Tufin - Senior Backend Engineer

Job Description :

Responsibilities :

- Design and develop robust, scalable backend systems and microservices to support AI use cases.

- Own the deployment and monitoring of ML models in production (with CI/CD, logging, observability).

- Implement data processing pipelines in support of model training and inference.

- Ensure software adheres to best practices in architecture, testing, and documentation.

- Optimize model inference for latency, throughput, and resource efficiency.

- Contribute to design decisions and technical strategy alongside AI and infrastructure leads.

Requirements :

- Strong experience with designing APIs, building microservices, and integrating third-party services.

- Familiarity with ML workflows: model serving, feature extraction, and batch vs real-time inference.

- Strong architectural/design skills, including working with message queues like Kafka, relational and NoSQL databases, and distributed systems.

- Experience deploying services in containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

- Proficient with cloud-native tools or on-prem equivalents (e.g., logging, tracing, metrics).

- Knowledge of data processing frameworks (e.g., Pandas, Spark, Airflow) is a plus.

- Comfortable reading and working with Python-based ML code (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.).

- Strong ownership mindset and a collaborative attitude.

Nice to Have :

- Understanding of data privacy/security implications in model and data pipelines.

- Experience working in cross-functional teams with data scientists and product owners