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Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
69 days ago
Salary
$170K - $245K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
BetterHelp
• Design, prototype and productionize scalable machine learning and optimization models • Play a critical in setting up the best practices in machine learning, setting direction of the machine learning platform • Develop frameworks, pipelines, libraries, utilities and tools that process massive data for ML tasks • Partner with data scientists to troubleshoot and optimize complex data pipelines • Work with product managers and business partners to gather requirements for machine learning models • Build model deployment platform that can simplify implementing new models • Build end-to-end reusable pipelines from data acquisition to model output delivery • Mentor and guide junior data scientists to deploy their models into production • Design & Build ML (engineering) solutions that unlock new ML modeling capabilities for BetterHelp
Job Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in machine learning
- Proven experience deploying and integrating machine learning models into production systems
- Strong expertise in machine learning techniques, including deep learning, neural networks, statistical modeling, tree-based methods, boosting, regression, and dimensionality reduction
- Extensive experience building personalization and recommendation systems
- Working knowledge of operations research concepts such as mathematical modeling, linear and integer programming, and discrete event simulation
- Familiarity with large language models, fine-tuning methods, and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF)
- Solid foundation in computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms
- Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience developing data pipelines and machine learning libraries/tools
- Eagerness to learn and adopt new technologies
- Interest in mentoring junior machine learning engineers and data scientists
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth, and agile environments
Benefits
- Remote work with regular in-person bonding experiences sponsored by the company
- Competitive compensation
- Holistic perks program (including free therapy, employee wellness, and more)
- Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k benefits with employer matching contribution
- The chance to build something that changes lives – and that people love
- Any piece of hardware or software that will make you happy and productive
- An awesome community of co-workers
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