Comet is building the development platform for teams who want to ship robust, reliable, and responsible AI applications. Opik, our open source LLM evaluation framework, has quickly become one of the most popular tools in the space. Our experiment management platform is used by data scientists at companies like Uber, Netflix, and Etsy. Tens of thousands of researchers, engineers, academics, and hobbyists use Comet every day to build the future of AI.
Working at Comet will give you access to the most exciting work being done in all areas of machine learning. Some of the top researchers and companies working on self-driving cars, drug discovery, particle research, diffusion models, and LLMs use Comet every day. Your work has the potential to accelerate the development of some of the most impactful technology in the world, and you will be doing it alongside a team of passionate, caring individuals. If that sounds exciting, Comet is the right place for you.
Comet is backed by more than $63 million in venture capital funding and powers some of the best machine-learning teams in the world, including Netflix, Uber, Etsy, and Mobileye. We are a remote-first company with offices in New York City (USA) and Tel Aviv (Israel).
Comet is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Python Engineer to join our growing R&D team.
In this engineering role, you will work on Comet’s products such as github.com/comet-ml/opik and many more products related to LLM applications, machine learning frameworks and developer tools.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams (BE and FE) to ensure that our platform continues to meet the evolving needs of our customers, enabling them to optimize their machine learning models effectively and create high performance LLM applications.
You are:- An experienced Python engineer, with strong expertise in SDK development
- A self driven, highly motivated, professional “get it done” attitude engineer with a strong product understanding and ability to make the right decision with minimal guidance
- Proficient in agile methodologies and able to collaborate within scrum teams and drive execution by working with other engineers, product managers and QA
- Have a strong product understanding and data science / LLMs related experience (or will be able to learn the domain quickly)
- Design and develop SDK features and capabilities that support the complex workflows of machine learning models and LLM applications
- Act as a business partner to our product managers to define and build excellent solutions that address our customers’ product integration needs
- Work closely with the Product team to craft the best user-friendly API in our SDK and delight our end-users.Make sure our SDKs work in all kinds of environments our customers use, from Laptops to Distributed Clusters via Serverless
- Monitor and improve performance anytime our customers push our limits
- Increase code quality and maintainability, improve SDK architecture and engineering culture
- 5+ years of experience as a Python engineer in a startup company
- Experience building Python SDK’s (nice to have)
- Java is a plus, however Python expertise is a must have
- Strong project management skills, proficient in Agile, Lean, and scrum methodologies
- Experience working in early/growth stage startups
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- A passion for continuous learning and staying up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies
- Experience with applied machine learning / LLMs is a plus
- Play a key role in shaping the future of ML Ops and LLM Ops in one of the most exciting domains today
- Work with a talented and passionate team on cutting-edge technology
- Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for career growth
- A dynamic and inclusive work environment that values innovation and creativity and promotes personal development and growth
Comet is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member status, marital status, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, genetic information/characteristics, and any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.
