Staff Software Engineer at Xometry in Lexington, KY

Job description

• Xometry is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our core machine learning and data platform engineering organization. In this role, you will partner closely with the AI leadership team to improve and extend the foundational infrastructure leveraged by Xometry’s AI/ML solutions, including the Instant Quoting Engine®, the Computational Geometry Service, and other data products powering the Xometry marketplace. This will be a high visibility role working hands-on to deliver a core aspect of the Xometry ecosystem. You will be given the opportunity to continually challenge yourself, drive innovation, have ownership of your work, and play a crucial role in the Xometry platform.

Responsibilities

• Operational Excellence: Guarantee the delivery of superior infrastructure and software, while aligning with the strategic business timelines
• Guide Innovation: Champion the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, methodologies, and practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the AI organization
• Code Review: You will do code review and mentor others within the organization regarding best practices in ML and Software Engineering
• Collaborative Strategy: Forge strong partnerships with product managers, engineers, and company leadership to promote a culture of open communication and integrated team dynamics

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in a fast-paced technical, problem-solving environment as a software engineer, machine learning engineer, cloud solutions architect, or similarr
• A Bachelor’s degree is required, but an advanced degree (M.S. or PhD) in computer science, machine learning, AI, or a related field is preferred and may substitute for some years of experience
• Demonstrable understanding of software engineering principles, including parallel and distributed computing, version control, reproducibility, and continuous integration
• Demonstrated experience designing and deploying cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) to support data intensive applications, including AI/ML solutions, with considerations for scale, reliability and security
• Strong technical expertise. You will need to either have or demonstrate the ability ability to quickly build technical expertise in the following
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC), especially Terraform
• REST API design and implementation
• Object oriented and functional programming in Python
• Multimodal data processing (e.g., combining text, image, and 3D data)
• Experience with AWS microservices including SageMaker, Service Catalog, IAM, Lambda, Cloudwatch, ECR, EKS, and Kinesis
• Containerization technologies (Docker and Kubernetes)
• Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, from executives to product managers and a wide variety of stakeholders and contributors
• Experience in the manufacturing, supply chain, or similar industries is a plus
• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder (ITAR)

Skills

Required

• REST API design and implementation

Benefits

• We also offer a competitive benefits package, including 401(k) match, medical, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating and fixed holidays, maternity and bonding leave; EAP, other wellbeing resources; and much more.