What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Machine Learning Tech Lead position at Jackson Dawson?
iLiv ai is a new startup launched by Jackson Dawson, delivering impactful SaaS solutions to help businesses unlock potential. This hybrid role is based in Dearborn, MI, requiring 2-3 days per week in the office. The ideal candidate will work with AI-native business, technology, and software developers to guide AI implementation strategies, build data pipelines, and actively explore new AI applications.
iLiv ai is seeking a Machine Learning Tech Lead to establish an AI-native engineering team. This role combines technical expertise, leadership, and hands-on development to drive cutting-edge machine learning solutions.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Architect and implement robust machine learning pipelines
- Guide team on best practices for model selection and optimization
- Stay current with ML advancements and propose innovative solutions
- Review code and design documents for quality and maintainability
Project Management
- Collaborate with product managers to define ML objectives and timelines
- Lead project breakdown and task assignment
- Identify and mitigate potential risks
Team Development
- Mentor junior ML engineers
- Foster a collaborative, knowledge-sharing environment
Hands-on Engineering
- Develop production-ready ML models
- Integrate models into existing applications and APIs
- Monitor and update model performance
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or related field with ML focus
- 8 years experience building and deploying ML models in production
- Expertise in Python and popular ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed computing
- Proven team leadership and mentoring ability
Preferred Skills
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) for ML
- MLOps experience
- Familiarity with deep learning techniques
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
