Your space-enabled career begins here

At World Labs, our mission is to revolutionize artificial intelligence by developing Large World Models, taking AI beyond language and 2D visuals into the realm of complex 3D environments, both virtual and real. We're the team that's envisioning a future where AI doesn't just process information but truly understands and interacts with the world around us.

We're looking for the overachievers, the visionaries, and the relentless innovators who aren't satisfied with the status quo. You know that person who's always dreaming up the next big breakthrough? That's us, and we want you to be part of it.

We’re looking for a Product-Minded Senior Backend Engineer with strong coding skills, a passion for creating user-centric experiences, and the ability to deploy and maintain systems at scale. This role requires you to design, develop, and maintain backend systems, APIs, and infrastructure to support generative AI products at scale. Own end-to-end development of user-facing features and experiences, leveraging cutting-edge AI research. You will collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, designers, and product managers to translate ideas into impactful products. Build and optimize tools and platforms that enhance engineering productivity and support scalability, reliability, and security.

Key Qualifications:

• 5+ years of engineering experience in diverse technical environments, ideally delivering user-facing products within product-driven organizations.

• Experience in the full end-to-end software lifecycle: planning, developing, productionizing, on-call, maintaining, and evolving.

• Deep understanding and expertise in distributed backend systems, APIs, database management, and security authentication/authorization mechanisms.

• Experience with user-facing APIs and end-to-end system design.

• Proficient in at least one of Golang, Node

• Proficiency in Python/PyTorch to architect APIs wrapping AI models is a plus.

• Proficiency in JavaScript and React for front-end development is a plus, with a willingness to work across the stack as needed.

• Proven ability to operate effectively in startup environments as an early-stage engineer or founder, demonstrating adaptability and ownership.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on delivering high-quality, impactful solutions.

Who You Are:

• Fearless Innovator: We need people who thrive on challenges and aren't afraid to tackle the impossible.

• Resilient Builder: Impacting Large World Models isn't a sprint; it's a marathon with hurdles. We're looking for builders who can weather the storms of groundbreaking research and come out stronger.

• Mission-Driven Mindset: Everything we do is in service of creating the best spatially intelligent AI systems, and using them to empower people.

• Collaborative Spirit: We're building something bigger than any one person. We need team players who can harness the power of collective intelligence.

We're hiring the brightest minds from around the globe to bring diverse perspectives to our cutting-edge work. If you're ready to work on technology that will reshape how machines perceive and interact with the world - then World Labs is your launchpad.

Join us, and let's make history together.