Staff ML Platform Engineer — Production AI Infra (Remote)

AppFolio, Inc; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio, Inc is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to advance their ML platform, focusing on AI-driven applications in the real estate sector. This role is pivotal for designing, optimizing, and maintaining ML infrastructure using AWS, including services like ECS and SageMaker.

The ideal candidate should have proven experience in production ML environments, particularly with Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic APIs, alongside a strong background in data pipelines and operational excellence.

Compensation ranges from $200,000 to $250,000, reflecting the importance of this strategic role.

Qualifications

• Experience building and operating production ML infrastructure on AWS.
• Direct experience with Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic APIs in production.
• Comfortable with deep learning, evaluation, and inference.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate ML infrastructure on AWS.
• Optimize cost across all AI applications.
• Maintain reliable, multi-provider LLM access.

Skills

Systems thinking

Production building

Ownership mindset

Collaboration

Cost optimization

Tools

AWS

Python

Docker

LangChain

Job description

AppFolio, Inc is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to advance their ML platform, focusing on AI-driven applications in the real estate sector. This role is pivotal for designing, optimizing, and maintaining ML infrastructure using AWS, including services like ECS and SageMaker.

The ideal candidate should have proven experience in production ML environments, particularly with Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic APIs, alongside a strong background in data pipelines and operational excellence.

Compensation ranges from $200,000 to $250,000, reflecting the importance of this strategic role.