[Remote] Senior Backend Engineer - Recommender Systems

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hampton North is partnering with a high-growth, product-led consumer platform building a highly curated, data-driven experience at scale. They’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and scale the backend systems that power personalization and recommendation features used by millions of users.ResponsibilitiesDesigning and building scalable backend systems that power ranking, recommendation, and personalization featuresOwning the infrastructure and services that support ML models in production (serving, data pipelines, real-time systems)Partnering closely with ML engineers and data scientists to productionize models and improve system performanceBuilding and optimizing high-throughput, low-latency services that directly impact user experienceDriving architectural decisions across distributed systems and backend servicesImproving reliability, scalability, and observability across core systemsSkillsMust have experience supporting and scaling recommendation systems, ranking systems, or personalization platforms5+ years of backend or distributed systems engineering experienceProficiency in backend languages in GolangStrong experience building and scaling high-performance systems in production environmentsExperience working closely with ML teams (e.g. deploying models, building data pipelines, or supporting ML infrastructure)Experience with distributed systems, APIs, and large-scale data processingStrong system design and architecture skillsBenefitsRSUsCompany OverviewHampton North is a Cyber Security specialist staffing firm. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in West Hartford , Connecticut, US, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is https://www.hamptonnorth.com.