Senior Machine Learning Engineer*

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Meltwater's Consumer Intelligence AI Team is looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer who will be working on developing new innovative Natural Language Processing or Computer Vision features relying on the literature's state of the art. Those features are meant to be integrated in our Consumer Intelligence platform meaning that your work will be used by our customers. We are looking for someone with a creative, proactive, collaborative, and innovation focused mindset. You will work alongside a team of passionate machine learning engineers driven by enthusiasm for adopting new technologies and excitement about making the difference for customers using applied AI. You will take complete ownership of the AI features you develop: from their conception to their implementation in the product. Our team is organized over three objectives: innovation, research and production.

Innovation: We leverage our AI expertise to constantly imagine new business oriented features to enhance our products.

Research: To implement our algorithms, we need to stay up-to-date to the latest breakthroughs over the Machine Learning world as well as the latest frameworks.

Production: We make a point of designing and developing our algorithms in a software engineering fashion. Scalability is our goal. The models that we develop are running over billions of documents (text or image) per day.

What You'll Do:

• Drive the development of new industrial level projects from ideation to deployment. This includes deep expertise in areas such as early ideation & prototyping, research, infrastructure, scalability, monitoring, and evaluation of AI systems.
• Collaborate closely with product teams in their domains, building domain expertise, and leveraging ML to solve critical business problems
• Keep up-to-date with the latest advancements in machine learning to stay current on emerging techniques to solve novel problems

What You'll Bring:

• 5-7+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer
• Passion for AI, with a constant drive to stay updated and ahead of the curve
• Demonstrable experience with the full lifecycle of machine learning models - from development to deployment and monitoring
• You have strong engineering and coding skills, with the ability to write high quality production grade code. Proficiency in Python, Scala, Java and/or other equivalent languages
• Experience with MLOps and DevOps principles and technologies (e.g. CI/CD, Terraform, Containerization, Kubernetes)
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical skills and the ability to tackle complex problems with a critical thinking approach
• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field
• Nice to have:
• Experience building LLM applications or RAG products using Python (Langchain, LlamaIndex, Guardrails, etc.)
• Proven track record of delivering AI systems to solve industry-scale problem
• Experience with distributed frameworks in a production context (Spark, Kafka, …) is a plus
• Experience with Information Retrieval systems in a production environment (Elasticsearch, Milvius, Vespa, …) is a plus

What We Offer:

• You will work with a team of passionate people who are always willing to help and learn from others
• You will have the opportunity to apply the most recent literature to concrete AI projects with a real impact on business
• As a growing company, we combine a startup mindset with the resources necessary to commit to exciting new initiatives. At Meltwater, everyone has an opportunity to make a difference
• Enjoy flexible paid time off that allows you to have an enhanced work-life balance.
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision options
• 401(k) matching, life insurance, commuter benefits, and parental leave plans
• Complimentary CalmApp subscription for you and your loved ones, because mental wellness matters.
• Energetic work environment with a hybrid work style, providing the balance you need.
• Thrive within our inclusive community and seize ongoing professional development opportunities to elevate your career.
• Total compensation range for this position: $170,000 - $256,000 USD per year.

Our Story

At Meltwater, we believe that when you have the right people in the right environment, great things happen. Our best-in-class technology empowers our 27,000 customers around the world to make better business decisions through data. But we can't do that without our global team of developers, innovators, problem-solvers, and high-performers who embrace challenges and find new solutions for our customers. Our award-winning global culture drives everything we do and creates an environment where our employees can make an impact, learn every day, feel a sense of belonging, and celebrate each other's successes along the way. We are innovators at the core who see the potential in people, ideas and technologies. Together, we challenge ourselves to go big, be bold, and build best-in-class solutions for our customers. We're proud of our diverse team of 2,200+ employees in 50 locations across 25 countries around the world. No matter where you are, you'll work with people who care about your success and get the support you need to unlock new heights in your career.

We are Meltwater. Inspired by innovation, powered by people.