Machine Learning Engineer

About

Flatiron is a global remote software development company with engineers located around the world. We unite experts from diverse backgrounds and experiences in a collaborative culture to deliver exceptional products and services for our clients. As a forward-thinking software engineering company, we provide industry-leading solutions to complex problems in both the US and the UK. Operating in a fast-paced, agile environment, we specialize in software consulting for our clients. We offer a stimulating and rewarding environment for our team members. We value innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth, and we strive to create a workplace where everyone can thrive. Join us at Flatiron and be a part of a team that is shaping the future of software development.

Job Summary

This is a full-time fully remote working opportunity where you will be working as part of a Scrum team which requires working closely with other software engineers, stakeholders and contributors on the project. Working with respect to the US timezone is a requirement for the position. Attending meetings, being actively involved in the decision making process and collaborating with all of these stakeholders are essential parts of this position.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and deploy scalable, production-ready machine learning systems and end-to-end pipelines on AWS.
- Partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product teams to define requirements, select algorithms, and deliver impactful ML solutions.
- Architect, optimize, and maintain ML infrastructure — including data ingestion, model training, deployment, serving, monitoring, and lifecycle management — using AWS services.
- Lead the data preparation and feature engineering process, ensuring data quality, integrity, and scalability across large datasets.
- Implement and optimize ML models (supervised, unsupervised, deep learning, NLP, recommendation systems) with a focus on performance, accuracy, and reliability.
- Build and manage robust data pipelines and orchestration workflows to support ML systems at scale.
- Integrate models into backend services and APIs, ensuring seamless interaction with applications and end users.
- Contribute to MLOps practices, including CI/CD for ML, model registries, experiment tracking, automated retraining, and infrastructure-as-code provisioning.
- Utilize Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation to build and maintain scalable, secure ML infrastructure.
- Stay ahead of emerging trends in AI/ML, evaluating new research, frameworks, and tools to enhance product capabilities.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, guiding best practices throughout the ML lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications

- Advanced written and oral English proficiency.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field.
- 7+ years of professional experience designing, building, and deploying machine learning models in production environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS for ML workflows (data pipelines, model training, deployment, and monitoring).
- Expert proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn.
- Proficiency with TypeScript for building ML-integrated backend services and automation workflows.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools ( Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation ) for deploying ML infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of data processing and analysis tools (Pandas, NumPy, SQL) and orchestration workflows.
- Proven track record deploying ML systems into production and integrating them into real products or services at scale.
- Experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and MLOps best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, or agentic AI systems.
- Expertise in deep learning, NLP, time-series forecasting, or computer vision.
- Familiarity with platforms such as MLflow, Kubeflow, or Amazon SageMaker for model lifecycle management.
- Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or publications in the field.
- Understanding of data engineering workflows, ETL pipelines, and real-time data processing

Benefits

- Yearly Office Allowance Budget
- Macbook Purchase Support
- Wellbeing Support

If you are a good fit for the position, please apply through LinkedIn.

We only accept CVs that are in English.

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