GenAI Infrastructure Engineer — Scale AI Platforms

Thumbtack; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work stipend

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Thumbtack is seeking a Software Engineer on the ML Infrastructure team to build and evolve core AI platform capabilities that empower GenAI-powered applications used by millions of Thumbtack customers and pros. You will partner with product and platform engineers to design scalable systems for running and scaling AI experiences across Thumbtack.

You will work hands-on across the stack—from backend services to AI model integrations—while evaluating next-generation infrastructure tools and driving

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Proficiency in Go and Python as part of the primary stack.
• Bias to action and ability to move work forward in ambiguous environments.
• Experience using AI coding tools in daily workflows and evaluating AI output.
• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases such as Postgres or DynamoDB.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve core AI platform capabilities for GenAI-powered apps.
• Design and improve systems to run, scale GenAI-powered applications in production.
• Collaborate with product and platform teams to deliver impact.
• Support pipelines for model training, serving, data workflows, CI/CD, orchestration, deployment.

Skills

Data structures and algorithms

Software design

Bias to action

Learning quickly in ambiguity

Team collaboration

Tools

Go

Python

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

AI coding tools

Job description

Thumbtack is seeking a Software Engineer on the ML Infrastructure team to build and evolve core AI platform capabilities that empower GenAI-powered applications used by millions of Thumbtack customers and pros. You will partner with product and platform engineers to design scalable systems for running and scaling AI experiences across Thumbtack.

You will work hands-on across the stack—from backend services to AI model integrations—while evaluating next-generation infrastructure tools and driving