Senior Backend Engineer at Launch Potato

Launch Potato is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to support and deploy machine learning infrastructure across business-critical services. The Senior Backend Engineer will work with a digital media company that connects advertisers to customers.

The ideal candidate will enable Launch Potato’s Data Science team to scale machine learning innovation.The Senior Backend Engineer will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving backend services, ensuring reliability and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy machine learning pipeline and endpoint changes.
• Maintain and improve backend services.
• 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.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional development experience using Python.
• Experience with containerized Python/Django (or FastAPI) services, including deployment on AWS.
• Proficiency in SQL databases, CI/CD (especially CircleCI), and infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).
• Strong grasp of SQL databases, CI/CD (especially CircleCI), and infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).

Launch Potato offers:

• Profit-sharing bonus
• Competitive benefits