Lead Backend Engineer at Launch Potato

Launch Potato, a digital media company, is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to enable its Data Science team to scale machine learning innovation. The role involves supporting and deploying ML infrastructure across business-critical services.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy machine learning pipelines and endpoints.
• Maintain and improve backend services, focusing on reliability and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Stand up and maintain infrastructure using tools like Terraform, ECS, and Lambda.
• Participate in code reviews and promote best practices.
• Proactively suggest engineering improvements based on product knowledge.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional development experience using Python.
• Experience with containerized Python/Django (or FastAPI) services.
• Proven track record collaborating with Data Science teams.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting production bugs.
• Strong grasp of SQL databases, CI/CD (especially CircleCI), and infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).

What Launch Potato Offers:

• Base salary
• Profit-sharing bonus
• Competitive benefits