Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure (US-Based)
AI summary of the role
Software Engineer on the ML Infrastructure team at Thumbtack, responsible for building and evolving core AI platform capabilities that enable teams to develop, run, and scale GenAI-powered applications in production.
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What you’ll do
- Build and evolve core AI platform capabilities that enable teams to develop, run, and scale GenAI-powered applications across Thumbtack.
- Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of scalable tools and infrastructure for ML model training, serving, feature workflows, CI/CD, orchestration, and evaluation.
- Work hands-on across the stack from backend services and execution infrastructure to integrations with AI models and tooling.
- Partner with senior engineers to evaluate next-generation AI infrastructure frameworks and tools.
What you’ll bring
- 1 to 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
- Proficiency in at least one major programming language, with ability to work across multiple languages (primary stack: Go and Python).
- Experience working with relational or NoSQL databases such as Postgres or DynamoDB.
Technologies
Go · Python · Postgres · DynamoDB · GenAI · ML model training · CI/CD · orchestration · AI coding tools
About Thumbtack
Marketplace app connecting U.S. homeowners with 300K+ local service pros (plumbers, electricians, cleaners) for repairs, maintenance and home improvement projects.
Private Late · 1000–2000 people
Source and classification
Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:
Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes. Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together. About the Machine Learning Infrastructure Team At Thumbtack, our challenges span a wide range of areas, including search, recommendations, matchmaking, pricing, safety, content generation, fraud detection, and more. The ML Infrastructure team is responsible for centralizing, standardizing and evolving AI/ML
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Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes. Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together. About the Machine Learning Infrastructure Team At Thumbtack, our challenges span a wide range of areas, including search, recommendations, matchmaking, pricing, safety, content generation, fraud detection, and more. The ML Infrastructure team is responsible for centralizing, standardizing and evolving AI/ML infrastructure that enables these experiences. We empower product engineering teams by providing scalable, high-performance systems that drive AI innovation at scale. To read more about some of the engineering challenges at Thumbtack, visit our engineering blog. The challenge As a Software Engineer on the ML Infrastructure team, you will work closely with product and platform engineering teams to build and evolve core AI platform capabilities. You will help design and improve systems that allow teams t [... source excerpt omitted ...] s, the expected salary range for this role is currently $123,300 - $159,500. Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, mil
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