Machine Learning Engineer, Knowledge Graph Intelligence

Overview

A leading global alternative investment firm is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer, Knowledge Graph Intelligence to join its New York office.

The firm is looking for bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join and grow with the team — more than 90% of the leaders were promoted from within.

Key Responsibilities

As a Machine Learning Engineer – Applied Scientist you will play a critical role in developing algorithmic solutions and models for production-ready applications that support the front office investment professionals. You will specialize in natural language processing (NLP) solutions that extract insights from unstructured text data, with additional capabilities in predictive modeling, clustering, and time series analysis. You will manage all aspects of the research process including methodology selection, data collection and analysis, implementation and testing, prototyping, and performance evaluation. You will apply, adapt, and extend existing results in the broad field of NLP, while also conducting novel research as required. Specifically, you will:

• Contribute to projects across various machine learning (ML) disciplines, including NLP, unstructured data analysis, predictive modeling, and classic machine learning.
• Implement GenAI solutions, utilize ML infrastructure, and contribute to modeling, data preparation, optimization, and performance enhancements.
• Work with sparse data and apply techniques to improve model accuracy and generalization.
• Conduct data evaluation, including data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model performance assessment.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data engineers, software developers, and product teams to integrate models into production systems.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in natural language processing and machine learning, applying new techniques as needed.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• PhD, master’s degree, or 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience.
• 6+ years of experience building ML models and developing algorithms.
• Strong proficiency in Python, and hands-on experience with NumPy, Hugging Face, PyTorch, and spaCy for NLP applications.
• Prior experience in the domains of LLMs, foundation models, or large-scale deep learning systems, with a complete understanding of modern training, fine-tuning, quantization, and model evaluation.
• Expertise in working with sparse data and applying techniques such as data augmentation, weak supervision, and semi-supervised learning.
• Solid grasp of NLP concepts, including tokenization, embeddings, attention mechanisms, and transformer-based architectures.
• Experience with data evaluation techniques, model explainability, and error analysis.
• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

Company Ethics

• Integrity – You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards
• Ownership – You take charge of your work, uphold your commitments, and always do your best
• Commerciality – You focus on what matters, ask necessary questions, and are diligent about not wasting time
• Humility – You welcome and are receptive to feedback and learn from past mistakes
• Adaptability – You can triage business needs and context switch quickly and efficiently
• Admirability – You elevate the room through your work ethic, domain knowledge, and work product

Company Benefits

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Non-profit matching gift program
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more