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As a Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer, you will help design, improve, and operate a scalable ML platform to accelerate model training, deployment, and governance.
You are the technical bridge between data science and production engineering.
You’ll be joining a small but deeply critical team that scales Faire’s ability to support tens of thousands of local businesses in a constantly narrowing retail landscape.
As a Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer, you will help design, improve, and operate a scalable ML platform to accelerate model training, deployment, and governance. You are the technical bridge between data science and production engineering. You’ll be joining a small but deeply critical team that scales Faire’s ability to support tens of thousands of local businesses in a constantly narrowing retail landscape.
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London, GBR
York, CAN
San Francisco, USA
Kitchener, CAN
London, GBR
York, CAN
Kitchener, CAN
San Francisco, USA
San Francisco, USA
8+ years of experience building production ML or data platforms
A degree (preferably graduate level) in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related technical field
Strong hands-on expertise with Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow.
Proficiency in Python, SQL, and distributed systems concepts
Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code
Solid understanding of MLOps best practices: CI/CD, monitoring, reproducibility, and security
Experience supporting multiple ML teams in a shared platform environment
Are an active owner of orphaned problems and are willing to assimilate whatever knowledge you’re missing to get the job done
Faire uses a modern cloud based tech stack. For this role, you’ll want to be proficient with the following:
Python, SQL, Kotlin
PyTorch, MLFlow
Spark, Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake, Fivetran, Iceberg, Unity Catalog, Datadog, Airflow, Cockroach DB, MySQL
AWS, S3, SageMaker, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, Terraform
Claude Sonnet 4.5, ChatGPT 5.2
Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.
Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.
Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.
Real rewards. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.
Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.
Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog .
Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form ( https://bit.ly/faire-form)
For information about the type of personal data Faire collects from applicants, as well as your choices regarding the data collected about you, please visit Faire’s Privacy Notice (https://www.faire.com/privacy)
Faire is a private wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers with brands and makers worldwide.
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