Staff Backend Engineer, Ml Inference Systems

Unity

Mountain View, CA, United States
Base: $192,600 - $305,600 usd; bonus/equity: not s...
On-site
5+ years designing distributed systems at scale
Expertise in golang for backend infrastructure
Hands-on experience with gcp and kubernetes
The role involves designing and operating distributed systems that power billions of daily model inference requests for Unity's Vector Gamer AI team

Job Summary

  • The role involves designing and operating distributed systems that power billions of daily model inference requests for Unity's Vector Gamer AI team.
  • Candidates will drive the technical direction of the inference platform to ensure low latency and high throughput while scaling with growing model complexity.
  • Unity offers comprehensive benefits including employee stock ownership, competitive retirement plans, and support for work-life balance.

Matching Summary

The role involves designing and operating distributed systems that power billions of daily model inference requests for Unity's Vector Gamer AI team.

Salary

Base: $192,600 - $305,600 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Comprehensive health, life, disability insurance, employee stock ownership, retirement plans

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years designing distributed systems at scale
  • Expertise in Golang for backend infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience with GCP and Kubernetes
  • Strong grounding in Prometheus and Grafana monitoring
  • Experience with microservice architectures and CI/CD

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with NVIDIA Triton Inference Server
  • Familiarity with auction mechanics or bidding systems
  • Experience embracing AI as a strategic advantage
  • Background in ad tech or recommender systems

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience with distributed systems
  • Proficiency in Golang
  • Cloud infrastructure experience on GCP
  • Kubernetes workload orchestration skills

Work Rights

Not specified

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