and effort, you can always find a way to success.
  • Diverse perspective, unified success. We seek out diversity because diverse teams are the most successful teams. We have a high tolerance for working alongside others who come with different perspectives, backgrounds, and areas of expertise. We approach every interaction with team members as an opportunity to see something in a different light.

High Alpha is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.


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Life at High Alpha

High Alpha, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is comprised of High Alpha Studio and High Alpha Capital. High Alpha Studio conceives, launches and scales next generation enterprise cloud companies by providing a blend of services including: product development, sales and marketing, finance, brand and design, and talent development. High Alpha Capital invests in High Alpha Studio companies and other emerging enterprise cloud companies. The combination of High Alpha Studio and High Alpha Capital represents a new model for entrepreneurship that seeks to help companies reduce friction, increase velocity, and achieve enterprise scale. Partners of High Alpha include: Scott Dorsey, former Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of ExactTarget (sold to Salesforce.com); Mike Fitzgerald, former EVP Corporate Development at ExactTarget and Co-Founder of Gravity Ventures; Eric Tobias, Founder and CEO of iGoDigital (sold to ExactTarget); and Kristian Andersen, Founder of Studio Science and Co-Founder of Gravity Ventures. High Alpha is backed by West Coast-based Emergence Capital, an early investor in Salesforce.com, Box, Yammer and Veeva Systems; East Coast-based Greenspring Associates, an early investor in ExactTarget; Midwest-based Hyde Park Venture Partners; and strategic angel investors. The High Alpha Studio portfolio includes: Octiv, Lessonly, Visible, Sigstr, ClearScholar, Zylo, Doxly, Structural, Pattern89, MetaCX, Anvl, and other new companies constantly being formed.
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Hardest work, best work.2. Speed over perfection.3. Face challenges head on.4. Diverse perspective, unified success.6. High Alpha is an equal opportunity employer.7. Value diversity at our company.8. Bias for action.9. Motivating challenge.10. Unified success through diversity.
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