Machine Learning Engineer (AI Foundations)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver ML models and components that address real business needs, partnering with Product and Data Science teams.
• Guide ML infrastructure decisions through solid modeling knowledge, including model selection, data and feature choices, training, hyperparameter tuning, dimensionality, bias/variance management, and validation strategies.
• Tackle complex problems by writing robust application code, building and validating ML models, and automating tests and deployment processes.
• Collaborate within a cross-functional Agile team to create and enhance software supporting state of the art big data and ML applications.
• Retrain, monitor, and maintain models in production environments.
• Leverage cloud-based architectures, technologies, and platforms to deliver optimized ML models at scale.
• Construct optimized data pipelines to feed ML models efficiently.
• Apply continuous integration and continuous deployment practices, including test automation and monitoring, to ensure successful deployment of ML models and application code.
• Ensure code quality, governance, and risk management, and uphold responsible and explainable AI practices across models.
• Proficiency with programming languages such as Python, Scala, or Java.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Minimum of two years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing (internship experience not counted).
• Minimum of two years programming in Python, Scala, or Java.
• At least one year of machine learning experience with an industry recognized framework (scikit-learn, PyTorch, Dask, Spark, or TensorFlow).

Technologies

• Python
• Scala
• Java
• scikit-learn
• PyTorch
• Dask
• Spark
• TensorFlow
• AWS
• Azure
• Google Cloud Platform

Benefits

• Health, financial and other benefits that support total well-being.
• Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long term incentives (LTI).

Location

McLean, VA onsite

Compensation

USD 135,600 - 154,800 per year