Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Backend Software Developer role sits in a part of SaaS that often determines whether machine learning becomes a dependable product capability: the internal platform layer that turns experiments into repeatable, auditable deployments. The remit spans backend services, cloud infrastructure, and MLOps tooling, reflecting a mature SaaS environment where ML is operationalized across teams rather than treated as isolated research.
For a long-term SaaS career, platform work like this builds durable leverage. It develops fluency in cloud-native delivery patterns, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD practices that underpin reliable multi-tenant systems. Just as importantly, it sharpens the ability to translate the needs of data scientists and ML engineers into developer-facing services and workflows, a recurring challenge in SaaS organizations adopting ML at scale.
The role tends to suit engineers who prefer enabling other builders through tooling, APIs, and automation, and who enjoy making pragmatic trade-offs that improve internal user experience. It also aligns with candidates comfortable collaborating across functions and influencing technical direction without relying on formal authority, especially in environments where Python and AWS are central and polyglot systems are common.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Build the platform that turns machine learning experimentation into production-ready confidence.
How do you help machine learning teams innovate faster without compromising trust? By building the platform that enables them to experiment, validate, and deploy models with confidence. As part of our Machine Learning Experimentation & Model Validation team, you'll design the tools and infrastructure that accelerate innovation while ensuring rigorous validation before production deployment.
At the intersection of backend development, cloud infrastructure, and machine learning, you'll build services and tooling that make experimentation reproducible, validation reliable, and model deployment seamless. Working alongside an experienced team, you'll help bridge the gap between experimentation and production by delivering practical solutions that drive impact across Coveo.
As one of our Senior Backend Software Developers, ML Platform, you will:
Design, build, and evolve backend services and tooling that support the entire machine learning development lifecycle.
Develop cloud-native infrastructure and automation using Python, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.
Partner directly with machine learning engineers and data scientists to understand their workflows, identify friction points, and deliver impactful improvements.
Integrate and maintain modern machine learning tooling, including systems such as SageMaker Studio and MLflow, while continuously improving the platform's developer experience.
Balance technical excellence with product thinking by making thoughtful trade-offs that maximize value for internal users.
Contribute to a collaborative engineering culture by sharing knowledge, providing technical leadership, and driving continuous improvement across the team.
Here is what will qualify you for the role:
Professional experience building backend applications in Python, along with strong experience developing cloud-native solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Experience building or maintaining machine learning platforms, MLOps tooling, or infrastructure that supports machine learning workflows.
Strong understanding of infrastructure as code using Terraform and modern continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, communicate effectively with technical stakeholders, and influence decisions through collaboration and pragmatism.
What will make you stand out:
Experience integrating or supporting platforms such as SageMaker Studio or similar machine learning tooling.
Familiarity with Java or experience working in polyglot engineering environments.
Previous experience as a machine learning engineer or data scientist with a passion for building developer tooling.
A strong product mindset with a genuine interest in improving user experience through thoughtful engineering decisions.
Do you think you can bring this role to life? Send us your application, we want to hear from you!
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We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of, for example, age, gender, disability, gaps in CV, national or ethnic background.
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