Engineer machine learning engineer

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Job Overview

The Machine Learning (ML) Engineer plays a pivotal role in advancing AI capabilities, focusing on the design, development, and deployment of machine learning models with an emphasis on large language models (LLMs) and state-of-the-art technologies. This position is essential for building scalable AI applications that deliver real-world impact, ensuring models are optimized for performance, reliability, and responsible use. Collaborating with various technical teams, they facilitate the seamless integration of LLM-powered applications into products and workflows. Their expertise ensures the organization remains at the forefront of AI innovation, reinforcing a culture of continuous improvement and leadership in applying advanced AI technologies.

Job Responsibilities :

• Build and maintain the entire machine learning lifecycle (research, design, experimentation, development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance).
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional/ non-functional business requirements for machine learning.
• Collaborate with data science, tech, and product teams on defining, architecting, and building data ingestion systems and model training pipelines from experimentation to deployment, monitoring, and continuous performance improvement.
• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to power scalable AI applications.
• Fine-tune, optimize, and maintain AI models to ensure performance, reliability, and responsible use.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to integrate AI-driven solutions into products, platforms, and workflows.
• Conduct rigorous evaluations and benchmarking of AI models and applications to validate accuracy, efficiency, and trustworthiness.
• Research and apply emerging machine learning techniques and AI frameworks to advance innovation and maintain industry leadership.
• Build and maintain pipelines, tooling, and infrastructure for model training, deployment, and monitoring in production environments.
• Ensure scalability, security, and compliance of AI systems while aligning with business and operational requirements.
• Participate in other duties or projects as assigned by business management as needed.

Education :

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems, Machine Learning, or another quantitative field (Required)
• Master's/Advanced Degree Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems, Machine Learning, or another quantitative field (Preferred)

Work Experience :

• Data Engineering, Data Science (Required)
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying machine learning models and large language models (LLMs) in production environments (Required)
• Experience building and maintaining end-to-end ML pipelines including data ingestion, training, deployment, monitoring, and optimization (Required)
• Experience applying MLOps practices and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for scalable AI solutions (Preferred)
• Experience implementing fine-tuning, evaluation, and benchmarking techniques for LLMs and generative AI applications (Preferred) Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, data science, and product) to deliver AI-powered applications (Required)Experience in programming languages such as Python/R, Java/Scala, and/ or Go (Required)
• Experience in the telecom industry (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Proficiency in building and deploying machine learning models and algorithms (Required)
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues (Required)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to model performance, fairness, and responsible AI practices (Preferred)
• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel :

Travel Required (Yes/No): No

DOT Regulated :

DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No

Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No

Base Pay Range: $104,800 - $189,100

Corporate Bonus Target: 15%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

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