Senior AI/ML Platform Engineer (Hybrid)

Dotdash Meredith; West Hollywood (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

People Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer 1 to join its AI/ML Engineering Platform team in a hybrid role. You will design and build scalable backend systems, ML pipelines, and model serving using Vertex AI, KServe, and FastAPI.

The position collaborates with data scientists and platform teams to deliver ML-driven features for search and recommendations. The role emphasizes observability, data pipelines, and scalable infrastructure with cloud experience across AWS/GCP, Docker, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and services.
• 5+ years of experience developing software using Python, Node.js, and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with ES for search, indexing, and relevance tuning.
• Experience with Kafka for real-time data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Git and Bitbucket.
• Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Kibana, and APM.
• Cloud experience with AWS and GCP; Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with experimentation and analytics tools like Jupyter and Spark.
• RESTful and GraphQL APIs with security practices like OAuth and JWT.
• Knowledge of ML concepts for ranking, retrieval, and personalization.
• Beginner level experience with Vertex AI Pipelines for ML workflows.
• Clear communication and data-driven problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable distributed systems and backends for AI/ML workloads.
• Develop ML pipelines for training, evaluation, and deployment of ranking, retrieval, and personalization features.
• Implement model serving, API layers with FastAPI for low latency inference.
• Build observability, monitor performance and data quality across pipelines and models.
• Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and platform teams to deliver ML features.
• Maintain documentation for pipelines, models, APIs, and operations.
• Develop internal tools and dashboards for visibility into data and model behavior.

Skills

Strong communication

Data-driven

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

Node.js

TypeScript

FastAPI

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Milvus

KServe

Vertex AI Pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Kibana

APM

Beam

Airflow

Jupyter

Job description

People Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer 1 to join its AI/ML Engineering Platform team in a hybrid role. You will design and build scalable backend systems, ML pipelines, and model serving using Vertex AI, KServe, and FastAPI.

The position collaborates with data scientists and platform teams to deliver ML-driven features for search and recommendations. The role emphasizes observability, data pipelines, and scalable infrastructure with cloud experience across AWS/GCP, Docker, and