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Staff/Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform (Ad Cloud)

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  • Architect and scale Spark batch and Flink streaming pipelines for ML training and evaluation

  • Design and operate ML job execution frameworks for training, inference, and post-processing

  • Build internal API servers and developer tools to orchestrate ML jobs on Kubernetes

  • Design and monitor ClickHouse and PostgreSQL data infrastructure

  • Mentor junior engineers and shape team engineering standards

From the employer’s posting
Architect, implement, and scale batch (Spark) and streaming (Flink) pipelines that process billions of records daily for ML training and evaluation.
Design and operate robust ML job execution frameworks for training, inference, and post-processing.
Build and maintain internal API servers and developer tools to orchestrate ML jobs on Kubernetes (via Argo Workflows, Helm, Terraform).
Design and monitor data infrastructure using ClickHouse and PostgreSQL.
Mentor junior engineers and help evolve team engineering culture and standards.
Education & alternatives
What We’re Looking For - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s preferred. - 4+ years of hands-on experience in data systems, machine learning infrastructure, or platform engineering.

About Appier

Appier is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making.

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Day 191

Up longer than most. Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 70.

Well past Appier’s usual: its jobs come down by about day 77.

From 4,444 similar postings that came down, and 10 of Appier’s. Coming down is not always a hire.

Appier is hiring

15 open jobs

Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.

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  • Java
  • Python
  • ClickHouse
  • Grafana
  • Kubernetes
  • PostgreSQL
  • Spark
  • Terraform
Where the posting names them
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in data systems, machine learning infrastructure, or platform engineering. - Strong coding proficiency in Python and/or Java, with experience building large-scale production systems. - Practical experience with Spark, Flink, Kubernetes (GKE), and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Helm.
- Build and maintain internal API servers and developer tools to orchestrate ML jobs on Kubernetes (via Argo Workflows, Helm, Terraform). - Design and monitor data infrastructure using ClickHouse and PostgreSQL. - Ensure high availability and observability through monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
- Practical experience with Spark, Flink, Kubernetes (GKE), and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Helm. - Experience managing high-throughput data infrastructure using ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, or similar systems. - Deep understanding of ML pipelines and distributed job execution in production environments.
- Design and monitor data infrastructure using ClickHouse and PostgreSQL. - Ensure high availability and observability through monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana. - Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and engineers to deliver reliable and efficient ML platform capabilities.
The Impact You’ll Make at Appier We’re looking for a Staff/Senior Machine Learning Platform Engineer to join our Machine Learning Platform Team, which powers end-to-end infrastructure for model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring at scale. Our platform supports daily execution of hundreds of ML models and processes billions of data records across batch and streaming pipelines. In this role, you’ll shape the architecture and core components of our ML platform—covering batch (Spark), streaming (Flink), job orchestration (Argo on Kubernetes), and infrastructure tools—while ensuring the platform remains robust, scalable, and developer-friendly. You’ll also champion best practices and modern development tools including LLM-based programming assistants. What You’ll Work On
- Design and operate robust ML job execution frameworks for training, inference, and post-processing. - Build and maintain internal API servers and developer tools to orchestrate ML jobs on Kubernetes (via Argo Workflows, Helm, Terraform). - Design and monitor data infrastructure using ClickHouse and PostgreSQL.
- Strong coding proficiency in Python and/or Java, with experience building large-scale production systems. - Practical experience with Spark, Flink, Kubernetes (GKE), and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Helm. - Experience managing high-throughput data infrastructure using ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, or similar systems.

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Has Appier posted this job before?

Yes. We’ve followed one other Staff/Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform (Ad Cloud) job there since March 2026. It came down after 38 days.

  1. TokyoCame down after 38 days, first seen Mar 21
  2. This jobUp 191 days so far, first seen Apr 28

Demand for ML Engineer roles

New ML Engineer postings at the employers we follow are up 12% over the last 5 weeks compared with the 5 before.

Weekly new ML Engineer postings at the same employers, from the week of August 17 to the week of October 26. The fewest in a week was 625, the most 1,094, and the latest week had 876.
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About the role

We file this job under ML Engineer, by the work the posting describes.

ML engineers put machine learning models into products. They write the code that trains, ships, serves and monitors models so a recommendation or prediction works for real users.

Postings ask for strong Python and software engineering, a framework such as PyTorch, cloud services, and more and more often experience with large language models.

A data scientist often works out which model to build; an ML engineer makes it run reliably in production.

US government figures for computer and information research scientists

Median yearly pay, May 2025
$140,300
Expected change, 2025 to 2035
21.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs

The government has no code for ML engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information research scientists.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1221.

Job description

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About Appier

Appier is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier’s mission is turning AI into ROI by making software intelligent. Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Ticker number: 4180). Visit www.appier.com for more information.

 

The Impact You’ll Make at Appier 

We’re looking for a Staff/Senior Machine Learning Platform Engineer to join our Machine Learning Platform Team, which powers end-to-end infrastructure for model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring at scale. Our platform supports daily execution of hundreds of ML models and processes billions of data records across batch and streaming pipelines.
In this role, you’ll shape the architecture and core components of our ML platform—covering batch (Spark), streaming (Flink), job orchestration (Argo on Kubernetes), and infrastructure tools—while ensuring the platform remains robust, scalable, and developer-friendly. You’ll also champion best practices and modern development tools including LLM-based programming assistants.

 

What You’ll Work On

  • Architect, implement, and scale batch (Spark) and streaming (Flink) pipelines that process billions of records daily for ML training and evaluation.
  • Design and operate robust ML job execution frameworks for training, inference, and post-processing.
  • Build and maintain internal API servers and developer tools to orchestrate ML jobs on Kubernetes (via Argo Workflows, Helm, Terraform).
  • Design and monitor data infrastructure using ClickHouse and PostgreSQL.
  • Ensure high availability and observability through monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and engineers to deliver reliable and efficient ML platform capabilities.
  • Actively adopt and promote the use of LLM-based tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate development, documentation, and debugging.
  • Mentor junior engineers and help evolve team engineering culture and standards.

 

What We’re Looking For

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s preferred.
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in data systems, machine learning infrastructure, or platform engineering.
  • Strong coding proficiency in Python and/or Java, with experience building large-scale production systems.
  • Practical experience with Spark, Flink, Kubernetes (GKE), and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Helm.
  • Experience managing high-throughput data infrastructure using ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, or similar systems.
  • Deep understanding of ML pipelines and distributed job execution in production environments.
  • Proven ability to apply LLM-based tools (claude code, codex) to boost engineering productivity.
  • Strong ownership, architectural thinking, and ability to lead cross-functional platform projects.

 

 

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