What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Associate Director position at Jobright.ai?
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Job Summary:
Fitch Group is a leading global financial information services provider, seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Associate Director. This role involves designing AI/ML solutions and managing a team while collaborating with various stakeholders to integrate advanced AI solutions into Fitch Ratings products.
Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage a team of 2-3 machine learning engineers, balancing direct leadership with technical contributions to projects
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable AI/ML solutions, focusing on advanced generative AI frameworks, large language models, and agentic workflows
• Mentor and develop junior engineers, ensuring best practices in coding, architectural design, and project execution
• Drive projects and strategic initiatives, ensuring the integration of ML solutions into existing workflows by collaborating with product squads and business stakeholders
• Develop robust, production-quality software artifacts using Python and large-scale data workflow orchestration platforms (e.g., Airflow), while managing team resources & timelines
• Leverage expertise in cloud computing platforms (AWS and Azure) to build and optimize AI infrastructure
• Champion ML governance, ensuring adherence to guidelines, monitoring SLAs, and enhancing AI solutions’ performance and reliability
• Translate complex data science and ML concepts for technical and non-technical audiences, fostering alignment across distributed teams
• Design and develop APIs (e.g. using FastAPI) for integration and deployment of ML models and solutions.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 6 years of professional experience as an AI/ML engineer, with a strong record of delivering production-quality solutions
• Experience managing and mentoring technical teams, with the ability to lead people and technical strategy
• Extensive experience in developing and integrating advanced generative AI and ML solutions into existing products and systems
• Proficiency in Python and strong knowledge of ML algorithms, ranging from classical techniques to deep learning methods
• Experience in training, fine-tuning, and deploying neural network models using frameworks like PyTorch
• Expertise in containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS) and building scalable systems in cloud environments
• Deep understanding of software development fundamentals, including automated testing, source version control, and code optimization
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interact effectively with both technical teams and business stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in machine learning, computer science, data science, applied mathematics, or a related field
Preferred:
• Master’s or higher degree in machine learning, computer science, data science, applied mathematics, or a related field
• A track record of successfully leading project initiatives and shaping technical strategies through effective team management
• Familiarity with credit ratings agencies, industry regulations, and financial data products
• Experience developing/integrating functionality for Document and Content Management Systems
• Ability to support prototyping teams for seamless transitions from prototype to development and deployment
• Passion for leveraging data and ML to drive meaningful business outcomes while fostering a collaborative team environment
• Proven ability to integrate AI solutions into broader workflows and projects through cross-functional team collaboration
Company:
Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Founded in 1913, the company is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Fitch Group, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.
