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Senior ML Engineer

Smartasset
2 months ago
Full-time
Remote
Worldwide
Remote Engineering

About SmartAsset:

SmartAsset is an online destination for consumer-focused financial information and advice, whose mission is helping people make smart financial decisions, reaching over an estimated 59 million people each month (as of January 2025) through our educational content and personalized calculators and tools. To extend our mission, we also operate SmartAsset Advisor Marketing Platform (AMP), which helps connect consumers with fiduciary financial advisors.SmartAsset has earned recognition on the Inc. 5000 (#2574 in 2023) and Deloitte Technology Fast 500β„’ (#250 in 2022) lists. Currently, SmartAsset ranks on Y Combinator’s list of Top 100 Companies. A successful $110 million Series D funding round in 2021 valued the company at over $1 billion.

*Other than application and licensing fees, SmartAsset did not provide compensation for the aforementioned awards.

About the team:Β 

The Machine Learning Engineering team designs, builds, and integrates the core platform that unlocks cutting-edge capabilities for financial advisors, including features driven by generative AI. Our engineers are relentlessly evolving this platform, empowering groundbreaking applications and features that truly help financial professionals better connect with their clients and grow their businesses.

About the Job:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will be instrumental in crafting and scaling foundational backend systems across predictive systems and generative AI. You will work across the entire software development lifecycle, from architectural design to deployment and ongoing operations, contributing significantly to our core infrastructure and data strategies, and working hand-in-hand with cross-functional partners like LLM Engineers, Product Owners, and Data Scientists to bring our vision to life.

Responsibilities:Β 

  • Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and secure backend services, primarily using Python and frameworks like FastAPI
  • Translate ambiguous business and technical requirements into concrete software designs and actionable tasks for cross-functional teams
  • Work with OLTP databases, including schema design, migration strategies, and performance optimization
  • Integrate SmartAsset services with internal and external APIs, including third-party platforms and existing AWS infrastructure
  • Ensure secure ingress and egress of data within our private network environments
  • Contribute to the design and implementation of our CI/CD pipelines