FICO

FinTech

MLEngineer

$123–123k San Diego, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“ML Engineer at FICO. Skills: Machine Learning, Distributed Systems, Cloud Engineering, Software Development. Design and implement scalable ML systems. Develop and maintain ML models”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve model accuracy; Reduce latency; Increase system reliability; Deliver high-quality software

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Analytical problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of experience in software development, Experience with Python and Java, Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra), Experience with distributed systems, Experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch), Experience with data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Flink), Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)

Nice to Have

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field, Experience with MLOps practices, Experience with real-time data processing, Experience with graph databases, Experience with message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack), Experience with security best practices, Contributions to open-source projects

What You'll Do.

Design and implement scalable ML systems

Develop and maintain ML models

Build and manage data pipelines

Deploy and monitor ML models in production

Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Optimize ML system performance

Troubleshoot and resolve issues

Stay up-to-date with ML advancements

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Product managers; Data scientists; Software engineers

Communication Scope

Technical documentation; Presentations

Process & Methodology

Agile methodologies, Scrum

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