Udio (udio.com)

Udio (udio.com)

Senior Backend Engineer, Data Modeling and Ingestion Platform

New York · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$220kDetected 71 days ago
PythonGoReactNext.jsReact NativeSpringDistributed SystemsFull-Stack DevelopmentAlgorithmsBigQueryGCPCloud PlatformsMachine LearningSparkResearchCommunication

About the role

  • These datasets are used to power our generative audio models.
  • This role centers on high-impact bulk ingestion and advanced data linkage.

Responsibilities

  • Build high-throughput bulk ingestion workflows to integrate datasets from multiple external providers.
  • Design and implement scalable entity-resolution solutions, including record linking, deduplication, clustering, and conflict arbitration.
  • Develop processing components using Dataflow (Beam) and manage large analytical workloads in BigQuery.
  • Collaborate with ML researchers to anticipate downstream requirements and evolve linkage strategies as new sources and use cases emerge.
  • Familiarity with data validation, normalization, reconciliation, and building consistent views across diverse data sources.
  • You will design the core dataset that underpins our research, product development, and generative audio models.

Requirements

  • Experience working with large, heterogeneous datasets from multiple providers or domains.
  • Proficiency in Python, with an emphasis on efficient, scalable data processing.
  • Experience with BigQuery, Google Dataflow/Apache Beam, or similar batch-processing frameworks.
  • Ability to craft well-structured matching and decision strategies that balance accuracy, completeness, and computational efficiency.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of architecting Google Cloud Platform systems at scale
  • Experience with distributed compute frameworks such as Ray, Spark, or Flink.
  • Understanding of JAX-based ML pipelines, multihost training setups, or large-scale data preparation for accelerator-backed workflows.
  • Familiarity with TFRecords or other high-volume training data formats.
  • Exposure to ranking, clustering, or statistical similarity modeling.
  • Experience with Go, NextJS, and/or React Native to contribute to full-stack development
  • You'll work on large-scale data challenges that require creativity, algorithmic thinking, and engineering excellence.
  • You'll join a small, fast-moving team where your decisions shape the direction of our data and research capabilities.

Compensation

  • The starting base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $220,000.
  • Actual salary may vary based on level, work experience, performance, and other factors evaluated during the hiring process.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salary and equity
  • Flexible time off
  • Top notch private health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
  • Concierge medical/primary care through One Medical and Rightway
  • Mental health support from Spring Health
  • Personalized life insurance, travel assistance, and many other perks
  • This role is eligible for a compensation package of base salary, equity, and benefits.

Company info

  • We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the unification of large, highly rich, and heterogeneous datasets sourced from a wide range of external providers. These datasets are used to power our generative audio models.
  • We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the unification of large, highly rich, and heterogeneous datasets sourced from a wide range of external providers.
  • What We're Looking For
  • We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

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