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With over 10 years at the forefront of the MLOps space, Seldon's mission is simple: to enable businesses to take control of complexity, offering real-time machine learning deployment with enhanced observability and flexibility.

Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below.At Seldon, we’re not just about technology. We’re about people. As a small, focused team, each individual can make a big impact in their role. Our collaborative approach is key to our success, and we pride ourselves on the unity and support that comes from working as one team. Our environment encourages learning, growth, and the opportunity to tackle complex challenges. With leadership that values your success, there’s always room to develop both personally and professionally.About the roleYou will be joining our small but mighty team of talented engineers primarily working on our next-generation data-centric MLOps platform (Seldon Core v2) that allows users to scale to 1000s of models in production and build powerful data-driven ML inference pipelines using Kafka. There will also be the opportunity to get involved in the continued development of our suite of LLM and Data Science focused modules.Help design, build and extend Seldon's Core v2 MLOps platform, contributing to improved reliability, scalability and performance as well as next-generation features.Engage in technical discussions about the architecture of the system and the different tradeoffs made when picking particular solutions.Help manage internal development, demo and test infrastructure, improving productivity for everyone in the team.Respond to customer questions and queries as they arise, developing and integrating requested features within the existing codebase.Reduce technical debt by maintaining the codebase at a high quality level: periodic 3rd party dependencies upgrades, automated tests and working CI/CD pipelines.Essential skillsAt least 4+ years of experience in industry with a track record as backend engineer.Strong working knowledge of Golang.Experience in building applications using Kafka.Experience with Kubernetes and the ecosystem of Cloud Native tools.Experience/involvement in architecting, implementing, and debugging complex systems, from initial design to completion.Understanding of distributed and low latency application architecture/systems and microservices.Strong experience with API design, including gRPC and REST.Experience in profiling, identifying, and fixing system bottlenecks at the component and system level.Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform / AWS / Azure.Familiarity with Operator Pattern with Kubebuilder or Operator SDK.Contributions to open source projects.A broad understanding of data science and machine learning or the willingness to learn about it.Working knowledge of Python.Some of our other high profile technical projects within our teamMLServer : Python-based machine learning serverAlibi : black box model explainability toolLondon - Hybrid (2 days per week in office)An exciting role with the opportunity to impact the growth of Seldon directly.A supportive and collaborative team environment.A commitment to learning and career development and £1000 per year L&D budget.Flexible approach to hybrid-working.Share options to align you with the long-term success of the company.28 days annual leave (plus flexible bank holidays on top).Enhanced parental leave.AXA private medical insurance.Life Assurance (4x base salary).Nest Pension scheme (5% employee / 3% employer contribution).Cycle to work scheme.Apply for this job * indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Resume/CV *Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

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