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Nift

Delivers personalized gifts to drive acquisitions

ML Ops Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Remote in Israel
RemoteRemote work in Israel.
AI & Machine LearningApplied Machine Learning

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 5 years of experience in ML Ops, including ownership of ML infrastructure for large-scale systems.
  • Strong software engineering skills in coding, debugging, performance analysis, testing, CI/CD, and reproducible builds.
  • Extensive commercial experience developing automated pipelines in Python to bring machine learning models into production.
  • Production experience with AWS, Databricks, Docker, and Kubernetes (EKS/ECS or equivalent).
  • Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation for managed, reviewable environments.
  • Experience using MLflow, SageMaker, or similar tools and a track record of production machine learning pipelines.
  • Experience with machine learning monitoring for quality, drift, and performance, and pipeline alerting.
  • Experience with PySpark, Glue, Dask, or Kafka for large-scale batch or stream processing.
  • Experience integrating third-party data into analytics platforms.
  • Familiarity with real-time endpoints, batch scoring, and feature stores.
  • Exposure to model governance, compliance, and secure ML operations.
  • Ability to work with data scientists, analysts, and engineers in a fast-paced startup environment.
Responsibilities
  • Productionize batch and real-time model training and inference, establish CI/CD for models, implement data and versioning practices, and manage model governance.
  • Centralize feature generation using approaches such as feature store patterns, manage model registries and metadata, and streamline deployment workflows.
  • Implement monitoring for data quality, drift, model performance and latency, and pipeline health, with clear alerting and dashboards.
  • Refactor research code into reusable components and establish repository structure, testing, logging, and reproducibility practices.
  • Collaborate with data science, analytics, and engineering teams to turn prototypes into production systems, providing mentorship and technical guidance.
  • Drive the technical vision for ML platform capabilities and establish architectural patterns as team standards.
  • Architect storage and compute and harden training and inference pipelines to make ML code, data workflows, and services reliable, reproducible, observable, and cost-efficient.
  • Help scale the platform.

About the company

Nift helps businesses attract and keep customers by sending personalized thank-you gifts through partnerships with premium consumer apps. Companies pay Nift to deliver these gifts, which motivates users to visit partner businesses and make purchases, creating a closed ecosystem that drives foot traffic and sales at scale. The service works by providing tailored gift offers via a network of app partners, with the business paying for each gift delivered. Nift works with a wide range of clients from local restaurants and bars to larger brands in music, jewelry, and wine delivery, and has introduced over 40 million people to new products. Unlike typical coupon sites, Nift leverages app partnerships to deliver meaningful, personalized gifts that encourage real-world visits. The company’s goal is to help businesses acquire new customers efficiently and boost engagement and sales by delivering valued experiences through its gift-based, app-connected ecosystem.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$19.5M

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • Nift added Marc Mallett and John McNerney in 2026, signaling expansion.
  • ParkMobile announced a June 2026 partnership, widening customer-touchpoint inventory.
  • Nift's 2026 job posting targets RMNs and CMNs, showing active commercial demand.

What critics are saying

  • Sales still depends on partner acquisition; a slower 2026 pipeline hits growth immediately.
  • Public scrutiny around NTA-linked NIFT 2026 results damaged brand search visibility and confusion.
  • A platform shift by Afterpay or Nextdoor could shrink Nift's distribution moat quickly.

What makes Nift unique

  • Nift's opt-in gift network differentiates by matching users to trusted partner audiences.
  • It sits across Afterpay, Mindbody, Meetup, ParkMobile, and iHeartRadio distribution.
  • Boston-based Nift sells commerce media and retention, not generic discount coupons.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Company Equity
  • Remote Work Options
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

2%
Yahoo Finance
Sep 29th, 2026
Nift launches Israel AI hub, hiring ex-Taboola leader Guy Gonen as head of AI

Nift, a platform that helps businesses thank customers with personalised gifts, has launched an AI hub in Israel and appointed Guy Gonen as head of AI. Gonen joins from Taboola, where he spent seven years as machine learning group manager. He will lead the AI and data teams behind brand matching, gift ranking, pricing, and customer-value prediction. Nift is hiring in data science, data engineering, and analytics. It has more than doubled revenue annually over the past four years and made the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for two consecutive years. The company facilitates more than 50 million customer engagement moments each month across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. "Israel is home to exceptional AI and data talent," said Elery Pfeffer, founder and chief executive officer of Nift.

GlobeNewswire
Jun 10th, 2026
Nift CRO Saket Mehta named to the 2026 ADWEEK 50.

Nift CRO Saket Mehta named to the 2026 ADWEEK 50. Revenue leader recognized for helping scale one of the fastest-growing platforms in commerce media. June 10, 2026 11:27 ET | Source: Nift BOSTON, June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Nift, the platform helping companies create more value through trusted customer experiences, announced that Chief Revenue Officer Saket Mehta has been named to the 2026 ADWEEK 50, the annual recognition honoring the most influential power players across advertising, marketing, media, and technology. Winners were selected by an external jury of industry executives and reviewed by ADWEEK's editorial team. Since joining Nift less than a year ago, Mehta has helped scale the company's commercial organization, contributing to more than 80% year-over-year profitable growth while expanding advertiser participation and strategic partnerships across the platform. Today, leading consumer platforms including Life360, Cash App, Afterpay, Klarna, Foot Locker, and ParkMobile leverage Nift to create more value for their customers. Each month, Nift powers more than 50 million customer engagement experiences across its network spanning the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia. "What makes this recognition especially meaningful is that it reflects the work of an incredible team and the trust of our partners," said Mehta. "Every day, we have the opportunity to work with leading consumer platforms and brands, to build stronger customer relationships through trusted, opt-in experiences. This recognition reflects what we've built together, and we're just getting started." Mehta has helped scale Nift's partner network and advance a model that helps consumer platforms deepen customer engagement while enabling brands to reach engaged new audiences. Prior to Nift, Mehta led global advertising partnerships and revenue at Block across Cash App, Afterpay, and Square. He also helped build Gopuff's advertising business and held leadership roles at TubeMogul through its IPO and eventual acquisition by Adobe. "Saket joined us at a pivotal moment and immediately raised the bar across our commercial organization," said Elery Pfeffer, CEO of Nift. "He has helped deepen relationships with many of the world's leading consumer platforms and brands while accelerating growth across the business. This recognition is incredibly well deserved." The full ADWEEK 50 list is published in the June 2026 issue of ADWEEK and across ADWEEK's digital and social channels. About Nift Nift helps consumer platforms and publishers create more value in every customer relationship through trusted, opt-in experiences that drive engagement, loyalty, and growth. Consumer platforms including Cash App, Klarna, Dell, Afterpay, Life360, iHeartMedia, Foot Locker, and ParkMobile partner with Nift to introduce customers to consumer brands such as Disney, Sam's Club, Fabletics, and thousands of others through high-value experiences delivered at meaningful moments in the customer journey. Each month, Nift facilitates more than 50 million customer engagement moments across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Over the past two years, Nift has ranked on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list, reflecting 1,111% revenue growth over three years. Contact Information Nift Media Relations [email protected]

Retail TouchPoints
Nov 22nd, 2023
Wine Insiders Taps the Power of Gifting to Attract New Customers

At a time when customer acquisition costs are going through the roof, DTC wine brand Wine Insiders has seen a 151% increase in net-new customer acquisition in a single quarter through its partnership with gifting platform Nift Networks.

WFMZ-TV
Oct 19th, 2023
Afterpay Partners with Nift Networks to Launch Exclusive Rewards Program for 5M+ Customers

Afterpay partners with Nift Networks to launch exclusive rewards program for 5M+ customers.