Machine Learning Systems Engineer
3 days ago• Flexible / Remote
Sydney, Australia
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- Build and maintain Tier-1 backend services and APIs for deploying and serving machine learning models in production
- Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to operationalize models and ensure performance, reliability, and scalability
- Write clean, efficient code for backend systems and agentic systems, building metrics and dashboards, and deep technical investigations
- Monitor and debug issues across systems - platform components, API, model-serving infrastructure
- Continuously improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability through thoughtful engineering and automation
- Participate in architecture and design discussions, contributing ideas to simplify, scale, and improve our systems
- Explore how things work behind the scenes, proactively identifying and addressing inefficiencies or technical debt
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- Strong experience with deploying machine learning models into production environments
- Strong experience with Evals with measurement driven approach to shipping AI capabilities
- Strong software engineering skills focused on maintainable systems and solid design
- Strong experience of operating Tier-1 systems at scale reliably
- Solid understanding of data workflows, including building and maintaining data pipelines and transformations
- A naturally curious mindset you enjoy digging into unfamiliar systems and figuring out how things work
- Growth-oriented and self-driven you like learning new tools, technologies, and patterns
- Good to have - Experience building and operating AI Agentic Systems at scale
Benefits & Perks
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Client-provided location(s): Flexible / Remote, Sydney, Australia
Job ID: Atlassian-21928
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-08-21T19:16:29
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- Mental Health Benefits
- On-Site Gym
- HSA
Parental Benefits
- Adoption Leave
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
- Work-From-Home Stipend
Office Life and Perks
- Holiday Events
- Casual Dress
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Volunteer Time Off
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Company Equity
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
Professional Development
- Access to Online Courses
- Internship Program
- Leadership Training Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
Diversity and Inclusion
- Founder led
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
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