Freelance Software Developer

What we're building: An AI-driven social shopping platform connecting brands/retailers with social media influencers and their followers. A similar app is [login to view URL] which does $1B in sales a year in the fashion space. The Influencer Marketing space is growing 100% YoY. We are going after influencers in beauty & furniture which are each sized at 100B sales in the US market alone. Startup stage: Early stage. Currently improving backend architecture, validating MVP and iterating/launching frequently to ensure product-market fit. Already have users & signing up more users every week. How it currently works: See [login to view URL] to see the influencer sign-up page. see [login to view URL] to see the brand sign-up page. What the developer can get out of the opportunity: -Chance to build brand new technology from scratch, including back end architecture & design -Chance to work remotely; generous flexibility for location, hours worked, and time zone -Chance to tackle major tech challenges: storing, managing, and processing large data sets (e.g. product database, influencer content); integrating these data sets into a consumer-facing app; minimizing online retrieval latency for these data sets. -Chance to gain experience integrating AI into a backend system. The AI currently has 3 modules: A) recommendation engine for the social shopper, B) NLP to identify products from influencers' Instagram feeds C) Reverse image search/image recognition to identify products from influencer photos. CEO profile: Worked on developing algorithms at the intersection of Machine Learning/Economics at Amazon Seattle HQ, including product search, dynamic pricing, forecasting, and causal inference. Heavily experienced in ML. Has a PhD and undergrad from Harvard. Developer Qualifications: - 2-4+ years of experience in backend development, preferably for a consumer-facing app -At least 1 year of experience in front end development, either web or mobile or preferably both -At least 1 year of experience with python and/or integrating python code with a back end system - Self-starter attitude and ability to make decisions independently - Loves to solve problems and tackle new challenges - Great attention to detail, well organized and consistently delivers quality performance - Passion to help users with the technology you build - BS in Computer Science, or equivalent educational experience. Desirable Skills: - iOS and Android app development - Experience integrating AI/ML with back end