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Viv Labs
Application Engineer
Original posting
Viv Labs | Application Engineer | San Jose, CA | onsite
Viv is a next-generation virtual personal assistant, brought to you by the team that developed Siri. In addition to being far more capable and intelligent, Viv will provide a truly open platform and marketplace that lets any developer extend Viv's capabilities for new domains and services.
We are looking for versatile, talented full-stack engineers who can create commercial-quality software with ease. As a Viv Application Engineer, you will use our advanced AI tools to add new capabilities to Viv, teaching it about new domains and services.
You like working individually and in small teams and you are constantly learning from and teaching those around you and in online coding communities. You have a broad experience with server-side Javascript, integrating with third party web services, and are experienced at data and object modeling.
REQUIREMENTS
BS degree required, CS major is preferred
Experience: 3+ years of commercial software development required
Front-end technologies required: JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
Server-side: JavaScript, and Web Services integration experience required
Strong data and object modeling proficiency
Strong CSS knowledge, able to quickly build out UI from specs/sketches
Desired:
Experience developing mobile interfaces is a plus (iOS, Android)
Knowledge of UI best practices, and an eye for aesthetically pleasing user interfaces from a design perspective is a plus
Experience and interest in artificial intelligence technologies (including natural language processing, machine learning, knowledge modeling and reasoning) is a plus, but we'll teach you what you need to know.
Apply @ viv.ai