Role
Design and build production-grade backend services in Java and Python, ship them with modern DevOps/CI-CD practices, and bring AI/ML capabilities into the platform. This team operates a large-scale, highly-available distributed cloud platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and scale Java and Python services and APIs
• Own services end-to-end
• Automate CI/CD pipelines
• Apply DevOps practices (containers, Infrastructure as Code, observability)
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities into the platform
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and on-call rotations

Minimum Qualifications

• CS degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of software development experience with strong Java and Python skills
• 3+ years of CI/CD experience (Jenkins, Spinnaker, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• 3+ years of DevOps experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with a public cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities
• Experience with Maven/Gradle
• Linux and networking experience

Preferred Qualifications

• SQL experience with PostgreSQL and Oracle
• Hands-on machine learning experience (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
• Experience with data platforms (Kafka, Spark, Airflow)
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
• NoSQL experience (MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB)
• Experience supporting 24/7 high-availability production environments

Positioning

• Primary: Java/Python
• Strong required secondary: DevOps, CI/CD, AI
• Preferred: PostgreSQL/Oracle plus machine learning