Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning

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. Design, develop, and maintain machine learning models and algorithms to solve complex business problems .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSenior💰 $170,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining machine learning models and algorithms, with a strong foundation in computer science principles. Proficient in optimizing model performance and extracting insights from complex datasets using advanced techniques and frameworks.

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Machine Learning AlgorithmsTensorFlowPyTorchDeep Learning TechniquesNatural Language Processing

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Hard Skills

Machine LearningObject-Oriented ProgrammingData StructuresAlgorithmsHyperparameter TuningFeature SelectionModel ValidationData AnalysisModel Performance AssessmentInsight Visualization

Tools & Technologies

NLTKSpaCyBERTCNNRNNLSTMGAN

Industry Keywords

Data PatternsTrends AnalysisAnomaly DetectionScalabilityData Cleaning

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PyTorchScikit-LearnTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain machine learning models and algorithms to solve complex business problems
Identify patterns, trends, and anomalies in data
Visualize insights using appropriate tools
Assess machine learning model performance using appropriate metrics, validation techniques, and testing datasets
Optimize models through hyperparameter tuning, feature selection, and regularization to improve accuracy, performance, and scalability
Craft data-driven features connecting job seekers to opportunities
Gather, clean, analyze, and extract meaningful insights from data

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ year of professional software development experience with a focus in machine learning
Deep experience in machine learning algorithms, techniques, and best practices
Comprehensive computer science fundamentals in coding, object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms
Preferred: 5+ year of professional software development experience with a focus in machine learning
Preferred: BS/MS/PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, related technical field or equivalent practical experience
Preferred: Strong knowledge of machine learning algorithms and best practices
Preferred: Experience with machine learning algorithms and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn
Preferred: Experience with deep learning architectures and techniques, including CNNs, RNNs, LSTM, and GANs
Preferred: Background with NLP techniques and tools, including tokenization, stemming, lemmatization, sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, NLTK, SpaCy, or BERT

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Exceptional benefits package
Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
Employer-matched 401(k) plan
Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits
Equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package