Lead Backend Engineer at Launch Potato

Launch Potato is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to enable the company’s Data Science team to scale machine learning innovation by supporting and deploying ML infrastructure across business-critical services. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving backend services, ensuring reliability, performance, and clarity of ownership.

The role involves:

• Deploying machine learning pipeline and endpoint changes in partnership with the Data Science team.
• Identifying and removing backend bottlenecks.
• Troubleshooting and resolving production issues.
• Contributing to continuous deployment pipelines and improving CI/CD workflows.
• Participating in code reviews and delivering maintainable and testable code.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional development experience using Python and deploying backend systems using Python frameworks like Django or FastAPI.
• 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.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting production bugs in systems with limited QA support.
• Strong grasp of SQL databases, CI/CD (especially CircleCI), and infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).

Launch Potato offers:

• A compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits.
• Opportunity to work in a performance-driven company where increases are based on company and personal performance.