Senior ML Engineer

Next Ventures

New YorkFull-timeMid LevelOn-site

Job Description

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to help build and scale the models and infrastructure behind a high-impact data platform used by a wide range of customers. You’ll work on end-to-end machine learning systems—from experimentation and model development to deployment, serving, and ongoing optimization. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll collaborate closely with leadership and engineering teams to shape the future of the product.

What You’ll Do

  • Build and productionize ML models that directly power core product features

  • Design, maintain, and scale ML infrastructure including training pipelines, model serving, and monitoring

  • Run experiments and optimizations using A/B testing, uplift modeling, and causal inference methods

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering, including direct work with senior leadership

  • Mentor teammates and help establish best practices across ML, data engineering, and experimentation

Who We’re Looking For

Experience & Expertise

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years working on ML systems

  • Strong understanding of modern ML techniques (tree-based models, deep learning, transformers, etc.)

  • Hands‑on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or XGBoost

  • Experience with feature engineering using aggregations, embeddings, or auxiliary models

MLOps & Infrastructure

  • Experience designing ML pipelines and production‑grade infrastructure

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP preferred but not required)

  • Comfort with CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and distributed compute frameworks (Spark, Ray, Dask, etc.)

  • Proven track record iterating on models in production environments

Software Engineering Skills

  • Strong Python skills (numpy, pandas, etc.)

  • Experience with large‑scale data processing (Spark, Ray, BigQuery, etc.)

  • Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow

Analytical & Experimental Skills

  • Comfort with advanced experimentation techniques and real‑world performance evaluation

  • Understanding of observational data challenges and measurement frameworks

Soft Skills & Culture

  • Comfortable owning projects end‑to‑end—from data exploration through deployment

  • Ability to communicate complex ML concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • A self‑starter who learns quickly and thrives in an iterative, fast‑paced environment

Bonus Points

  • Experience working with customer‑facing or personalization‑oriented ML systems

  • Background in causal inference or uplift modeling

  • Exposure to LLMs, modern AI tooling, or reinforcement learning

  • Advanced degree in a quantitative field

  • Experience in fast‑moving or startup environments

  • Based in or near New York City (most of the team operates in EST)

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Posted 3 weeks ago

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