Platform Engineer

At Prediction Lab, we're building the predictive modeling platform for teams and agents. AI has fundamentally changed how software gets built, and we're bringing that same transformation to predictive modeling.Founded in 2025, Prediction Lab is a B2B SaaS company looking to hire a world-class team of builders to lead the way in predictive modeling. We're passionate about enabling our users to solve real-world problems with the latest advancements in machine learning and generative AI. We focus relentlessly on delivering the best value to our users, ship with incredible speed, and care deeply about the user experience.As a small team, we're all generalists that work across the full stack and have deep expertise in predictive modeling. We're looking for builders that thrive in an environment of autonomy, ownership, and individual responsibility to help us create the future for predictive modeling.Location & work modePrediction Lab is a remote-first company that values deep focus and asynchronous collaboration, with intentional moments to connect in person through team off-sites and occasional travel.About The RoleWe're seeking a Platform Engineer who is passionate about building a product that our users love. You'll work closely with the founder and users to design and implement new concepts and ideas.You'll own the application infrastructure, from deployment to monitoring, and be responsible for delivering the best value to our users. Your decisions will shape the product and its future.What you'll doBuild and operate the infrastructure our platform runs on, owning it from design to productionLead infrastructure innovation, with a focus on the performance and cost of running training and inference at scaleOwn security, reliability, and disaster recovery, so our users' data and models stay safe and availableShape the product and its future, to lead the new era of predictive modelingElevate the team, by bringing your own ideas and expertise to the tablePartner with the founder, to build a product that our users loveWhat we're looking forExperience building and operating production infrastructure at a software company with a high engineering barStrong programming skills, with experience across backend services and cloud infrastructureTrack record of taking complex systems to production and keeping them reliable under loadExperience owning incident response, from paging through postmortemCares deeply about security, observability, and operational maturityComfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environmentHigh level of autonomy and ownershipThrives in a remote, asynchronous environment with a lean, high-output teamDomain knowledge in predictive modeling and data scienceYou'll love this ifYou want to build infrastructure that the whole team can depend on. You are passionate about predictive modeling and hold high opinions about how systems should be built and run. You want to work with a world-class team that values your input and your ideas.You'll hate this ifWe work a lot and we work hard. We think through problems from first principles and are comfortable with ambiguity. We are not afraid to take the lead on complex problems & shape the solution, not just follow instructions.Our techRust, Postgres, AWS on the backendTypescript and React on the frontendGraphQL API, with SDKs in several languagesClaude Code / CodexGithub, Linear, SlackHow we hireEmail the founder at ryan@predictionlab.ai with anything that shows how you think. A 45-minute conversation with Ryan, a take-home assignment on a domain related problem, and a closing conversation.What we offerAboutWe're a small, focused team that cares deeply about the quality of our work and the people we do it with. Here's what you can expect:Competitive salary and equityFull remote flexibility and asynchronous work culture100% employer-paid health insurance, including dental and vision coverageUnlimited paid time offA high degree of ownership, autonomy, and the opportunity to help build a growing companyThe ability to make a meaningful impact while working alongside a passionate, high-performing teamExposure to the challenges and opportunities of a fast-paced startup environmentPrediction Lab is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.