Software Engineer, Machine Learning-Backend
- Salary
- $150K - $200K
- Level
- Mid
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 9 October 2026.
About the role
fal's standard text
fal is the generative media ecosystem powering the next generation of AI products. We build the infrastructure, tools, and model access that teams need to move from idea to production, and do it at scale without compromise. For developers and enterprises, fal is the foundation that makes generative media not just possible, but practical: a unified platform where high-performance inference, orchestration, and observability come together to unlock new categories of AI-native products.
As generative media reshapes industries across a market projected to grow by hundreds of billions over the next decade, fal is becoming the ecosystem that ambitious teams build on.
About this role:
This role is ideal for engineers who want to be on the forefront of the GenAI media revolution. Utilize your deep experience with backend APIs, robust http client and server design to build high-performance, reliable proxies to our partner model providers.
What you’ll do:
- Identify, design, and develop foundational HTTP proxies and fal serverless endpoints for 3rd party model providers
- Write clear, well-tested, and maintainable software
- Analyze and improve the robustness and scalability of our existing proxies, APIs and fallback infrastructure
- Conduct design and code reviews, create developer documentation, and develop testing strategies for robustness and fault tolerance
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of demonstrated experience in building HTTP services with Python
- Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
- Proficiency in version control practices and CI/CD pipelines.
fal's standard text
What we offer at fal:
- Interesting and challenging work
- A lot of learning and growth opportunities
- Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
- Regular team events and offsites
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION:
fal provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
CI/CD · Generative AI
Rare in fal's other 18 open postings.
Standard for data science / ML roles
Python
Common in data science / ML postings at any company.
45% of this description is written for the role. The rest is fal's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with fal's other open jobs.
The team: ML HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 3 open in ML. 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in June: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (3 of 3), CI/CD (2 of 3), Generative AI (2 of 3)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure & Automation posted Oct 30
- Machine Learning Engineer, Reliability posted Jun 24
From the team and dates on fal's own job board.
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