Machine Learning Lead Engineer

Next Step Systems

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$160,000–$190,000/yr

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Responsibilities:

  • Own the end-to-end Machine Learning systems powering the company, from data and training to evaluation, inference, and deployment.
  • Build and evolve training and fine-tuning pipelines for large models.
  • Architect high-performance inference systems, optimizing latency, GPU utilization, memory, cost, and reliability.

Outcomes:

  • Research and models reliably translate into production-ready solutions with clear performance and quality targets.
  • ML pipelines, training loops, and inference systems are stable, efficient, and maintainable.
  • Production issues are detected, debugged, and resolved quickly, minimizing user impact.

Qualifications:

  • Machine Learning (ML) experience is required, including building and shipping production ML systems.
  • Strong understanding of modern large-model training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and inference.
  • Strong software engineering and systems fundamentals, with experience operating GPU-based ML workloads at meaningful scale.

Benefits:

  • Medical insurance, Dental, Vision, Savings Plan Options, and PTO.
  • Fully remote work environment.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge ML infrastructure and large models.

Next Step Systems

Next Step Systems is an IT recruiting and staffing agency that connects companies with machine learning and technology talent. They specialize in placing candidates in remote and on-site roles across the United States and emphasize a fast-paced, results-oriented culture.

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