Faire · 4 hours ago
Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$224K/yr - $308K/yr
8+ years expFaire is an online wholesale marketplace that empowers independent retailers globally. As a Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer, you will design and operate a scalable ML platform, bridging the gap between data science and production engineering to support local businesses.
E-CommerceMarketplaceRetailRetail TechnologyWholesale
Responsibilities
Design and operate ML infrastructure, including workspaces, clusters, jobs, and workflows
Productionize ML workloads using Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Databricks Workflows
Teach data scientists how to utilize our ML platform to advance development from notebook to production for our most critical models
Implement Unity Catalog for data governance, lineage, access control, and secure multi-tenant usage
Build CI/CD pipelines for ML using Terraform and Git-based workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions)
Optimize performance, reliability, and cost across training and inference workloads
Configure Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Role Based Authentication Controls (RBAC) for sensitive data sets
Establish observability for data quality, model performance, and platform health
Build and maintain ML Platform technical documentation
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience building production ML or data platforms
A degree (preferably graduate level) in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related technical field
Strong hands-on expertise with Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow
Proficiency in Python, SQL, and distributed systems concepts
Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code
Solid understanding of MLOps best practices: CI/CD, monitoring, reproducibility, and security
Experience supporting multiple ML teams in a shared platform environment
Are an active owner of orphaned problems and are willing to assimilate whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done
Benefits
Equity and benefits
Company
Faire
Faire is a marketplace and wholesale platform that helps retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.71BKey Investors
WCM Investment ManagementShopifySequoia Capital
2025-11-17Secondary Market
2023-09-27Corporate Round
2022-05-10Series G· $416M
Leadership Team
Max Rhodes
Co-founder and CEO
Daniele Perito
Board Member & Co-Founder
Recent News
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2025-12-31
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