Senior Staff Software Developer, Frontend

About the  Role:

The Sama R&D team is focused on delivering integrated solutions solving the most complex ML problems for customers of Fortune 2000. We use advanced Software Engineering practices to build scalable, secure, and efficient solutions covering multiple aspects of ML and AI, from data ingestion to annotation and building and operating ML models. We are looking for an incredible Front-End Senior Staff Software Developer ready to join in and use their outstanding development skills to deliver compelling solutions powering the next generation of 2D and 3D image annotation for training AI/ML learning algorithms.

In this role you will be one of the leading developers at the company, defining the technical vision for most of our Web applications and overseeing, with significant technical rigor, that multiple teams follow your lead with respect to state-of-the art software development practices. It is expected that you will be able to have in-depth conversation with full-stack ramifications affecting other non-front-end teams.

You will be expected to generate architectural designs, mentor more junior engineers, discuss with other senior level developers on broad and strategic technical initiatives, as well as contributing high-quality code to power our very refined annotation products. Managing mixed responsibilities between high-level thinking and low-level coding prowess will allow you to showcase all of your abilities and allow you to progress within the company.

Responsibilities 

  • Defining and socializing the top level front-end architectural and technical decisions at the company.
  • Constantly research new front-end technologies and be able to inform the rest of the team about why and when they can  be used for the benefit of our products.
  • Owning the front-end application architecture, and defining appropriate technology.
  • Contribute by writing and reviewing code related to front-end applications to the company.
  • Communicate successfully all concepts and guidelines to the development team.
  • Provide technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers.
  • Interacting with multiple front-end teams on building, scaling and refactoring the application. 
  • Interacting with full-stack senior developers to lead company-wide initiatives
  • Help other developers and our product team scope uncertain high-level technical requirements for future products.
  • Oversee progress of development team to ensure consistency with initial design

MInimum qualifications

  • Proven ability to communicate with non-technical stakeholders
  • 7+ Years of experience in web development, with a focus on front-end
  • 3+ Years in an architectural building and scaling complex systems role
  • Experience with back-end architecture in designing APIs
  • Strong experience with Angular, React, Vue, or Svelte
  • Experience with RxJS and reactive programming
  • Can design scalable, testable state-driven applications

Preferred qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in web development of front-end and back-end systems
  • 5+years of experience with building and scaling complex systems 
  • Expert in Angular 
  • Expert in RxJS and reactive programming

 

About Sama 

Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data curation and data annotation for 2D and 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms.. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards. 

Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 13,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 59,000 workers and their dependents.

Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection. 

For more information, visit www.sama.com.

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Our Culture:

Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.

Our Benefits:

Sama offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a full benefits package, including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life, and AD&D insurance, employer-matching Group RRSP (Canada) and 401K (US), generous holiday and vacation policies, sabbaticals, a monthly fitness stipend, and professional development opportunities.

At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.

Sama is a globally recognized leader in data annotation solutions for enterprise AI models, providing accurate, scalable, and ethical data pipelines. As a Certified B Corp, Sama pioneers an impact model that improves employment outcomes and has helped ...

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