Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Rust)

About amo

We’re a group of friends that have spent our lives building stuff for friends. amo brought us back together and we’re now ready to share what we’ve been working on all along.

We believe that friendship still deserves a place online. Our first app, ID by amo, brought a new take on the social profile, providing an unlimited board for you and your friends to express yourselves on. Our second app, Capture by amo, is the camera you create that’s made just for friends. And completing our early collection of apps for friends is Location by amo. It’s the app that puts your friends on the map — from checking in on your crew to making moves to meetup.

Together, they form the beginning of a new kind of social company. One that exists across multiple apps, but only one you. One with many more ideas to come (soon). We’re going to experiment, build, re-build again, and no doubt get lots wrong along the way. But we hope that what we get right earns its place on your home screen — as a new collection of apps that serve you and your friends above all else.

On amo, your profile, friendships, feed, and settings are shared across the apps. Trying a new one takes no time at all as your info (and your friends!) are already waiting for you. When we have new ideas, we won’t be constrained by an ever-growing tab bar and the four corners of just one app. We’ll make something entirely new and give you the choice on whether to use it or not. Take what you need, ignore what you don’t.

We feel a real responsibility when it comes to creating stuff for you and your friends — and doing so the right way. We believe that the company that survives long term in this space is the one that aligns itself closest with your best interests. So to keep ourselves accountable, we developed some principles that guide what we do.

Position

In the initial months, you'll be working closely with the team, gradually taking ownership of central components and features. Given our early stage, we're seeking versatile engineers comfortable contributing to various aspects of the company's foundation.

We value team members who delve deep into their respective domains, aiming to cultivate a team of subject matter experts. This commitment to expertise is an expectation of every team member.

The backend team at amo is responsible for both server side and the backbone of the client as we believe it makes more sense to have one team handle both ends of the same topics (network, data modelling, management and synchronization, etc).

As a Staff Backend Engineer, your day-to-day will include:

Crafting the Future

You'll be developing systems that handle massive traffic, data, and an unmatched rate of scaling. Your toolkit? Carefully chosen cutting-edge technologies, code that's practically poetry, and systems that effortlessly scale horizontally.

Cross-Platform Harmony

You’ll manage and optimize the Rust-based core that forms the backbone of our iOS and Android applications. And collaborate with iOS and Android engineers to maintain a unified codebase, enabling consistent experiences across platforms. You’ll also bridge the gap between mobile development and backend infrastructure for a seamless user journey.

Feature Development

Participate in brainstorming sessions and discussions to design and implement features that set us apart in the market.

Continuous Improvement

We love learning from each other, stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, bringing fresh ideas to the table. Contribute to our culture of continuous improvement, where learning and growing are integral parts of the journey.

Your qualification

• Significant experience writing Rust (either open-source or professional work)

• Experience working with distributed systems in production (like Redpanda/Kafka or/and ScyllaDB/Cassandra, etc.).

• Strong opinions about building a product in the consumer social domain is preferred

What we offer

To ensure that everyone is set up for success within our way of working, we work together onsite 5 days a week. 

We wanted to make sure coming to the office is as comfortable as possible for you:

• We chose a location in central Paris, near Opera (Metro lines 3,8,9 and RER A)

• We have a beautiful Parisian-style office with high ceilings, balconies, and huge windows. So a lot of natural light!

• We reimburse your commuting expenses 100%

Because life outside of work should also be stress-free, we cover:

• Health care (100% coverage)

• Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Second Parent Leave (salary maintained at 100%)

• We shut down entirely twice a year — two weeks in the summer and one week in the winter to allow everyone to truly recharge and to avoid prolonged slowdowns (especially in the summer). This enables everyone to actually disconnect and enjoy their vacation. No Slack, no email, no FOMO. Per French standard, we also offer another 4 weeks to allow team members to choose when they want to take time off

We love the diverse perspectives we get from having people from all over the world join us, and so we of course support relocation to Paris with: 

• Help and sponsored visa process

• 1 month of Airbnb 100% covered by amo upon arrival

• Assistance from Settlesweet to find your permanent home

• Help with french paperwork like opening a french social security account, tax forms and more

• French lessons to be fully set with your new Parisian life