Machine Learning Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer

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Remote - Cincinnati preferred - travel may be required

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Software Engineer with a Machine Learning focus to lead the integration and operationalization of machine learning models in our Search area. This role requires collaboration with data scientists and leadership teams, and a strong foundation in ML Ops methodologies. Experience in diverse ML platforms, including Google Vertex AI and other cloud and open-source technologies, is essential. The candidate will bridge ML Ops, data science, and leadership to ensure the smooth functioning of our ML infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities -

Diverse ML Platform Expertise:

• Maintain expertise in a range of ML technologies and platforms, with a preference for Google Vertex AI, but open to other systems as needed.
• Leverage support for open-source frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, and integrate them with ML frameworks via custom containers.
• Stay updated with the latest trends in ML Ops and ML technologies.

Recommender System Design and Development:

• Hands-on experience working on recommender systems, drawing from ML techniques such as embedding based retrieval, reinforcement learning, transformers, and LLMs.
• Software engineering skills to work with teams integrating the recommender systems into customer facing products.
• Experience in AB testing and iterative optimization using data driven approaches.
• Understanding of infrastructure needs required to deploy ML systems (CPU/GPU, networking infrastructure).

Feature Store Management:

• Efficiently manage, share, and reuse machine learning features at scale using Vertex AI Feature Store.
• Implement feature stores as a central repository for maintaining transparency in ML operations across the organization.
• Enable feature delivery with endpoint exposure while maintaining authority and security features.

Data Management and Collaboration:

• Assist as needed with data labeling and management, ensuring high-quality data for ML models.
• Collaborate with data engineers and data scientists to ensure the integrity and efficiency of data used in ML models.
• Ensure end-to-end integration for data to AI, including the use of BigTable / BigQuery for executing machine learning models on business intelligence tools.

Continuous Monitoring and Optimization:

• Monitor ML systems in production, identify improvement opportunities, and implement optimizations.
• Participate in support rotations and participate in support calls as necessary.

Qualifications:

• 8 years of software engineering experience
• 5 years working with machine learning operations
• Hands on experience Vertex AI and Vertex AI Feature Store
• Experience working with recommender systems
• Experience working collaboratively with data science teams, understanding their needs and challenges.
• Ability to lead initiatives and communicate effectively with technical teams and senior leadership.
• Proven ability to understand company business problems and identify probable technical solutions to those problems.
• Familiarity with a range of ML tools and frameworks, and openness to adapting to emerging technologies. (ML Ops skills in the cloud)