Staff Software Engineer (Gen AI)

About this role

Job Description:
DataRobot delivers AI that maximizes impact and minimizes business risk. Our platform and applications integrate into core business processes so teams can develop, deliver, and govern AI at scale. DataRobot empowers practitioners to deliver predictive and generative AI, and enables leaders to secure their AI assets. Organizations worldwide rely on DataRobot for AI that makes sense for their business — today and in the future.


We are seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join our GenAI team. The team is responsible for developing the core services and infrastructure that power DataRobot's Generative AI offerings, enabling our customers to build, deploy, and manage cutting-edge AI solutions. This role will involve designing and implementing scalable backend systems that support the full lifecycle of large language models (LLMs), from serving to monitoring and management. You will work on an internal platform to empower practitioners to deliver both predictive and generative AI.


**Key Responsibilities**

• Lead the technical design and implementation of projects, driving them from conception to completion.
• Mentor other engineers, provide constructive feedback in code reviews, and promote a culture of team growth.
• Design and build robust, scalable application-level software and internal services that support GenAI products.
• Work on systems to ensure microservices are secure, performant, and can be deployed safely.
• Collaborate with product managers and data scientists to gather requirements and provide technical feedback on complexity and approaches.
• Engage in engineering on-call escalated support for services owned by the team.
• Troubleshoot complex production environments at the application and DB level.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• 5-7+ years of proven experience writing high-quality code in a collaborative environment using Python.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data stru...