Support Engineer – AI/ML Data Labeling Platform (Label Studio)
Remote
United States
Posted 6 days ago
This is a full-time Support Engineer role at HumanSignal, a company building the platform (Label Studio) that powers the creation, curation, and evaluation of high-quality data for AI/ML workflows. This role is crucial for providing technical support to enterprise clients using the open-source and enterprise versions of the data labeling software.
- Location: Remote – Europe or East Coast North America.
- Compensation (US Base Cash Range): $75,000 to $90,000 USD (Note: Compensation based on regional market rate ranges across the globe).
- Experience Required: 3–5 years in technical support or support engineering for a SaaS or developer-focused product.
- Focus: Debugging and troubleshooting issues related to the installation, configuration, and usage of the Label Studio platform, which involves cloud environments, containers, and APIs.
- Key Contribution: Advancing the support maturity by improving processes, contributing to internal tooling, and enhancing self-service documentation.
Responsibilities: Diagnosis, Collaboration, and Maturity
The Support Engineer is a technical expert and key collaborator responsible for ensuring the seamless operation of the platform for clients building mission-critical AI pipelines.
- Client Support: Provide technical support to clients via email and support tickets, addressing inquiries related to the installation, configuration, and usage of Label Studio.
- Troubleshooting: Diagnose and troubleshoot software issues reported by clients, utilizing debugging tools and logs to identify root causes and implement timely resolutions.
- Collaboration & Escalation: Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to drive issue resolution, providing structured, high-quality customer updates throughout investigations.
- Documentation & Process: Create internal and external documentation to improve support quality and self-service. Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to the continuous enhancement of support procedures and workflows.
- Technical Breadth: The platform supports multiple modalities (text, images, time series, agents-in-environments), requiring the ability to quickly grasp issues across different data types.
Required Technical Requirements and Qualifications
The ideal candidate has a strong background in the cloud-native development stack, proficiency in a scripting language, and an understanding of machine learning concepts.
- Experience: 3–5 years in technical support for a SaaS or developer-focused product.
- Debugging Skills: Strong debugging skills across cloud environments, APIs, browser issues, and containerized systems.
- Cloud & DevOps:
- Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms, particularly AWS (Amazon Web Services), including services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and IAM.
- Preferred: Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, or infrastructure debugging.
- Programming: Proficiency in Python or JavaScript programming language for scripting and automation tasks.
- AI/ML Domain:
- Familiarity with machine learning concepts and frameworks, with experience working with ML models preferred.
- Preferred: Knowledge of ML/AI workflows or data labeling pipelines.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal), excellent problem-solving ability, and a customer-centric approach.
Job Features
| Job Category | Support Service, Technical Services |