Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Summary

Join HackerRank, a leading developer skills platform, as a Machine Learning Engineer and contribute to shaping our machine learning strategy. You will identify and execute on business opportunities best suited for machine learning, setting foundations and best practices. This remote position within India requires 7+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years in machine learning engineering. Proficiency in Python, deep learning, and frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow is essential. You will productionize machine learning models and mentor junior team members. HackerRank offers a competitive benefits package including a home office stipend, remote work stipend, professional development reimbursement, flexible PTO, paid parental leave, comprehensive insurance, and employee stock options.

Requirements

• 7-8+ years of experience in software development including 3+ years in machine learning engineering
• Python
• Deep Learning
• Pytorch or Tensorflow
• Prior experience technical directing and mentoring junior team members to deliver large efforts
• Solid ability to understand business priorities and setting vision to realize them
• Being up to date on recent advances in machine learning, and identifying relevant papers and opportunities
• Solid mathematical background and ability to model problems in a thorough and sound way
• Ability to design and implement a modern machine learning framework and codebase for the company to operate in

Responsibilities

• Identify business opportunities best suited for machine learning and set the scope, vision and strategy to execute on those opportunities
• Set the foundations and define best practices for machine learning efforts at HackerRank
• Identify opportunities and drive improvements to existing machine learning efforts
• Productionize machine learning models, for example balancing model performance with memory and latency requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in deep neural networks training on modern machine learning libraries
• Expertise in natural language processing techniques

Benefits

• One-time home office set up stipend
• Monthly Remote Work Enablement Stipend
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Wellbeing Benefits (Headspace, etc)
• Flexible paid time off, paid leave for new parents, and flexible work hours
• Insurance for all employees (term life, personal accident, medical) along with medical insurance for their dependents
• Employee stock options