Senior Backend Engineer at Launch Potato

Launch Potato is seeking a Senior 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 pipeline and endpoint changes.
• Identify and remove backend bottlenecks.
• Maintain and improve backend services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Stand up and maintain infrastructure using tools like Terraform, ECS, and Lambda.
• Contribute to continuous deployment pipelines and improve CI/CD workflows.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Deliver maintainable and testable code.
• Proactively suggest engineering improvements.

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).
• Comfortable contributing ideas and giving feedback.

Launch Potato Offers:

• Base salary according to market rates.
• Profit-sharing bonus.
• Competitive benefits.