Sr. Machine Learning Engineer

5–8 years of experience in backend engineering using Java, Python, or Go.

Expertise in distributed systems, asynchronous architectures (Kafka), and large-scale data processing (Spark/Flink).

Hands on experience with agentic frameworks (e.g., AutoGen, CrewAI, or custom orchestration layers), RAG, MCP, fine tuning models and prompt engineering.

Agentic observability using Langfuse, Evals frameworks for Testing/Resilience

Advanced IaC: Expertise in building reusable Terraform modules and managing complex multi-region cloud deployments.

Vector DB Optimization: Deep experience in indexing strategies (HNSW vs IVF) and performance tuning for high-concurrency vector databases at scale.

AI Ops: Experience with LLM deployment optimization (e.g., vLLM, TensorRT-LLM) or managing proprietary model inference endpoints.

This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls #LI-TD1 #LI-ONSITE

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