Senior Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer

About Faire Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive. We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours. About this role As the Senior Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer, you will own the technical vision and evolution of Faire’s ML platform. You will set standards, influence org-wide architecture, and lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that unlock data science velocity at scale. This role will also be key to adapting ML workflows to take advantage of modern AI productivity tools. You won’t just build models, you will architect the systems that allow those models to help tens of thousands of small retailers compete and grow their local businesses. What You Will Do Define and drive the long-term architecture of Faire’s ML platform including training, inference, feature management, governance Establish company-wide standards for code quality, testing, MLOps (CI/CD), experimentation, model lifecycle management, and observability Lead adoption and advanced use of Unity Catalog, multi-workspace strategies, and data/ML mesh patterns Architect highly scalable ML workflows using Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow Optimize performance, reliability, and cost of the ML platform Evaluate and integrate emerging Databricks features Stay ahead of the curve by engaging with