Software Engineer, Machine Learning
The Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Confidential Client is responsible for developing and maintaining scalable infrastructure solutions to deploy AI and ML models efficiently. This role involves close collaboration with ML scientists to integrate models into products, optimizing performance, automating workflows, and ensuring reliability through monitoring and troubleshooting. The position supports hybrid remote work within the US and contributes to high-quality software development practices through code reviews and architecture planning.
About Careertakes
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What You’ll Do
Confidential Client is seeking a Software Engineer, Machine Learning to design, build, and operate scalable infrastructure for deploying AI/ML models into production systems. This role partners closely with ML scientists and product teams to move models from research to reliable, low-latency service at scale.
- Implement and maintain scalable ML deployment infrastructure and CI/CD for models
- Build automation and tooling to streamline model evaluation, testing, and rollout
- Optimize inference performance and resource utilization for cloud and edge deployments
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for model health, data drift, and performance
- Troubleshoot production issues and lead root-cause analysis across services
- Participate in architecture and design reviews, code reviews, and cross-functional planning
- Collaborate with ML researchers to translate prototypes into robust production systems
Compensation
- Salary range (annual): $165,131 — $180,946 USD
This range is provided in accordance with applicable pay transparency laws. Final base pay offered will depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Qualifications (Minimum)
- Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related quantitative field
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience (software developer, software engineer intern, applied research intern, teaching assistant, or related role)
- Hands-on experience with:
- Python
- Machine Learning and Generative AI concepts
- SQL
- System programming and performance optimization
- Cloud computing (designing/deploying services on public cloud)
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills and familiarity with monitoring/observability tooling
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Experience deploying ML models in production (model serving frameworks, containerization, orchestration)
- Familiarity with model evaluation pipelines, A/B testing for models, and feature stores
- Knowledge of inference optimization (quantization, batching, accelerated inference)
- Experience with CI/CD for ML (MLOps) and automation frameworks
Location & Work Authorization
- Primary location: California (remote/telecommute within the U.S. is permitted per company policy)
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Why You’ll Like Working with Confidential Client
- Opportunity to build systems that power high-impact ML products in the entertainment/games space
- Competitive pay and potential equity/bonus programs
- Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, retirement plans, and paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements and supportive cross-disciplinary teams
Confidential Client — Other Details
- Employment type: Full-time
- Note: Confidential Client will not ask for payment during the hiring process. All official recruiting communications will come from company email addresses associated with the employer. Careertakes may surface additional matched opportunities to applicants.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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