Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Document AI Data (Tech Lead Manager)

About the Role

Qualifications

• Education & Experience
• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in Machine Learning / AI, with focus on:
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Vision-Language Models (VLMs)
• Large-scale data systems
• Proven track record as both a technical leader and people manager
• Experience building and scaling AI-driven data pipelines in production
• Demonstrated success hiring and developing senior engineering talent
• Technical Expertise
• Deep expertise in LLMs and VLMs, including prompting, fine-tuning, and evaluation for structured tasks
• Strong understanding of training data quality principles (distribution, diversity, and validation)
• Proven ability to architect large-scale data platforms processing millions of documents
• Strong programming skills in Python with experience in PyTorch or similar frameworks
• Experience with cloud platforms, MLOps tooling, and pipeline orchestration
• Familiarity with document AI systems, layout analysis, and real-world document variability
• Leadership & Communication
• Proven ability to lead and inspire high-performing engineering teams
• Strong track record of making long-term architectural decisions
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Product, and Operations
• Ability to translate complex technical tradeoffs into clear strategic direction
• Experience building teams in ambiguous, fast-scaling environments
• Here are some of our local benefits:
• Comprehensive medical, accidental, and life insurance
• Weekly wellness sessions to support your physical and mental well-being
• A generous paid time off policy
• Join ABBYY, and you will:
• Love how you work
• We provide remote and hybrid working options to fit all lifestyles.
• We use flexible hours across most of our teams to allow you to find your own definition of balance.
• Encouraging a culture of giving, we provide two paid volunteering days off every year so you can take time to contribute to the causes you care about.
• To ensure your family is cared for, we offer paid parental leave in all our locations.
• Love whom you work with
• We are a global team of 600+ colleagues, spread across 15 countries on four continents.
• With colleagues representing 30+ nationalities, our workforce reflects the world.
• Innovation and excellence run through our veins. Our teams gather the expertise which has garnered ABBYY more than 140 technology patents.
• We are guided by the values of respect, transparency, and simplicity.
• "Team Environment" is in the top three highest-scoring drivers of engagement across all of our departments.
• Love what you work on
• We are a company with more than 35 years of experience in the technology market;
• Over 10,000 customers trust ABBYY, including many Fortune 500 ones, with names such as DHL, Johnson & Johnson, FDA, DMV, PwC, KeyBank, Spotify, and H&R BLOCK;
• We have modernized the capture market by creating the first low-code/no-code IDP platform.
• Our Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision Technologies, and a marketplace built with AI, can transform any document in any process;
• Top Analyst firms recognize ABBYY's market leadership, including Gartner, Everest PEAK Matrix ® Assessment, ISG Intelligent Automation Lens, and NelsonHall, amongst others.
• ABBYY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, check out the careers section on our website.