Sherlock Tech Staffing - Los Angeles, CA

posted 28 days ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Remote - Los Angeles, CA

About the position

We are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Python Backend Developer to help us disrupt the e-commerce industry. We believe it is time for technology and data to help Merchants deliver the best pricing to their customers, no matter what. If you are looking for an opportunity to join a start-up led by a proven founder in an industry that is growing exponentially and an opportunity to work alongside a small and focused Machine Learning (ML) Engineering team, then this is the opportunity to work on something not only exciting and fun, but also creative in ways that most people will never experience in their lifetime. In this role, you will work side by side with e-commerce experts in the development of production quality backend code in order to bring into production machine learning models to deliver optimal pricing for merchants. You will be part of a small team of ML Engineers that work in Python and will help them bring their models into production and assist with the code quality of their pipelines. You will deploy existing open source tools and write Python backend code in order to automate ML processes and bring ML models into production. You are passionate about developing quality software and using the right tool for the right job. You are pragmatic and effective, looking for all possible ways of improving your code. You are comfortable teaching and leading on topics like code quality and software development best practices. You consider yourself in a process of constant learning and are looking to acquire skills and understanding in the nascent field of Data Engineering & ML Engineering. You have a deep understanding of software development and architecture, unit testing, version control, devops pipelines, docker, and all tools around software development. You thrive in a startup environment where almost everything is a green field.

Responsibilities

  • Develop production quality backend code to support machine learning models for optimal pricing.
  • Collaborate with e-commerce experts and ML Engineers to bring models into production.
  • Automate ML processes using Python backend code and existing open source tools.
  • Assist with code quality and best practices in software development.
  • Write API code and understand RESTful API structures.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience as a Backend Python Developer.
  • Solid understanding of Unit Testing & coding best practices.
  • Experience writing API code and understanding RESTful API structures.
  • Experience with FastAPI or Django is a plus.
  • Experience and understanding of cloud services, particularly AWS, is a plus.
  • Excellent communication and organization skills.
  • Ability to advise and help ML Engineers with coding best practices.
  • A higher education degree in computer science or engineering is a major plus.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience or exposure to Data Engineering is a plus.
  • Real world experience working with ML Engineers or data scientists is a plus.
  • Experience with ML algorithms is a plus.
  • Certifications in the Data Engineering tracks of AWS or GCP are a plus.

Benefits

  • $1,000 referral bonuses for placed candidates.
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