Lead Machine Learning Engineer Full-time

Are you ready to redefine technological innovation as a Lead Machine Learning Engineer?

We are looking for a motivated professional with a robust machine learning and data engineering background prepared to develop and implement transformative solutions. In this role, you will work alongside diverse teams to engineer strategic solutions beyond traditional machine-learning boundaries. If you thrive on solving complex problems and aspire to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply and join us.

This is a fully remote position that offers you the flexibility to work from any location in Armenia, whether it’s your home or well-equipped offices in Yerevan or Gyumri.

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Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to ML pipeline design, development, and operating lifecycle based on best practices
• Develop and deploy complex AI/ML solutions on cloud infrastructure using ML engineering and MLOps workflows and tools capable of scaling in response to evolving business and technical needs
• Create infrastructure and architecture diagrams
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineering team to optimize ML pipeline performance
• Allocate tasks to junior ML engineers and ensure task completion
• Improve coding practices, support code reviews and introduce best practices for model management
• Provide thought leadership in terms of new technologies and tools, suggest improvements
• Support the interview process to hire junior and senior ML engineers

Requirements

• Experience in AI/ML engineering and leadership
• Proficiency in machine learning model development
• Understanding of best practices in software engineering, data management, testing and deployment
• Expertise in building scalable, reliable and maintainable ML systems
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with senior business stakeholders, clients and team members
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, mentor junior team members and provide technical leadership
• Strong knowledge of Python development
• Familiarity with cloud-native services: GCP, AWS, Azure
• Experience with some of the MLOps-related platforms/technologies such as AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, GCP Vertex AI / AI Platform, Databricks MLFlow, Kubeflow, Airflow, TensorFlow Extended

Nice to have

• Competency in the Apache Spark Ecosystem
• Expertise in LLM/GenAI

We offer

• We connect like-minded people:
  • Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
  • Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your home
  • Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
  • Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
  • Corporate and social events
• We invest in your growth:
  • Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
  • Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
  • Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, O’Reilly, Cloud Guru
  • Free English classes with certified teachers
• We cover it all:
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
  • Comprehensive medical & family care package
  • Four trust days per year for personal needs
  • Discounts for fitness clubs
  • Benefits package (hotels, restaurants, stores and services)

EPAM Armenia is a team of talented innovators united by a passion for technology. In 2014, we opened our first office in Yerevan, and now we have a second engineering hub in Gyumri. We’ve built a continuously learning organization that helps its employees rapidly advance their careers. Here you will work with the world’s industry leaders, support impactful projects using the latest technologies, collaborate with multi-national teams, and have access to a wide variety of development opportunities.