Lead Machine learning Engineer

Our client, an innovator in the eCommerce industry, is hiring a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to join their New York team remotely. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their marketplace by developing intelligent, data-driven products that enhance user experience and fuel business growth. This includes optimising search and ranking, building impactful recommendation models and developing scalable systems that serve millions of users.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and deployment of scalable machine learning models across key domains such as search relevance, advertising, pricing and recommendations.

• Architect and implement robust, production-ready pipelines and REST APIs to deliver models at scale.

• Partner closely with product managers, engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.

• Explore, prototype and assess new algorithms and emerging technologies to drive continuous innovation.

• Take full ownership of machine learning initiatives, from ideation and data analysis through to deployment, monitoring and ongoing optimization.

Skillset

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning models in production environments.

• Deep knowledge of core ML techniques, including classification, regression, ranking and recommendation systems.

• Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks such as Scikit-learn, TensorFlow or PyTorch.

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, with experience building production-grade services and REST APIs.

• Practical experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure.

• Exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs) and their use in search, recommendations, or related applications is a big plus.

• Familiarity with MLOps tools and practices, including platforms like MLflow or Kubeflow.

• Experience working within e-commerce or online marketplace environments is a bonus.

Benefits

• Salary: $160,000–$200,000 DOE

• Equity.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Remote working options.

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