Senior Software Engineer, ML Products

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ML products and infrastructure using Python, Postgres, and Elasticsearch.

• Lead sprints, conduct rigorous code reviews, and set the "gold standard" for engineering practices across the organization.

• Actively mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and professional growth.

• Partner closely with other engineers, product managers, data scientists, data engineers, and product engineers to ensure the successful delivery of strategic and roadmap initiatives.

• Independently and with relatively little oversight, own systems throughout the software development lifecycle, from design to development, deployment and monitoring.

• Maintain and improve performance of existing systems and processes while balancing maintainability, observability and readability.

• Demonstrate a deep sense of ownership by developing a thorough understanding of a domain. At the same time, you must be able to explain the behavior of and contribute to code bases that may be outside your domain.

• Proactively propose solutions to gaps or risks in process, technology, software design and architecture

• Provide rigorous and detailed code reviews that uphold team standards, testing and software design best practices.

• Foster a culture of constant improvement and growth, engineering excellence, humility, positivity and curiosity. Take a lead role in making our two days in the office productive and engaging, fostering face-to-face mentorship and collaborative whiteboarding sessions.

• In partnership with other leaders, establish best practices across the organization and drive the organization’s standards within the team, leading by example.

Qualities That Enable Success in This Role:

• You are a self-starter who can deliver projects independently, yet you also thrive in collaborative environments. You recognize the value of diverse perspectives in developing optimal solutions and consistently demonstrate a willingness to support colleagues as a strong team player.

• You approach software engineering as a craft, balancing the pursuit of clean, maintainable code with the demands of a fast-moving, dynamic business environment. You collaborate effectively with product managers and leadership to choose development paths that minimize technical debt while ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products. While you have a strong drive for innovation, you also recognize the critical need to stabilize and harden existing products and services.

• You find genuine joy in helping others level up their skills and navigate their career paths. You view peer reviews as a powerful tool for technical mentorship and can provide feedback in a constructive manner.

• You are able to translate ambiguous and amorphous ideas or problems into concrete projects or initiatives while getting buy-in from engineering, data science, data engineering or product management partners.

• You believe that while remote work is functional, in-person collaboration is where the "magic" happens. You are excited to help shape the energy of our physical workspace.

• You take initiative to go beyond current responsibilities and actively seek new challenges.

• You are passionate about building high impact products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent professional experience.

• 5+ years of experience with a backend language, object oriented programming and building highly scalable backend services. Deep python experience a plus.

• 3+ years of experience with relational and NoSql databases

• 2+ years in a lead or senior-level capacity

• 2+ years of experience designing maintainable and scalable systems

• Proven expertise in system design with a focus on distributed systems and event-driven architectures

• Experience developing cloud-native dockerized applications in Kubernetes

• Experience working with online experimentation and platforms. Experience with Statsig a plus.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate, diagram and document complex engineering concepts.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong project management and organizational skills with experience identifying project milestones to ensure timely project delivery.

The Perks of Working With Us

• Take advantage of excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.

• Invest in your future with our matching 401(k) program.

• Build relationships and take part in learning opportunities through our Employee Resource Groups.

• Enjoy office wide engagement activities, team events, happy hours and more!

• Leave the suit and tie at home; our dress code is casual.

• Work in the heart of downtown Chicago, IL!

• There are CTA and L train stops walking distance from the office and you can store your bike safely inside of the building.

• Sweat it out at the LifeStart gym in our office building that includes brand new Peloton bikes, top-of-the-line equipment and personal training options.

• Maximize your wellness with free counseling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program

• Get paid to work with your friends through our Referral Program!

• Take time to manage your physical and mental health - we offer company paid holidays, paid vacation time and wellness days.

• Receive 100% paid parental leave when you become a new parent.

• Get relocation assistance! If you are not local to the area, we offer relocation packages.