SmartAsset is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join their growing team. The role will involve crafting and scaling foundational backend systems across predictive systems and generative AI, and working with cross-functional partners to bring the vision to life.
Requirements
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and secure backend services, primarily using Python and frameworks like FastAPI
- Translate ambiguous business and technical requirements into concrete software designs and actionable tasks for cross-functional teams
- Work with OLTP databases, including schema design, migration strategies, and performance optimization
- Integrate SmartAsset services with internal and external APIs, including third-party platforms and existing AWS infrastructure
- Ensure secure ingress and egress of data within our private network environments
- Contribute to the design and implementation of our CI/CD pipelines to ensure continual improvements to our cycle time
- Manage and optimize AWS services, including IAM roles and policies
- Gain a deep understanding of how our Python applications integrate with our Kubernetes (EKS) and future ECS-based infrastructure
- Operate and maintain production applications at scale, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability
- Design and implement data collection pipelines specifically for Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Contributed to shared data architecture and data governance practices to ensure the persistence of structured data suitable for analytics and model training
- Explore, integrate, and tune various LLM-related technologies, such as Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and addressing potential scaling challenges
- Investigate and implement agentic technologies, such as tool calling frameworks (e.g., AutoGen), to enhance LLM capabilities
- Rapidly prototype user interfaces for internal tools and data exploration, leveraging frameworks like Streamlit, Gradio, or other similar tools that facilitate quick iteration and integration without persistent websockets
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Supplemental Short-term and Long-term Disability
- FSA: Medical and Dependant Care
- 401K
- Equity packages for each role
- Time Off: Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Financial Literacy Mentoring Program
- Pet Insurance
- Home Office Stipend
