Attentive

Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Attentive$350K — $430K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional experience in building scalable systems
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with ML tools (TensorFlow/PyTorch, xgboost, pandas)
  • Strong collaborative skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams
  • Experience with automated processes for large-scale data analyses and model development
  • Deep understanding of maintaining high-quality standards in ML systems

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale production-grade ML systems for real-time personalization
  • Prevent regressions through comprehensive testing techniques
  • Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams
  • Advocate for quality improvements and longer-term project enhancements
  • Operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-impact startup environment

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Equity options to share in the company’s success
  • Robust support for work-life balance and personal well-being
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development through challenging projects
Full Job Description
Our Machine Learning Engineering team powers personalized experiences for hundreds of millions of customers across thousands of brands. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will play a critical role in building, scaling, and operating production-grade ML systems that drive real-time personalization across the Attentive platform.

You will operate with a high degree of ownership, partner closely with Product and Engineering, and help raise the technical bar across our ML systems in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

What You'll Accomplish
  • You have a proven track record of building systems that maintain a high bar of quality
  • You deeply loathe regressions and take proactive steps to protect against them through a variety of testing techniques
  • You are a collaborator, technical leader, and a great communicator
  • You are constantly improving the quality of the project you are working on, both via direct contributions as well as long-term advocacy for larger-scale changes
  • You are enthusiastic about the high impact, fast-paced work environment of an late-stage startup
  • 10+ years experience is ideal

Your Expertise
  • You have worked professionally building systems for 10+ years with experience on a single system long enough to see the consequences of your decisions
  • Experience with TensorFlow/Pytorch, xgboost, pandas, matplotlib, SQL, Spark or similar tools
  • You have proficiency or experience with Python
  • You have extensive experience using machine learning and data analysis, or similar, to build scalable systems and data-driven products, working with cross-functional teams
  • You have a proven track record of building scalable, efficient, automated processes for large-scale data analyses, model development, model validation, and model implementation from modern research
  • You have led cross-functional machine learning projects across teams

What We Use
  • Our infrastructure runs primarily in Kubernetes hosted in AWS's EKS
  • Infrastructure tooling includes Istio, Datadog, Terraform, CloudFlare, and Helm
  • Our backend is Java / Spring Boot microservices, built with Gradle, coupled with things like DynamoDB, Kinesis, AirFlow, Postgres, Planetscale, and Redis, hosted via AWS
  • Our frontend is built with React and TypeScript, and uses best practices like GraphQL, Storybook, Radix UI, Vite, esbuild, and Playwright
  • Our automation is driven by custom and open source machine learning models, lots of data and built with Python, Metaflow, HuggingFace , PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Pandas

You'll get competitive perks and benefits, from health & wellness to equity, to help you bring your best self to work.

For US based applicants:
  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $350,000 - $430,000 annually+ equity + benefits
  • Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location

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About Attentive

Attentive is a mobile marketing company that provides a platform for businesses to communicate with their customers via text messaging. The platform includes features such as personalized messaging, automation, and analytics. Attentive's platform is used by businesses to increase customer engagement, drive sales, and improve customer experience. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Learn more about Attentive
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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