Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning & Simulations Platform

Upstart is a company that builds and operates the core infrastructure for machine learning model training and marketplace simulation. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Machine Learning & Simulations Platform team, you will be responsible for building an MLOps platform and a marketplace simulation platform to support rapid innovation across ML and Finance teams.

Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain, and optimize Upstart's next-generation machine learning and simulation platform
• Develop high-quality software applications for machine learning models
• Enable the modernization of serving infrastructure, reducing inference latency
• Design and contribute to simulation systems to more accurately reflect production environments
• Communicate with cross-functional partners from ML, Engineering, Product, and Data Engineering teams
• Mentor engineers across the team

Requirements:

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including building Machine Learning Platforms
• Experience building and maintaining backend software services and APIs
• Proficiency with Python, Kotlin, Databricks, and AWS
• Exhibits a growth mindset and willingness to learn new technologies
• Ability to comprehend complex requirements and translate them to stakeholders
• Track record of mentoring and developing other engineers
• Familiarity with model serving technologies like Ray, simulation platforms, experimentation frameworks
• Proficiency with Flask, FastAPI, Metaflow, MLflow, gRPC, Kafka, Spark/PySpark, ETL/ELT, Redshift (or similar)
• Excellent quantitative reasoning skills
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Proven ability to analyze and solve complex problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to thrive in self-directed and collaborative environments