Senior Software Engineer (Expert Contributor Lifecycle)

• As a Senior Backend Engineer at Snorkel, you will deliver robust features that power our Expert Contributor (EC) Platform. You will have full ownership and responsibility for building, shipping, and maintaining innovative, scalable services and complex features as well as building and maintaining integrations with various vendors
• Your work will bridge the gap between human expertise and machine learning by enabling domain experts to provide high-signal data for training and refining state-of-the-art models
• Design and develop mission-critical systems for the end-to-end Expert Contributor (EC) lifecycle, focusing on automated onboarding workflows, performance management, and contributor retention
• Build robust features and integrations with key third-party services, including platforms for assessments and Employer of Record systems
• Automate supply and allocation logic to efficiently manage and deploy a high volume of ECs to various data collection projects, ensuring optimal coverage and quality
• Prototype, optimize, and maintain scalable services to power complex data user management pipelines
• Set the strategy and architecture for build systems, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines
• Lead the transition from scheduled releases to a robust, automated continuous deployment framework, taking end-to-end ownership of the release pipeline
• Build proactively with empathy for both customers and subject matter experts using our tools
• Collaborate with engineers to bring consistency and high standards to codebases, infrastructure, and processes
• Engage with product managers, designers, and ML experts to create a phenomenal user experience for data acquisition and refinement

Benefits

• Health: Snorkelers and their dependents are covered by comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellness: All Snorkelers get a yearly wellness stipend to use on anything related to health and well-being.
• PTO and rest days: We provide unlimited personal time off so you can find your work-life balance. Plus, two company-wide rest days per quarter in addition to company holidays.
• One global team: From our headquarters in Redwood City, CA, to regional offices in San Francisco and New York, we work together as one global team.
• Events: Get to know your fellow Snorkelers outside of work! We host regular events and learning opportunities for our teams across our offices and virtually to connect, have fun, and grow.
• Family leave: Snorkel offers generous parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents based on eligibility.- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong technical communication skills
• Expertise designing REST for internal services and developers
• Self-motivation, a positive mental attitude, and an eagerness to learn in the rapidly evolving AI landscape
• Comfortable working with:
• Track record of leading complex engineering initiatives, influencing stakeholders, and delivering measurable impact
• 6+ years of professional experience developing performant, intuitive, and scalable web application architectures
• CI/CD systems: CircleCI, Buildkite, GitHub Actions, Helm
• Infra & deployment technologies: Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
• Strong background in developer productivity, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Experience developing and shipping enterprise software products, specifically those focused on data collection, annotation, or machine learning applications
• Experience with AI development workflows, AI-assisted code generation, or SRE automation or strong excitement to learn
• Prior experience as a Tech Lead, Team Lead, or Hands on Engineering Manager
• Experience in hyper-growth startup environments or scaling engineering orgs