Staff Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own robust, scalable infrastructure for live serving of ML models in production
• Act as the technical bridge between Data Science and Backend Engineering teams
• Define and drive best practices for model serving, APIs, and system design across squads
• Lead cross-squad technical initiatives, from architecture decisions to hands-on implementation
• Partner with Data Scientists to ensure models are production-ready, performant, and maintainable
• Contribute to tribe-wide engineering standards and shape the technical roadmap
• Mentor and support engineers across squads

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong foundation in Python
• Proven experience building and operating ML model serving systems or ML platforms in production
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architecture
• Strong track record of delivering complex, cross-functional projects
• Excellent communication skills for working with Data Scientists and ML Engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ML frameworks and serving tools
• Familiarity with feature stores, model registries, or MLOps tooling
• Background in e-commerce, subscription, or personalization domains