Senior Software Engineer II, MLOps, Retrieval Infra

Requirements:

• You have backend development experience. We work with Java, MySQL, Hbase, AWS, DropWizard, Kafka and Kubernetes primarily, but experience with specific technologies is secondary to understanding programming fundamentals.
• Ideally, you have experience managing or working closely with a vector database
• Have experience in building scalable retrieval applications
• You are excited about current developments and the future of the retrieval space
• Have worked with cloud infrastructure
• You not only get excited about big, technical challenges but also about being very close to the business and our go-to-market strategies
• Take ownership, work collaboratively, and figure things out
• Someone who has shown that they can solve complicated technical problems and analyse tradeoffs with empathy for the developers, yet build creative solutions.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design & Develop Scalable Retrieval Infrastructure:
  • Build and maintain the infrastructure powering retrieval-based AI features like Retrieval Augmented Generation and recommendation engines.
  • Ensure the vector search engine is scalable, reliable, and easy to maintain by enhancing deployment, monitoring, and fault tolerance.
  • Develop monitoring solutions to maintain the health and performance of the retrieval infrastructure.
• Collaborate with AI and Product Engineering Teams:
  • Partner with machine learning and product engineering teams to integrate retrieval infrastructure into HubSpot’s product ecosystem.
  • Provide tooling and support to accelerate AI adoption and scaling across products.
• Innovate in Retrieval Technologies:
  • Stay current with advancements in retrieval, databases, and AI infrastructure, applying cutting-edge solutions to enhance HubSpot’s AI capabilities.
  • Experiment with new retrieval strategies, AI model integration, and distributed systems to improve AI applications.
• Ensure Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance:
  • Implement security and compliance measures, including anonymization and encryption, to manage sensitive data in retrieval systems.
  • Work with compliance teams to align retrieval infrastructure with HubSpot’s data governance policies.

Perks and Benefits:

• We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.
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• If you are joining our Engineering team in a full-time role, you will be required to attend a regional HubSpot office for in-person onboarding. If you join our broader Product team, you’ll also attend other in-person events such as HubSpot’s annual PEER week, your Product Group Summit, and other in-person gatherings to continue building on those connections.
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