Builds, scales, and operates production-grade ML systems for real-time personalization on Attentive's platform. Requires 6+ years experience with Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, and scalable ML pipelines in a fast-paced environment.
320k – 360k/yr
Remote6+ YOEML Engineering
About the role
What You’ll Accomplish
You have a proven track record of building systems that maintain a high bar of quality
You deeply loathe regressions and take proactive steps to protect against them through a variety of testing techniques
You are a collaborator, technical leader, and a great communicator
You are constantly improving the quality of the project you are working on, both via direct contributions as well as long-term advocacy for larger-scale changes
You are enthusiastic about the high impact, fast-paced work environment of an late-stage startup
10+ years experience is ideal
Your Expertise
You have worked professionally building systems for 6+ years with experience on a single system long enough to see the consequences of your decisions
Experience with TensorFlow/PyTorch, xgboost, pandas, matplotlib, SQL, Spark or similar tools
You have proficiency or experience with Python
You have extensive experience using machine learning and data analysis, or similar, to build scalable systems and data-driven products, working with cross-functional teams
You have a proven track record of building scalable, efficient, automated processes for large-scale data analyses, model development, model validation, and model implementation from modern research
You have led cross-functional machine learning projects across teams
What We Use
Our infrastructure runs primarily in Kubernetes hosted in AWS’s EKS
Infrastructure tooling includes Istio, Datadog, Terraform, CloudFlare, and Helm
Our backend is Java / Spring Boot microservices, built with Gradle, coupled with things like DynamoDB, Kinesis, AirFlow, Postgres, Planetscale, and Redis, hosted via AWS
Our frontend is built with React and TypeScript, and uses best practices like GraphQL, Storybook, Radix UI, Vite, esbuild, and Playwright
Our automation is driven by custom and open source machine learning models, lots of data and built with Python, Metaflow, HuggingFace, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Pandas
Compensation
For US based applicants: The US base salary range for this full-time position is $320,000 - $360,000 annually + equity + benefits
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