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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Hybrid) - Data Ingestion Team

Our Purpose

At Fiddler, we understand the implications of AI and the impact that it has on human lives. Our company was born with the mission of building trust into AI. With the rise of the internet, trust in AI has been degraded by a plethora of issues like spam, fraudulent transactions, hate speech, and online abuse. Fiddler enables organizations to get ahead of these issues by building trustworthy, transparent, and explainable AI solutions.

Fiddler partners with AI-first organizations to help build a long-term framework for responsible AI practices, which, in turn, builds trust with their user base. Data Science, MLOps, and business teams use Fiddler AI to monitor, explain, analyze, and improve their AI solutions to identify performance gaps, mitigate bias, and drive better outcomes. Our platform enables engineering teams and business stakeholders alike to understand the “why” and how behind model outcomes.

Our Founders

Fiddler AI is founded by Krishna Gade (engineering leadership at Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Microsoft) and Amit Paka (two-time founder with acquisitions by Samsung and PayPal and product roles at Expedia and Microsoft). We are backed by Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Lux Capital.

Why Join Us

Our team is motivated to unlock the AI opaque box and help society harness the power of AI. Joining us means you get to make an impact by helping reduce algorithmic bias and ensure that models in production across many different industries are transparent and ethical. We are an early-stage startup and have a rapidly growing team of intelligent and empathetic doers, thinkers, creators, builders, and everyone in between. The AI and ML industry has a rapid pace of innovation and the learning opportunities here are monumental. This is your chance to be a trailblazer.

Fiddler is recognized as a pioneer in the field of AI Observability and has received numerous accolades, including: 2022 a16z Data50 list, 2021 CB Insights AI 100 most promising startups, 2020 WEF Technology Pioneer, 2020 Forbes AI 50 most promising startups of 2020, and a 2019 Gartner Cool Vendor in Enterprise AI Governance and Ethical Response. By joining our brilliant (at least we think so) team, you will help pave the way in the AI Observability space.

What You'll Do

Design and build a world-class cloud platform to help enterprises monitor and analyze their ML models, covering both predictive models as well as LLM and Generative models
Design enterprise-grade, scalable APIs and frameworks to run analysis and validation of customers’ ML models and workflows
Develop and maintain a highly scalable and reliable data platform to support our customers' scale, latency, and performance requirements
Develop new types of metrics and evaluation methods for quality and robustness of ML models
Work with product and customer facing teams to enhance and expand our product
Recommend and implement engineering best practices, improve the functionality of existing software, and ensure that the design, application, and maintenance of software meets quality standards

What We're Looking For

Masters/Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
5+ years of working experience
Proficiency with Python
Experience building large scale distributed systems and working with columnar and vector databases
Experience debugging and troubleshooting production systems, on call support experience
Experience working with common distributed systems infrastructure: Redis, Postgres, RabbitMQ, Celery, Flask and Clickhouse
Nice to have: Knowledge of infrastructure management (AWS / Google Cloud, Kubernetes, or equivalent on-premises technologies)

Compensation and In-Office Policy

Pay Range in San Francisco Bay Area is $170,000 - $190,000
Fiddler HQ (Palo Alto) is hybrid for all Bay Area employees requiring 2 days a week in the office on Mondays and Thursdays.

The posted range represents the expected salary range for this job requisition and does not include any other potential components of the compensation package, benefits, and perks previously outlined. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider your experience, leveling, location, and other job-related factors.

Fiddler is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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What You Should Know About Senior Backend Software Engineer (Hybrid) - Data Ingestion Team, Fiddler AI

At Fiddler, we're on a mission to build trust into AI and empower organizations to tackle the challenges associated with its use. As a Senior Backend Software Engineer on our Data Ingestion Team, you’ll play a key role in designing and implementing our cutting-edge cloud platform that enables enterprises to efficiently monitor and analyze their machine learning models. You'll have the opportunity to work with an innovative group of thinkers and makers who are passionate about ethical AI practices. With more than 5 years of experience in the industry, you’re well-versed in Python and possess the skills to create robust APIs and frameworks that can handle the complexities of today's data-driven landscape. Not only will you have the chance to enhance Fiddler's product offerings, but you'll also recommend engineering best practices and contribute to improving our data platform, ensuring it meets the highest quality standards. The fast-paced AI and ML sector presents endless learning opportunities, and being an early-stage startup means your input directly impacts the tools we create. If you’re excited about reducing algorithmic bias and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI, this is your chance to join a pioneering company in the AI Observability space and leave your mark!

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What are the primary responsibilities of a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Fiddler?

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Fiddler, your primary responsibilities include designing and building a high-performance cloud platform to monitor and analyze machine learning models, developing scalable APIs for data validation and analysis, and maintaining a reliable data platform that meets our customers' performance requirements. You'll also work closely with product teams to enhance our offerings and implement best engineering practices to ensure software quality.