Lead ML Engineer

Our client, Kroger, is seeking a Lead ML Engineer to join their team for a remote Lead ML Engineer. As a Lead ML Engineer, you will be part of the ML Engineering organization supporting search and recommender systems across the e-commerce ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and operating production machine learning systems, the ability to define reusable ML engineering patterns across teams, and the drive to deliver production-ready architectures with strong observability and reliability.

Job Title: Lead ML Engineer

Location: Remote

Pay Range: $70-80

What's the Job?

• Own end-to-end ML system architecture for search and recommendation workloads, covering data/feature access, training, model artifacts, serving, integration, monitoring, and operational controls.

• Establish reusable platform patterns and shared components for scalable training, batch and real-time inference, deployment, performance optimization, testing, and continuous delivery.

• Lead implementation of modular training and inference pipelines, including data loading, preprocessing, artifact management, validation, and low-latency or high-throughput prediction.

• Enable search and recommendation capabilities by supporting retrieval, ranking, personalization, and recommendation models with appropriate serving strategies, APIs, feature pipelines, and system integrations.

• Drive performance engineering and production readiness through profiling, load testing, capacity planning, containerization/orchestration guidance, reliability practices, and incident diagnosis.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 6+ years of experience building and operating production machine learning systems, including technical leadership across complex ML engineering initiatives.

• Strong Python and distributed data processing skills, including experience with Spark and large-scale data or feature pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with deep learning or machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, scikit-learn, or comparable technologies, plus training pipelines and batch/online inference systems.

• Production engineering experience with cloud platforms (GCP or Azure), containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and software practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, version control, and code review.

What's in it for me?

• Lead technical direction for scalable ML training and inference patterns that support search and recommendation experiences.

• Deliver reusable architecture and reference implementations that internal teams can maintain and extend.

• Work across Data Science, platform, data, backend, and product partners to align on interfaces, dependencies, risks, and execution plans.

• Build production-ready systems with strong observability, governance, and reliability practices.

• Transfer knowledge through design reviews, documentation, and hands-on enablement so teams can sustain delivered capabilities.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

• Dental Plan

• Vision Plan

• Health Savings Account

• Health Flexible Spending Account

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance

• Business Travel Insurance

• 401(k), Plus Match

• Weekly Pay

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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