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About Schmooze At Schmooze, we are redefining how people connect and match online. Through cutting-edge AI and machine learning, we’ve built a unique meme-driven recommendation and matching system that keeps users engaged in meaningful and entertaining ways. We don’t just want to build another dating app—we are here to revolutionize how people form connections, one meme at a time. Founded by Vidya Madhavan and Abhinav Anurag , alumni of Stanford and BITS Pilani , Schmooze has been featured in leading publications such as TechCrunch, Forbes, and The Economic Times for our innovative approach to matchmaking. Our app has already garnered millions of interactions worldwide , proving that memes are more than just jokes—they’re a powerful way to connect people. Why You Should Join Us At Schmooze, we move fast, solve tough problems, and refuse to settle for mediocrity. If you're a backend engineer who thrives on tackling world-changing challenges , you'll fit right in. Impact Millions: Your work will directly shape how millions of users interact, match, and build connections. Cutting-Edge Tech: Work with a powerful real-time, data-driven stack, solving complex scalability and performance problems. High Ownership & No Bureaucracy: No unnecessary meetings, no red tape—just a close-knit team working relentlessly to push boundaries. Data-Driven, Results-Oriented: We iterate fast, measure everything, and pivot when needed to build the best product possible. What You’ll Do Scale our infrastructure to support millions of meme-driven interactions. Design, build, and optimize high-performance APIs. Handle real-time data processing using state-of-the-art tools. Simulate edge cases to rigorously test your code. Document your work and improve engineering best practices. Solve real-time customer problems and continuously enhance the user experience. Tech Stack You’ll Work With Backend: Python, Async Programming (asyncio), Sanic Framework Databases & Storage: Postgres, Elasticsearch, Starrocks, Redis Messaging & Streaming: Kafka, Flink, gRPC Infrastructure: Kubernetes, AWS Testing & Performance: Locust, Claude The Challenges You’ll Tackle Work on our State-of-the-art Meme Recommendation Algorithm that ensures maximum user engagement. Contribute to the Matching Algorithm that ensures fair and meaningful connections, not just benefiting the top 5% of users ( looking at you, Tumble, Bimber, Cringe—you cheated us all along! ). Optimize our backend for ultra-low latency matching and messaging. Build robust systems that can scale seamlessly as our user base explodes. What We Look For Experience: 0-2 years of relevant experience. Any prior start-up experience is a bonus. Hunger to work on world-changing problems. Deep expertise in Python backend development. Strong experience with scalable architectures, distributed systems, and async processing. A hacker’s mindset —ability to move fast, break things, and fix them better. Strong ownership instincts. You don’t wait for directions; you take charge. A bias for action —we don’t believe in waiting around. Our Culture 🏡 Homely Vibe – We are a small, close-knit team that supports each other. 📈 Career Growth is a KPI – Your growth matters to us as much as our company’s success. 🚀 No Hierarchy – The best ideas win, not job titles. 🤝 One Team, One Place – We work together, learn together, and win together. 💰 Spot Bonuses – Out-of-the-box thinking and high ownership don’t go unnoticed. 🔥 Leadership at Every Level – We believe that a small, elite team can only succeed if every single member is a leader in their own right. If you have the hunger, the drive, and the skills, let’s build something legendary together. Show more Show less
