Thumbtack is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join us at Thumbtack, a virtual-first company building the only app homeowners need to effortlessly manage their homes. As a Senior Software Engineer focused on ML Infrastructure, you'll collaborate with engineers and product managers to refine and execute on our shared vision for generative AI, feature platforms, model deployment, and model monitoring.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience in engineering
• 2+ years of industry experience working on machine learning modeling or infrastructure
• You’re fluent in at least one major programming language and would be able to switch between multiple languages. In our stack, we use Go and Python most heavily
• You have experience building software on top of relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL
• You can break down complex problems rigorously and understand the tradeoffs necessary to deliver great, impactful products
• You’re curious, you’re data-driven, you love to ask questions, and you think critically about problems
• You love delivering value to your users and your teammates through your work

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers, applied scientists and product managers to identify shared ML infrastructure needs across areas like feature engineering, model experimentation, model inference & CI/CD, generative AI, and model monitoring
• Build, maintain, and communicate our roadmap
• Centralize and standardize ML infrastructure & associated best practices for product teams across engineering
• When appropriate, experiment with and introduce next-generation ML infrastructure capabilities and frameworks so product teams can continue to harness the power of open source / vendor-driven advances in machine learning
• Drive projects to completion with a tenacious focus on the business impact of those projects
• Solve tough technical problems and stay up-to-date with the latest advances in this constantly evolving problem space

Benefits

• Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
• 20 company-wide holidays including a week-long end-of-year company shutdown
• Library (optional use collaboration & connection hub) in San Francisco
• WiFi reimbursements
• Cell phone reimbursements (North America)
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being