Machine Learning Engineer

Why you

As a Pythian Machine Learning Engineer, you will focus on building and optimizing machine learning pipelines, deploying models to production, and ensuring their scalability and reliability

You will be responsible for integrating machine learning models into various products and client solutions, with an emphasis on utilizing pre-trained models like Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI-driven technologies

Your role will involve collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain robust, efficient, and scalable machine learning systems

What will you be doing

Design, develop, and maintain machine learning pipelines for internal and client-driven projects

Deploy machine learning models, including pre-trained models (e g

, LLMs), into production environments and ensure scalability and performance

Collaborate with data scientists to translate models into production-ready systems that meet business requirements

Optimize and tune machine learning models for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency

Integrate machine learning models with cloud platforms and other infrastructure (e g

, AWS, GCP, Azure)

Implement model monitoring, logging, and maintenance systems to ensure continuous operation and improvement of deployed models

Work closely with software engineering teams to ensure seamless model integration into larger applications

Stay up to date with the latest advancements in machine learning engineering, infrastructure, and deployment technologies

What do we need from you

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field

Ph

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is a plus

3+ years of experience in machine learning engineering, software engineering, or a related role

Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or similar languages, with proficiency in ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn

Hands-on experience with deploying pre-trained models, such as Large Language Models (LLMs), into production environments

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Solid understanding of data pipelines, ETL processes, and version control systems (e g

, Git)

Experience in building scalable, distributed systems and optimizing machine learning models for performance

Familiarity with MLOps tools and practices, including model versioning, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and engineers

What do you get in return

Love your career: Competitive total rewards package with excellent take home salaries, shifted work time bonus (if applicable) and an annual bonus plan!

Love your development: Hone your skills or learn new ones with an annual training allowance; 2 paid professional development days, attend conferences, become certified, whatever you like!

Love your work/life balance: 3 weeks of paid time off and flexible working hours

All you need is a stable internet connection!

Love your workspace: We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and budget to personalize your work environment!

Love your community: Blog during work hours ; take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity

Why Pythian

Pythian excels at helping businesses use their data and cloud to transform how they compete and win in this ever-changing environment by delivering advanced on-prem, hybrid, cloud and multi-cloud solutions to solve the toughest data challenges faster and better than anyone else

Founded and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada in 1997, Pythian now has more than 300 employees located around the globe with over 350 clients spanning industries from SaaS; media; gaming; financial services; e-commerce and more

Pythian is known for its technology-enabled data expertise covering everything from ETL to ML

We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver innovative solutions that meet the specific data goals of each client and have built meaningful partnerships with major cloud vendors AWS, Google and Microsoft

The powerful combination of our extensive expertise in data and cloud and our ability to keep on top of the latest bleeding edge technologies make us the perfect partner to help mid and large-sized businesses transform to stay ahead in todays rapidly changing digital economy

Disclaimer

For this job an equivalent combination of education and experience, which results in demonstrated ability to apply skills will also be considered

The successful applicant will need to fulfill the requirements necessary to obtain a background check

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process