iHerb

PrincipalMachineLearningEngineer

$205–230k California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Machine Learning Engineer at iHerb. Tackle challenging problems. Create scalable machine learning systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Make an impact on millions of users; Ensure predictive models make business impact

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Identify problems; Troubleshoot problems; Resolve problems quickly; Use sound judgment; Use reasoning skills; Determine when to escalate issues

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to work extended hours

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Coding experience (Java, C#, Python), Experience gathering data from multiple sources using big data technologies, Experience building machine learning infrastructure, Knowledge of modern software development tools, systems, and practices, Exposure to all aspects of the software development life-cycle, Experience with messaging technologies, Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, High degree of accuracy, Attention to detail, Excellent organization skills, Ability to multitask, 2 years relevant experience in applied machine learning or machine learning systems/infrastructure, 1 year relevant work experience in machine learning engineering or related fields, Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Nice to Have

Masters Degree preferred, Google Business Suite experience preferred

What You'll Do.

Tackle challenging problems

Create scalable machine learning systems

Create scalable machine learning platforms

Work closely with business partners

Provide machine intelligence driven solutions

Provide machine intelligence driven products

Simplify customer experience

Enhance customer experience

Automate core business processes

Partner closely with Data Scientists

Partner closely with Applied Scientists

Partner closely with Software Developers

Ensure predictive models make business impact

Partner with the Data Platform team

Adopt common patterns

Build effective abstractions across machine learning pipelines

Simplify existing machine learning processes

Accelerate the modelling process

Develop horizontal solutions

Robustly scale machine learning models

Robustly scale machine learning processes

Build software with Object-oriented Design Patterns and Analysis

Build software with Object-oriented Design

Reduce technical debt

Maintain services at high availability

Participate in requirements reviews

Participate in design reviews

Participate in code reviews

Research new technologies

Prototype new technologies

Interact cross-functionally with technical teams

Identify opportunities to improve iHerb’s platform

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functionally with technical teams; Work closely with data scientists; Work closely with applied scientists

Full Job Description

Job Summary: The Machine Learning Engineer will tackle challenging problems and create scalable machine learning systems and platforms that make an impact on millions of users. This role will work closely with business partners to provide machine intelligence driven solutions and products to simplify and enhance the customer experience and to automate core business processes. The Machine Learning Engineer will partner closely with Data Scientists, Applied Scientists, and Software Developers to ensure predictive models make business impact. Job Expectations: Partner with the Data Platform team in a two-way exchange of best practices Adopt common patterns and build effective abstractions across different machine learning pipelines that simplify existing machine learning processes and accelerate the modelling process from the business problem’s inception to deploying a model solution into production Develop horizontal solutions to robustly scale the team’s machine learning models and processes Build software with Object-oriented Design Patterns and Analysis (OOA and OOD) with an eye toward reducing technical debt and maintaining services at high availability Participate in requirements reviews, design reviews, and code reviews Research and prototype new technologies to support the rapid growth of the business Interact cross-functionally with a wide variety of technical teams and work closely with data and applied scientists to identify opportunities to improve on iHerb’s platform The duties and responsibilities described above may provide only a partial description of this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all aspects of the job. Other duties and responsibilities not outlined in this document may be added as necessary or desirable, with or without notice. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Required: Strong coding experience (e. g. Java, C#, Python) Experience with gathering data from multiple sources using big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, BigQuery, Athena,

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