Senior Backend Engineer (Custom Models)

Senior Backend Engineer (Custom Models) at DataRobot

About DataRobot:
Join DataRobot, the leader in Value-Driven AI, pioneering a unique and collaborative approach to generative and predictive AI. Our AI Platform supports an organization's existing data, applications, and business processes, deployable on-premises or any cloud environment. Trusted by 40% of the Fortune 50, we enhance business operations with valuable AI-driven insights.

Job Description:

As a member of the Custom Models domain, you will work on one of the key components of the DataRobot MLOps platform, leveraging Kubernetes. We are developing a comprehensive toolset to run user-supplied machine learning models and code, incorporating MLOps features like data drift, accuracy tracking, and retraining. We seek a Senior Software Engineer to help accelerate the development of top-tier solutions for our platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Data Scientists to design and implement new features, delivering end-to-end solutions for both Cloud and Enterprise.
• Design and develop application-level software in conjunction with Kubernetes Infrastructure and containers.
• Work with DevOps and Security teams to create Enterprise installation guides and documentation.
• Lead projects, clearly communicating requirements and scope.
• Design, build, and document scalable REST APIs using Python Flask and OpenAPI schema.
• Maintain and improve existing codebases.
• Troubleshoot complex production environments at the application and database levels.
• Evaluate and validate code through rigorous testing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• 7-8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Understanding of networking.
• Experience building containerized applications.
• Ability to manage projects from start to finish and articulate design decisions.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to collaborate in teams, share knowledge, and write documentation.
• Solid computer science fundamentals, including a basic understanding of algorithms and time complexity.
• Capability to develop quality integration and functional tests.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Kubernetes fundamentals with developer-level experience.
• Experience with Docker.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of DevOps fundamentals and scripting.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.

Employee Benefits:

Our employees are essential to our success. We offer competitive pay and benefits focused on well-being. Depending on your location and legal requirements, benefits include:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Time Off Program
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Global Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• And more!

Our Principles:

• Wow Our Customers
• Set High Standards
• Be Better Than Yesterday
• Be Rigorous
• Assume Positive Intent
• Have the Tough Conversations
• Be Better Together
• Debate, Decide, Commit
• Deliver Results
• Overcommunicate

Research reveals that many women and marginalized groups only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At DataRobot, we encourage all candidates—especially women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, differently-abled people, and those from other marginalized groups—to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement. We’d love to discuss how you could be a great fit.

All U.S. DataRobot employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We have a process to evaluate accommodation requests for those unable to receive a vaccination due to medical, religious, or other legally protected reasons.

DataRobot is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on