Backend Engineer: Ranking

3 months ago

Remote, EMEAMid Level

Base Salary

$80k - $120k/yr

Responsibilities

Build, deploy, and support robust high-load machine-learning-based real-time systems for search and browse experiences.
Collaborate with technical and non-technical business partners to develop and update ranking functionality.
Develop a ranking platform for internal data science and machine learning engineering users.
Optimize ranking-service performance to process requests faster.
Optimize signal delivery and retrieval through the feature store for machine-learning model inference.
Communicate with stakeholders within and outside the team.

Experience designing, developing, and maintaining high-load distributed real-time cloud services.
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform.
Experience with MLOps, including delivering, loading, and serving machine-learning models and related infrastructure, is a major plus.
Hands-on experience setting up and improving CI/CD pipelines.
Proficiency with Python; experience with compiled languages such as C, Rust, or Go is a plus.
Experience with server-side web-service coding and a good understanding of API design principles.
Experience with NoSQL and relational databases, distributed systems, and caching solutions.
Experience with major public cloud platforms, ideally AWS, or Azure and GCP.
Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams and excellent English communication skills.

Fully remote work arrangement with flexibility to choose where to live.
Regular team offsite events.
Unlimited vacation time, with encouragement to take at least three weeks per year.
Work-from-home stipend and Apple laptop provided to new employees.
Annual training and development budget.
Maternity and paternity leave for qualified employees.
Base salary of $80k–$120K USD, plus stock options.

1,001-5,000 employees