ML Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (Tuesday in office)

Type: Contract

Required Skills & Experience:

• Hands-on code mindset with deep understanding in technologies / skillset and an ability to understand larger picture.
• Sound knowledge to understand Architectural Patterns, best practices and Non-Functional Requirements
• Overall, 8-10 years of experience in heavy volume data processing, data platform, data lake, big data, data warehouse, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience with strong proficiency in Python and Spark (must-have).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in ETL workflows using Spark and Python.
• 4+ years of experience with large-scale data loads, feature extraction, and data processing pipelines in different modes – near real time, batch, realtime.
• Solid understanding of data quality, data accuracy concepts and practices.
• 2+ years of solid experience in building and deploying ML models in a production setup. Ability to quickly adapt and take care of data preprocessing, feature engineering, model engineering as needed.
• 2+ years of experience working with Python deep learning libraries like any or more than one of these - PyTorch, Tensorflow, Keras or equivalent.
• Prior experience working with LLMs, transformers. Must be able to work through all phases of the model development as needed.
• Experience integrating with various data stores, including:
• SQL/NoSQL databases
• In-memory stores like Redis
• Data lakes (e.g., Delta Lake)
• Experience with Kafka streams, producers & consumers.
• Required: Experience with Databricks or similar data lake / data platform.
• Required: Java and Spring Boot experience with respect to data processing - near real time, batch based.
• Familiarity with notebook-based environments such as Jupyter Notebook .
• Adaptability : Must be open to learning new technologies and approaches.
• Initiative : Ability to take ownership of tasks, learn independently, and innovate.
• With technology landscape changing rapidly, ability and willingness to learn new technologies as needed and produce results on job.