Machine Learning Engineer

Summary

Join Smartling, a profitable, AI-enabled translation platform company, as a Machine Learning Engineer. You will contribute to our suite of in-house machine learning services, focusing on generating high-quality translations and extracting linguistic metadata. This role involves researching, building, deploying, and maintaining tools integrated into a robust SOA infrastructure. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams, advise on AI/ML features, and work with cutting-edge NLP techniques. We offer a remote-first work environment, competitive compensation, and a supportive team culture.

Requirements

• BS+ degree in computer science, machine learning, or equivalent experience
• Fluency in Python (3+ years experience required)
• Expert-level understanding of statistics and probability
• Expert knowledge of deep learning libraries - Pytorch, Tensorflow, etc
• Experience in data analytics with a deep understanding of statistics and the fundamental mathematics behind various ML algorithms
• Experience using various NLP techniques to solve real-world problems
• Know your way around a relational database
• Proficient in written and spoken English
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• A home office setup conducive for working remotely, and the ability to work effectively as a remote team member

Responsibilities

• Create assets, models and pipelines for machine learning models
• Research and understand linguistic characteristics of various locales and languages around the world
• Understanding current metrics and recommending additional data points over linguistic data
• Pre-processing data via Python
• Feature engineering and model construction
• Model training and validation via various Python libraries
• Evaluating ML models once deployed
• Training with the team to help with best practices and knowledge sharing
• Engineer prompts, with and without fine-tuning, to work with state-of-the-art LLMs in the industry to transform and evaluate text for translation tasks
• Collaborate with product/engineering team to deliver high quality features for internal and external consumption
• Advise other teams on the feasibility and practicality of AI/ML features to add to the Smartling platform

Preferred Qualifications

• MS+ degree in machine learning or equivalent experience
• Experience with Java, Kotlin, Rust
• Experience with NoSQL databases and large data sets
• Experience with DevOps, AWS
• Familiar with software engineering methodologies
• Multilingual

Benefits

• Freedom - we are remote-first
• Growth - an opportunity to learn and advance your career
• Wealth - we offer a competitive compensation package
• Wellness - location-based and contract-based benefits
• Balance - flexible PTO
• Culture - an energetic, value-driven, and fun culture and team spirit
• Bonus - employee referral programs and Apple equipment