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Software Engineering _backend engineer

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New York (NY)

Remote

USD 80,000 - 100,000

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Job summary

A tech company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on backend engineering. The ideal candidate will have experience in Python and Hack, and will work on model deployment and backend services for a debugging tool. This position offers the flexibility to work remotely within the US, with a pay range of $75-90 per hour depending on the contract type.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in Python and Hack focused on backend systems.
  • Experience with continuous integration and testing.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop backend services for a debugging tool.
  • Deploy models and integrate them into the platform.
  • Refactor code to improve performance.

Skills

Python
Hack
Continuous integration
Problem-solving
Collaboration

Tools

React
JavaScript
Job description
Overview

Job Title: Software Engineering _backend engineering

Remote role

Pay range: $75-80/hr on W2 or $85-90/hr on C2C

Job Description: Work Location: Top Preference is onsite in Pittsburgh, PA or Burlingame, CA (PIT is most ideal but team recognizes the strong candidate pipeline in BUR). If the role cannot be filled onsite in PIT or BUR OR if there are exceptional candidates that significantly exceed the quality of the onsite resumes, the team will consider 100% remote anywhere in US.

Job Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Software Engineer (SWE V) with a backend engineering skillset to tackle infrastructural changes to enable/support model deployment, version and construct lineage of our models and data, extract important data for debugging, and expand an org-wide Codec Avatar debugging tool. The ideal candidate should possess a robust background in software development, particularly in Hack, Python, and React/JS. This includes continuous integration and testing and backend ML systems. Our team focuses on transforming DL research codebases into product-ready states. The successful candidate will primarily code in Hack and Python. While experience with machine learning systems and managing large codebases is beneficial, it is not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

  • Thrift Service backend work on Avatar Debugging tool
  • Model deployment and integration to Platform
  • Integration into new Codec Avatar Surfaces such as HSR (Horizon) for Product
  • Model metadata extraction and propagation
  • Increasing test coverage through unit and integration testing
  • Code refactoring
  • Optimizing backend workflow orchestration
  • Additional engineering tasks such as setting up dashboards and alerts, and assisting with on-call workloads
  • Collaborate with both research and maturation teams to push research to products

Required Skills

  • 3+ years of experience in Python and Hack, especially pertaining to backend systems propagating information to a frontend, preferably in Big Tech or mid-to-large companies. Some experience in React and Javascript will help, but it is not as vital.
  • Proficiency in continuous integration and testing
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with the ability to independently overcome technical roadblocks
  • Experience working collaboratively and communicate effectively across functional teams
  • Capability to work independently and within a team

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in maturing machine learning systems, such as building systems to load models/data and running inference, scaling up pipelines and tooling
  • Experience in creating and maintaining public projects (e.g., GitHub)

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