Machine Learning/GenAI Engineering Manager

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related quantitative field (or a Master’s degree in a related technical discipline).

Leadership Experience: 3+ years of experience in technical engineering management or direct team leadership roles within ML, Data Platform, or Infrastructure engineering.

Hands-on Platform Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience building, scaling, and maintaining ML platforms, MLOps pipelines, or cloud-based data systems.

ML & GenAI Domain Knowledge: Proven track record leading projects that support both traditional machine learning lifecycles (experiments, training, registry, inference) and modern GenAI architectures (RAG, fine-tuning, orchestration, LLM gateways).

Infrastructure & Cloud: Strong technical background in cloud platforms (GCP preferred), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and infrastructure automation (Terraform).

Tooling & Observability: Demonstrated experience establishing developer-facing tooling, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks for AI workloads.

Communication: Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge technical concepts between data scientists, platform engineers, and executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or Artificial Intelligence.

Experience designing or evaluating emerging GenAI standards, such as MCP, modern agentic frameworks, or API gateway patterns for LLMs.

Background in managing mixed-skill technical teams across both application engineering and core platform infrastructure.

Familiarity with data security, privacy compliance, and cost governance in large-scale cloud AI deployments.

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.

The salary range for this position is $160,000K - $185,000K CAD.

Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers.

Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.

We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.

Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable.

If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out!

Priceline is following a hybrid working model, which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager (ideally selecting among Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). On the remaining days, you can choose to be remote or in the office.

To be the best travel dealmakers in the world, we believe our team should reflect the broad range of customers and communities we serve. We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives, life experiences, and passion to work.

Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world. We’d love for you to join us and help shape what makes our team extraordinary.

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