Sr Software Engineer - Backend

Why Work For Us
Grubhub, part of Wonder Group Inc , is all about connecting hungry diners with our network of over 375,000 merchants nationwide. Innovative technology, user-friendly platforms and streamlined delivery capabilities set us apart and make us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering. When you join our team, you become part of a community that works together to innovate, solve problems, grow, work hard and have a ton of fun in the process!
About The Opportunity
The Discovery Platform team is looking for an innately curious, business-minded, results-oriented backend Software Engineer to work in our Discovery and Ads teams. We are focused on providing high quality and highly relevant merchant and dish results and ads to users who are exploring restaurants and dishes either on home, search results, or other parts of the funnel serving discovery. As a member of this highly collaborative team you will partner with other engineers, data scientists, and the product team to build new features and improve the search platform, focusing on areas like query understanding, relevance, hybrid search, autocomplete and ads.
The Impact You Will Make

• Contribute to Development: Assist in the design and implementation of experimentation, MLOps and decision modeling pipelines that enable our data scientists to iterate on and deploy changes efficiently.
• System Monitoring & Observability: Help implement monitoring frameworks to maintain system observability and quickly address any issues, contributing to minimizing SEV incidents.
• Platform Support: Contribute to platform improvements by exploring tools and integrations that enhance the data science workflow and ensure smooth integration with the GrubHub platform.
• Promote Engineering Standards: Collaborate with data scientists to implement best practices in coding, testing, and version control, contributing to the overall quality and reliability of our codebase.
• Documentation and Data Lineage: Assist in establishing processes for better data lineage, documentation, and ownership across datasets, reducing inconsistencies and promoting team autonomy.
• Data Versioning & Model Management: Participate in the development of systems for data versioning, model management, and deployment strategies, ensuring models are manageable and easy to deploy.

What You Bring to the Table

• Experience: 3+ years in software engineering with a focus on MLOps, Python, and cloud-based environments (AWS preferred). Proven experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing monorepos, and scaling machine learning models in production.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Python, containerization, orchestration tools, and experience with data versioning and model management tools. Additional experience in Java is a plus. Front-end experience with Flask or React is a plus. Experience or knowledge of training, deploying and monitoring ML models is a plus.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address challenges related to system integration, data consistency, and infrastructure. Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture is a plus.
• Collaboration: Strong communication skills, with the ability to work closely with data scientists, product managers, and other engineers. An emphasis on knowledge sharing and teamwork.
• Continuous Improvement: Passion for staying up-to-date with the latest trends in MLOps, machine learning, and software engineering, with a drive to continuously improve and innovate

The base salary for this position is below:
New York: $208,500
Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.
And Of Course, Perks!

• Flexible PTO / PTO. Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.
• Health and Wellness. Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k, employee network groups and paid parental leave are just a few of our programs to support your overall well-being.
• Free Meals. Our employees get a weekly Grubhub credit to enjoy.
• Social Impact. At Grubhub we believe in giving back through programs like the Grubhub Community Fund . Employees are also given paid time off each year to support the causes that are important to them.

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