Backend Engineer, Data & Machine Learning
London
Linktree
Join 25M+ people and link to everything you create, share and sell online. All from the one bio link.The Role
As a Backend Engineer for Linktree’s Data and Machine Learning team, you’ll be responsible for building scalable, performant backend systems that support our data and ML capabilities. These systems will unlock impactful new opportunities for our tens of millions of users and our billions of visitors around the world. Most of all, they’ll help Linktree achieve our mission: To empower anyone to curate and grow their digital universe.
You’ll also help us test new ideas quickly, by working in lean, build-measure-learn cycles. You’ll develop rapid prototypes, test them on real users, and iterate based on learnings and user-feedback.
You’ll be part of a cross-functional team of ML engineers, backend engineers and data engineers, fostering cross-discipline collaborations to achieve impressive results. You’ll work across a broad range of ML and AI technologies, including natural language processing, computer vision and recommender systems.
You’ll work in London, with 3 days per week from our office and 2 days per week from home.
What You’ll Own
You’ll design, implement, test and scale high-performance backend systems that support our ML and AI capabilities;
You’ll collaborate with other cross-functional teams to integrate these solutions into our core products;
You’ll participate in lean, fast-paced sprints, quickly prototyping and testing back-end solutions to innovate and iterate at speed;
You’ll maintain and optimise system performance, ensuring our backend infrastructure is robust, scalable and performant;
You’ll champion best practices for backend development and contribute to our culture of technical excellence.
Who We’re Looking For
You have at least 4 years of relevant experience as a Backend Engineer in a high-growth technology company;
You have hands-on experience of delivering complex, technical projects in this space;
You have deep expertise in backend technologies, with a strong understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms;
You have experience building data pipelines and working with offline data processing technologies;
You have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, or a related discipline (a Master’s Degree or PhD is a bonus);
You have clear experience of shipping software AND driving business impact;
You thrive in an fast-paced, agile product development environment;
You have experience using “build-measure-learn” cycles to ship quickly, iterate and derive powerful insights;
You can work from our London office 3 days per week.
P.S. If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. We take pride in inclusion and hiring incredible human beings with great potential over ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, hit that apply button!
Where and How We Work
We are a global and diverse group offering a truly flexible and family friendly work environment. Kids, pets, and the occasional delivery person are all actively encouraged to appear on our Zoom screens. All of us at Linktree work either fully remote or a hybrid approach.
We offer autonomy and flexibility in how you structure your days and weeks. There will be the need for some collaboration outside of a "normal" 9-5 being a global company, but we aim to work asynchronously where possible.
How We’ll Help You Thrive
Our approach to benefits considers the whole person and the unique contributions they bring to Linktree. We want the experience at Linktree to be one that enables people to truly thrive so we can Go Further Together. Some ways we support you:
An annual wellbeing allowance ($7,000 AUD / $4,900 USD) to use on things like (but not limited to) fitness memberships, development courses, childcare, travel, charitable donations, pet insurance, home office set up - the choice is yours!
100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance.
Retirement savings plan.
Generous time off for vacation, holidays, parental leave, volunteer time and other categories.
Employee Stock Option Program - we want each and every employee to share in the company’s success as we go further together.
We believe in promoting a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, talents, and experiences. We are creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and has equal opportunities to thrive. To learn more about our benefits, including our parental leave program, volunteering leave, DE&I initiatives, and more, click here!
Our Story
We're on a mission to empower anyone to curate, grow and monetize their digital universe. We created the "link in bio" category and are trusted by some of the world's biggest brands and celebrities including TikTok, The UN Environmental Program, The White House, F1, Manchester United, Olivia Rodrigo and Selena Gomez. With over 40,000 new accounts created everyday, Linktree is the fastest growing leader in our category. Linktree has partnered with some of today’s biggest names like Amazon, TikTok, Snap, YouTube, GoFundMe, Spotify, Google, Stripe, Reddit and more to help unify users’ digital spaces— and we’re just getting started. Join us in empowering everyone from businesses to creatives in building their online presence.
At Linktree, we celebrate and support everyone’s perspective and background, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all team members have a sense of belonging, because we believe in going further together. Linktree welcomes all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience. If you require accommodations to fully participate in our opportunities, please don't hesitate to reach us at talent@linktr.ee – your needs are important to us.
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