Attentive

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Attentive • $244K — $320K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in building production machine-learning software systems
  • Proven track record of owning ML systems with impactful design decisions
  • Strong proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow
  • Experience with data processing tools such as pandas, Spark, and SQL
  • Hands-on experience building automated data processing and model deployment pipelines
  • Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication skills and a strong sense of ownership

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and run scalable machine learning systems for real-time targeting and personalization
  • Own ML projects from data exploration to deployment and monitoring
  • Safeguard model and system quality through testing and validation
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to convert business problems into ML solutions
  • Improve system reliability, performance, and efficiency continuously
  • Contribute to technical best practices within the ML engineering team
  • Mentor fellow engineers via code reviews and knowledge sharing

Benefits

  • Competitive health and wellness perks
  • Equity options
  • Supportive work culture that emphasizes personal and professional growth
  • Access to employee resource groups for community engagement
Full Job Description
About the RoleOur 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
  • Design, build, and operate scalable machine learning systems used in real-time targeting, decisioning, personalization systems
  • Own ML projects end-to-end, from data exploration and modeling to deployment, monitoring, and iteration
  • Proactively safeguard model and system quality through testing, monitoring, validation, and alerting
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, data, and other engineering partners to translate business problems into ML solutions
  • Continuously improve system reliability, performance, and engineering efficiency
  • Contribute to technical direction and best practices across the ML engineering team
  • Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing
  • Thrive in a high-impact, fast-paced, late-stage startup environment

Your Expertise
  • 6+ years of professional experience building production machine-learning software systems
  • Proven experience owning ML systems long enough to see the downstream impact of design decisions
  • Strong proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or xgboost
  • Experience with data processing and analytics tools such as pandas, Spark, SQL, and matplotlib
  • Hands-on experience building automated pipelines for data processing, model training, validation, and deployment
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver ML-powered features
  • Strong communication skills and a high sense of ownership

What We Use
  • Infrastructure: Kubernetes (AWS EKS), Istio, Datadog, Terraform, Cloudflare, Helm
  • Backend: Java / Spring Boot microservices (Gradle), DynamoDB, Kinesis, Airflow, Postgres, PlanetScale, Redis
  • Frontend: React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Storybook, Radix UI, Vite, Playwright
  • ML & Data: Python, Metaflow, HuggingFace , PyTorch, TensorFlow, Panda

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 $244,000 - 320,000 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.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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