Why Join Inworld

Inworld is the best-funded startup in AI and games with a $500 million valuation and backing from top tier investors including Intel Capital, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Section 32, BITKRAFT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and First Spark Ventures.

Inworld is the leading AI engine for games and interactive media. Inworld’s suite of AI components enables developers to build interactive, responsive, and personalized AI gaming experiences, orchestrate models to create intelligent game behaviors, and unlock enhanced productivity with AI-generated content. Inworld powers experiences built by Ubisoft, NVIDIA, Niantic, NetEase Games and LG, among others, and has partnerships with key industry players such as Microsoft Xbox, Epic Games, and Unity.

Inworld was recognized by CB Insights as one of the 100 most promising AI companies in the world in 2024 and was also named among LinkedIns Top Startups of 2024 in the USA.

We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to primarily work on C++ based components, as well as Kotlin and Python based components for Inworld AI.

Responsibilities

Building from scratch or in the early phase: high-load distributed systems, high-quality APIs, ML inference, and training infrastructure.
Contributing to the product design and roadmap.
Prototyping new ideas and features.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
6+ years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.
3+ years experience developing software applications using the C++ programming language.
Strong proficiency in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient C++ code.
Extensive experience in cloud development, particularly in designing and implementing high-load services.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years professional experience with Java and/or Kotlin.
Professional experience with Python.
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
Practical knowledge of cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Extensive experience in native development for Linux or Windows platforms.
Hands-on experience in designing and developing high-load distributed systems.
Strong fundamentals in the data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and object-oriented programming.

In-office location: Mountain View, CA, United States.

Remote location: United States.

The United States base salary range for this full-time position is between $180,000 - $260,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.