SurveyMonkey

Technology

SeniorSoftwareEngineerII

CA$135–195k ~AI est. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer II at SurveyMonkey. Skills: Machine Learning, MLOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Engineering. Design and implement secure pipelines. Implement highly scalable pipelines”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver results meeting dynamic needs

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Failure mode analysis

Eligibility Requirements

In-person participation may be required, Attend company events

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years professional ML development experience, Designing and implementing ML infrastructure in AWS, Mastery of ML concepts, Deep understanding of Large Language Models, Deep understanding of NLP, Expert-level Python skills, Experience with high-scale data processing, Comfortable with Unix/Linux systems, Experienced in deploying end-to-end solutions for real-time applications, Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Bachelor's Degree in a related quantitative field

Nice to Have

Experience with PySpark

What You'll Do.

Design and implement secure pipelines

Implement highly scalable pipelines

Implement high-performance pipelines

Govern end-to-end ML model lifecycle

Build robust ML systems

Maintain robust ML systems

Support efficient ML operations

Design ML cloud infrastructure

Ensure platform reuse

Ensure platform scalability

Ensure high-volume throughput

Integrate ML model services

Test ML model services

Monitor ML model services

Act as consultant to internal teams

Educate internal teams

Influence decisions regarding ML tooling

Influence decisions regarding ML infrastructure

Incorporate telemetry into platform

Analyze complex failure modes

Ensure real-time reliability

Serve as technical leader

Mentor junior engineers

Champion high standards in coding

Champion high standards in documentation

Champion high standards in architectural best practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Application engineers; Internal feature teams

Communication Scope

Educating teams; Influencing decisions

Full Job Description

SurveyMonkey is the world’s most popular platform for surveys and forms, built for business—loved by users. We combine powerful capabilities with intuitive design, effectively serving every use case, from customer experience to employee engagement, market research to payment and registration forms. With built-in research expertise and AI-powered technology, it’s like having a team of expert researchers at your fingertips. Trusted by millions—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—SurveyMonkey helps teams gather insights and information that inspire better decisions, create experiences people love, and drive business growth. Discover how at surveymonkey.com. What we’re looking for The Machine Learning Platform team (MLP) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to design and implement the secure, highly scalable, and high-performance pipelines that govern the end-to-end lifecycle of ML models. You will work at the intersection of Data Science and DevOps, building the "connective tissue" that empowers our product portfolio to leverage technologies like Generative AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and real-time classification. We are looking for a subject matter expert who will drive innovation and deliver results that meet the dynamic needs of a high-growth AI environment. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager on the MLP Solutions team. What you’ll be working on Build and maintain robust ML systems using Python (Pandas/NumPy, PyTorch/transformers) to support efficient ML operations. Design ML cloud infrastructure using AWS services, ensuring the platform is built for reuse, scalability, and high-volume throughput. Collaborate with application engineers to integrate, test, and monitor ML model services across SurveyMonkey’s microservices architecture. Act as a consultant to internal feature teams, educating and influencing decisions regarding ML tooling and infrastructure. Incorporate telemetry into the platform for complex failure mode analysis, ensur

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