Senior Backend Engineer

Job Description:

DataRobot delivers AI that maximizes impact and minimizes business risk. Our platform and applications integrate into core business processes so teams can develop, deliver, and govern AI at scale. DataRobot empowers practitioners to deliver predictive and generative AI, and enables leaders to secure their AI assets. Organizations worldwide rely on DataRobot for AI that makes sense for their business — today and in the future. 

DataRobot accelerates the process of building predictive models to get the most out of valuable data. We work hard to create tools that nascent data scientists can use effectively while also exposing the rich detail and control that data science veterans rely on. Our headquarters is in Boston, with offices in Ukraine, Poland, Singapore, and Tokyo.

To meet the growing demand for new features in DataRobot, we’re expanding our Backend Engineering team with the addition of a Senior Backend Engineer. The primary responsibilities of this team include developing and supporting new data science tools, designing and supporting our APIs, and instrumenting DataRobot to integrate with enterprise IT infrastructure. Our team leverages modern technologies to achieve our goals and innovate on our solutions. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and support features of DataRobot.

• Create and maintain automated unit tests and functional tests.

• Design infrastructure for new features with the input of peers.

• Manage individual projects and milestones with abundant communication of progress.

• Seek, give, and receive critical feedback in a constructive manner, including but not limited to code reviews.

• Engage in engineering on-call escalated support of services owned by the team 

• Competencies should be at a level where a manager can have high confidence in an engineer’s ability to deliver complex solutions on time on an agreed-upon roadmap and manage technical risks. 

• Should be capable of working with product management to get requirements and drive technical feedback on complexity/approaches.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 6+ years of proven experience writing high-quality code in a collaborative environment preferably using Python and/or Golang

• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.

• An understanding of design for scalability, performance, and reliability.

• Deep experience with automated testing and test-driven development

• Demonstrable knowledge of software architecture for large systems

• Real-world experience decoupling monolithic software into smaller reusable components 

• Self-motivated and proactive, able to take ownership and deliver results.

• Ability and willingness to learn about new technologies.

• Personal drive to get things finished.

• Effective communication..

• Fundamental understanding of Kubernetes and Helm. Experience in building and running software systems on Kubernetes clusters in production

• Hands-on experience with infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles

Nice to have:

• Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud platforms

• CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer) certification

• Publicly reviewable contributions to interesting development projects.

• Experience supporting user-facing code and APIs.

• Data Science experience

• Identity and Access Management experience

• CI/CD pipeline experience

• Experience with gpu clusters, either as a user or administrator

• Experience in multi-node AI/ML

The talent and dedication of our employees are at the core of DataRobot’s journey to be an iconic company. We strive to attract and retain the best talent by providing competitive pay and benefits with our employees’ well-being at the core. Here’s what your benefits package may include depending on your location and local legal requirements: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Flexib