Sr. ML Engineer (Bigdata & Machine Learning)

• Develop platforms, applications, and solutions powered by machine learning to tackle business challenges and enhance product performance.

• Write high-quality, efficient, testable code using one or more of the programming language Java, Python, Rust, JavaScript and/or scala.

• Implement machine learning pipelines and workflows for data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation.

• Drive the development effort end-to-end for timely delivery of high-quality solutions that conform to requirements, conform to the architectural vision, and align with all applicable standards.

• Collaborate with senior technical staff and Project Managers to identify, document, plan contingency, track and manage risks and issues until all are resolved.

• Present technical solutions, capabilities, considerations, and features in business terms.

• Effectively communicate status, issues, and risks in a detailed and timely manner.

Basic Qualifications:
- 2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience programming in at least one or more in Java, Python, Scala and Go
- Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures
- Experience and/or academic background in building and supporting scalable, reliable data solutions and AI/machine learning powered systems using modern big data and ML/AI technologies.
- Hands-on experience and/or academic background developing systems for the machine learning lifecycle: data preprocessing and feature extraction, model training and evaluation, and deployment and monitoring.
- Hands-on experience and/or academic background partnering with data scientists and can speak knowledgeably about the major machine learning paradigms, algorithms, software tools, infrastructure, and workflow needs.
- Familiarity with the associated open-source ecosystem (e.g., mlflow, cortex, seldon, Kubeflow, tfx) is a plus.
- Knowledge and experience working on Single Page Applications development using Angular or similar framework is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with web service standards and related patterns (REST, gRPC).
- Experience with MySQL and NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, including data model design, cluster setup, and performance tuning.
- Publications or presentations in recognized computing journals/conferences is a plus.
- Payment industry experience is a plus.