Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Machine Learning

Hume AI

$180K — $250K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in backend development and machine learning infrastructure
  • Proficient in Python and popular ML libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud, AWS)
  • Understanding of ML model architecture, training, and evaluation
  • Familiarity with modern cloud deployment strategies
  • Skilled in service deployment tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

  • Integrate advanced AI models into developer services
  • Collaborate with research scientists and frontend engineers
  • Develop new capabilities for the Hume platform
  • Support the entire ML lifecycle from training to deployment
  • Work on a variety of engineering initiatives

Benefits

  • Flexibility to work from anywhere or in New York City
  • Opportunity to influence the future of AI technology
  • Contribute to meaningful application development that enhances human emotional well-being
  • Engage in groundbreaking scientific research and publications
  • Access to an ethical framework for empathic AI through The Hume Initiative
Full Job Description
Hume AI is seeking a talented senior software engineer with experience in backend services and ML infrastructure who is interested in working with our team to build state-of-the-art audio models and evaluation tools. Join us in the heart of New York City and contribute to our endeavor to ensure that AI is guided by human values, the most pivotal challenge (and opportunity) of the 21st century.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated senior engineer with experience in backend services and ML infrastructure. In this role you will help us integrate cutting edge AI models into services and toolkits for researchers and developers. You will work closely with research scientists and other engineers to build new capabilities into the Hume platform, and you will have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of engineering initiatives across backend applications, cloud infrastructure, and the ML lifecycle, including evaluation and deployment at scale.

Requirements
  • Expertise in the Python ecosystem and popular ML libraries and tools (e.g. PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, XGBoost, sklearn, pandas, numpy).
  • Experience building and deploying models for inference services.
  • Experience writing backend services in multiple languages (e.g. Kotlin, Go, Rust, Java, C++).
  • Understanding of core ML concepts including model architecture, training, and evaluation.
  • Expertise working with storage and compute on a cloud platform (e.g.Google Cloud, AWS).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Bonus
  • Familiarity with data engineering principles and/or building large-scale data pipelines.
  • Familiarity with building and deploying LLM-integrated products.
  • Experience working at the intersection of machine learning research and engineering.
  • Understanding of modern deployment strategies utilizing cloud technologies. (e.g. blue/green, canary deployments, etc).
  • Experience using service deployment tooling (e.g. Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Argo).

Application Note

Please apply only to the position that best aligns with your qualifications. If you submit multiple applications or have applied within the past 6 months, only your initial submission will be considered.

Annual Salary

$180,000-$250,000 USD

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