About the Role
Grow Therapy is seeking a Staff ML Platform Engineer to drive the technical vision and execution of their Machine Learning Platform. This role involves designing, building, and scaling real-time ML systems for core product experiences, starting with patient-provider matching, and defining the architecture for future growth. The engineer will act as a technical decision-maker, collaborating with Data Science, Product, and Engineering to translate business goals into robust platform capabilities and set standards for ML infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Design and build large-scale, real-time ML systems with a deep understanding of platform fundamentals, including systems that must meet strict latency requirements, such as sub-second response budgets for patient-provider matching
- Implement core ML platform components with the same rigor and code quality expected of a senior backend software engineer, including algorithmic and systems-level work
- Own critical ML infrastructure components end to end: Feature Stores, Online/Offline Parity, Deployment Safety, Monitoring, Failure Modes, and Feedback Loops
- Define the technical vision and 1–3 year roadmap for the ML platform
- Partner closely with Data Science, Product and Engineering teams, translating business goals like match rate and provider utilization into clear platform requirements, and maintaining strong communication across the modeling/platform boundary
- Drive adoption of an AI-first development mindset, reaching for AI tooling where appropriate and ensuring the platform can efficiently serve both static and live models at scale
Requirements
- Proven experience designing and building real-time ML systems at scale, with the ability to clearly articulate the tradeoffs and architectural decisions behind what you've built
- Deep expertise in ML infrastructure, including Feature Stores, real-time serving, model deployment safety, monitoring, and feedback loop design
- Direct experience with real-time ranking and recommendation systems
- Experience with backend engineering fundamentals, you can write high-quality production code and engage in algorithmic problem solving
- Experience with infrastructure tooling such as Terraform and cloud-native ML serving platforms
- A demonstrated track record of technical leadership with broad organizational scope; for example you've influenced architecture decisions and raised the bar across teams, not just within one
- Natural partnership instincts; you're equally comfortable discussing business outcomes with product stakeholders and diving deep on system design with data scientists
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools and an openness to AI-first ways of working
- A bias toward ownership, rigor, and continuous improvement
Skills
- ML Platform Engineering
- Real-time ML systems
- Machine Learning Infrastructure
- Feature Stores
- Real-time serving
- Model deployment safety
- Monitoring
- Feedback loop design
- Backend engineering
- Algorithmic problem solving
- Terraform
- Cloud-native ML serving platforms
- Technical leadership
- AI-assisted development tools
Location
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- Staff
Salary/Compensations
- $217,000–$288,000 USD Annually
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life and disability coverage.
- Parental Leave & Family Support: Up to 18 weeks paid leave and a new child stipend.
- Financial Wellness: 401(k) program and equity opportunities.
- Meals & Home Office Support: Stipends for home office setup and ongoing funds for meals, with tailored perks for both remote and in-office employees.
- Time Off to Recharge: Flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and a full winter break week.
- Wellness & Development: Annual stipends to put towards personal & professional growth.
- Mental & Physical Health Support: No-cost access to therapy through the Grow platform, weekly flexible hours for self-care (“Mental Health Mornings/Afternoons”) and memberships to leading wellness apps (such as One Medical, Headspace, and Talkspace).
- Extra Perks: Pet insurance discounts, commuter benefits, and global travel assistance.
About the Company
- Grow Therapy is on a mission to serve as the trusted partner for therapists growing their practice, and patients accessing high-quality care.
- Powered by technology, we are a three-sided marketplace that empowers providers, augments insurance payors, and serves patients.
- Following the mass increase in depression and anxiety, the need for accessibility is more important than ever.
- To make our vision for mental healthcare a reality, we’re building a team of entrepreneurs and mission-driven go-getters.
- Since launching in February 2021, we’ve empowered more than ten thousand therapists and hundreds of thousands of clients across the country and insurance landscape.
- We’ve raised more than $328Mm in funding, including our Series D, at a $3B valuation from Sequoia Capital, Transformation Capital, TCV, SignalFire, Menlo Ventures, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and others.
Equal Opportunity
- Grow Therapy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
- We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
