Ideogram
Ideogram is a new generative AI startup looking for dedicated developers to join its engineering team. Our mission is to make creative expression universally accessible and help humans become orders of magnitude more creative.
We will develop state-of-the-art generative AI systems that will transform and expand the creative economy, with applications to gaming, commerce, marketing, advertising, design, photography, music, and the movie industry. We will make generative media models available to the entire planet through our platform.
You will work directly with some of the best machine learning experts in the world, who have an exceptional track record of setting the vision and executing generative AI projects. Our headquarters is in downtown Toronto.
Founding Team
Our founding team includes Jonathan Ho, William Chan, Chitwan Saharia, Mohammad Norouzi. This team comprises machine learning experts who were responsible for notable generative media projects, including Imagen and Imagen Video for text-to-image and text-to-video synthesis. The team is experienced in setting the vision for AI projects, in technical execution of them, in marketing AI technology, and in creating and nurturing large developer ecosystems.
Engineering Culture
We're a small and committed technical team that oversees engineering, research, design, product, and operation. Everyone on the team is willing to do whatever necessary to create a delightful product for our customers. We believe that a small dedicated team with a collaborative culture can move faster and build better and more coherent products than large hierarchical organizations.
As a member of our technical team, you’ll own projects end-to-end, directly engaging with our customers. From designing a machine learning system to developing the product and UX design, you will have a direct impact. At Ideogram, we provide mentorship and support to help our employees grow with the company and achieve their ambitious career goals.
About The Role
As a Backend Engineer, you have expertise in building, debugging, and optimizing software in large-scale, high-volume environments. You will be a key participant in defining the platform roadmap and product strategy which will ultimately transform and expand the creative economy.
What We're Looking For
5+ years developing and shipping large scale backend systems (Node.js or Python preferred)
Experience in writing scalable and reliable code, e.g., strong data structure and algorithm fundamentals, experience with gRPC, Protobufs, MapReduce, an obsession for documentation.
Familiarity with AWS or similar cloud technology
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Self-starter - able to come up to speed on complex, difficult concepts with minimal assistance
Experience communicating complex technical issues to technical and non technical team members
Excitement about generative AI technology and its impact on the creative economy.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Nice to Have Skills
Experience in developing machine learning models in JAX, PyTorch, and TensorFlow.
Track record in machine learning innovation (e.g., Transformer, VAE, Denoising Diffusion models), or familiarity with such methods and experience in implementing them from scratch.
Experience in low-level machine learning optimization, e.g., writing CUDA kernel code.
Ideogram is committed to welcoming everyone, regardless of gender identity, orientation, or expression. Our mission is to remove exclusivity and barriers and encourage new thinking and perceptions, in a space of belonging. It is not about race, gender, or age, it is about the people.
Compensation range: 160k–250k CAD + Equity
