Software Engineer | Ml Platform

About the Team

The ML Platform team at Stitch Fix mission is to build top-notch systems for deploying and serving machine learning models in a production environment. As a member of the team, you’ll contribute toward a set of APIs, systems and platforms to help unlock critical algorithmic capabilities, as well as self-service platforms and tools to facilitate scalable research & development for our data scientists. We are driven by the elegance of beautiful abstractions that scale and age well, and by helping our colleagues run production algorithms with less friction, which ultimately increases the velocity at which the business can progress.

About the Role

You will build critical infrastructure that powers ML at Stitch Fix. You’ll help us to design, build and maintain services and frameworks for ML model training and serving that are scalable and resilient. You will be involved in the day-to-day operations of the team, including maintaining and improving our current platform, consulting and supporting full-stack data scientists. You will have autonomy to help shape the future of ML platform at Stitch Fix by bringing your ideas on improving and codifying what we do and how we do it.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Collaborate with different teams of data scientists, engineers and business partners to solve distributed systems and business problems in a scalable way
• Join a team that has high visibility across the organization
• Share ideas and direct the team’s investment in impactful directions
• Contribute to a culture of technical collaboration and scalable resilient systems

We’re excited about you because you have…

• Over three years of experience in software development and in data and ML infrastructure.
• Strong experience in building out scalable distributed production systems
• Exceptional coding and design skills. Although you will primarily utilize Python and Java, we value your overall engineering abilities over your proficiency in a particular programming language.
• Proficiency in creating and managing applications using big data technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Hive/Iceberg, Postgres, Redis, and others.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud based providers.
• Ability to think globally, devising and building solutions that meet many needs and prioritize business impact
• Strong cross-functional communication skills that help simplify and move complex problems forward with business partners

Why you'll love working at Stitch Fix...

• We are a group of bright, kind people who are motivated by challenge. We value integrity, innovation and trust. You’ll bring these characteristics to life in everything you do at Stitch Fix.
• We cultivate a community of diverse perspectives— all voices are heard and valued.
• We are an innovative company and leverage our strengths in fashion and tech to disrupt the future of retail.
• We win as a team, commit to our work, and celebrate grit together because we value strong relationships.
• We boldly create the future while keeping equity and sustainability at the center of all that we do.
• We are the owners of our work and are energized by solving problems through a growth mindset lens. We think broadly and creatively through every situation to create meaningful impact.
• We offer comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits.

About Stitch Fix

We're changing the industry and bringing personal styling to every body. We believe in a service and a workplace where you can show up as your best, most authentic self. The Stitch Fix experience is not merely curated—it’s truly personalized to each client we style. We are changing the way people find what they love. We’re disrupting the future of retail with the precision of data science by combining it with human instinct to find pieces that fit our client’s unique style. This novel juxtaposition attracts a highly diverse group of talented people who are both thinkers and doers. This results in a simple, yet powerful offering to our customers and a successful, growing business serving millions of men, women and kids throughout the US. We believe we are only scratching the surface and are looking for incredible people like you to help us boldly create our future.