Capital One

LeadMachineLearningEngineer

$197–225k Mclean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Capital One. Skills: Machine Learning Engineering, ML Systems, Cloud Architecture, Data Pipelines. Productionize ML applications. Design ML applications”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Solve complex problems

Eligibility Requirements

No sponsorship for employment authorization

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing, 4 years of experience programming with Python, Scala, or Java, 2 years of experience building, scaling, and optimizing ML systems

Nice to Have

Master's or doctoral degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, or a similar field, 3+ years of experience building production-ready data pipelines that feed ML models, 3+ years of on-the-job experience with an industry recognized ML framework such as scikit-learn, PyTorch, Dask, Spark, or TensorFlow, 2+ years of experience developing performant, resilient, and maintainable code, 2+ years of experience with data gathering and preparation for ML models, 2+ years of people leader experience, 1+ years of experience leading teams developing ML solutions using industry best practices, patterns, and automation, Experience developing and deploying ML solutions in a public cloud such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, Experience designing, implementing, and scaling complex data pipelines for ML models and evaluating their performance, ML industry impact through conference presentations, papers, blog posts, open source contributions, or patents

What You'll Do.

Productionize ML applications

Design ML applications

Develop ML applications

Implement ML applications

Design ML architecture

Ensure high availability

Write application code

Test application code

Leverage cloud architectures

Build cloud architectures

Deliver optimized models

Construct data pipelines

Ensure code management

Ensure model governance

Follow AI best practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work in collaboration with Product and Data Science teams; Collaborate as part of a cross-functional Agile team

Full Job Description

Lead Machine Learning Engineer As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer (MLE), you'll be part of an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning applications and systems at scale. You’ll participate in the detailed technical design, development, and implementation of machine learning applications using existing and emerging technology platforms. You’ll focus on machine learning architectural design, develop and review model and application code, and ensure high availability and performance of our machine learning applications. You'll have the opportunity to continuously learn and apply the latest innovations and best practices in machine learning engineering. ****What you’ll do in the role:**** * The MLE role overlaps with many disciplines, such as Ops, Modeling, and Data Engineering. In this role, you'll be expected to perform many ML engineering activities, including one or more of the following: * Design, build, and/or deliver ML models and components that solve real-world business problems, while working in collaboration with the Product and Data Science teams. * Inform your ML infrastructure decisions using your understanding of ML modeling techniques and issues, including choice of model, data, and feature selection, model training, hyperparameter tuning, dimensionality, bias/variance, and validation). * Solve complex problems by writing and testing application code, developing and validating ML models, and automating tests and deployment. * Collaborate as part of a cross-functional Agile team to create and enhance software that enables state-of-the-art big data and ML applications. * Retrain, maintain, and monitor models in production. * Leverage or build cloud-based architectures, technologies, and/or platforms to deliver optimized ML models at scale. * Construct optimized data pipelines to feed ML models. * Leverage continuous integration and continuous deployment best practices, including test automation and monitoring, to ensure successful d

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