Lead Backend Engineer at Launch Potato

Launch Potato is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to enable its Data Science team to scale machine learning innovation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting and deploying ML infrastructure across business-critical services. This role demands a strong understanding of backend systems, infrastructure, and collaboration with data science teams.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy machine learning pipeline and endpoint changes.
• Maintain and improve backend services ensuring reliability and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across services.
• Stand up and maintain infrastructure using tools like Terraform, ECS, and Lambda.
• Participate in code reviews and promote best practices.
• Understand the connection between backend systems and user-facing goals.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional development experience using Python.
• Experience with containerized Python/Django (or FastAPI) services, including deployment on AWS.
• Proven track record collaborating with Data Science teams and deploying ML endpoints to production.
• Strong grasp of SQL databases, CI/CD (especially CircleCI), and infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).
• Comfortable contributing ideas and driving technical improvements autonomously.

What Launch Potato Offers:

• Profit-sharing bonus.
• Competitive benefits.