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Senior Software Engineer II – AI/ML
Location
California
Posted
98 days ago
Salary
$167.2K - $209K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Software Engineer II – AI/ML
DigitalOcean
• Own a technical area by providing technical leadership for a team • Drive large cross-functional projects independently to completion • Work primarily in Python, and Go to build and scale model services such as inference, fine-tuning, model benchmarks and evaluations • Maintain and develop APIs and SDKs • Collaborate on design and UX • Build and scale products to achieve operational excellence • Independently ship product features from planning to launch to maintenance with high autonomy • Collaborate with other engineers to find elegant architectures and solutions
Job Requirements
- 8+ years relevant industry experience in a fast-paced, high growth tech environment building and scaling production-grade systems
- Experience with ML platforms, AI techniques (e.g., LLMs, multimodal, large vision models) or with genAI-related concepts (e.g., evaluations, language modeling, computer vision)
- Able to make effective trade-offs in regards to both engineering and product requirements, while balancing short term and long term needs
- Demonstrated design and UX sensibilities, especially for technical teams
- Knowledge of API standards including REST, Python, or Go
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences
- Training and education support
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
- Employee Assistance Program
- Local Employee Meetups
- Flexible time off policy
- Equity compensation including grants and Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Bonus eligibility based on performance
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