Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering

What you'll do

• Build and maintain scalable, compliant and auditable data infrastructure to serve computer vision and AI pricing use cases
• Build scalable data engineering pipelines and automated annotation workflows (LLM-in-the-loop) to reduce reliance on manual labeling and accelerate model iteration
• Own the MLOps lifecycle, including distributed training infrastructure, model registries, and low-latency inference services. Ensure high availability and observability for all deployed models
• Define technical direction, lead and grow a high-performance team of data and ML infrastructure engineers to influence impactful business outcomes
• Develop foundational systems to productionize agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision Language Models (VLMs) solutions for workflow automation to enhance our products
• Enable Metropolis’s move into personalization and targeted advertisement through innovative ML data pipelines and feature stores
• Collaborate with external vendors and annotation platform providers to ensure high-quality data for production models
• Partner with other ML leaders (Growth, Edge deployment) and cross-functional leaders in Hardware, Platform, and Product engineering to align development roadmaps

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of professional experience in data and machine learning engineering with proven expertise in building enterprise-scale, auditable ETL pipelines and data governance mechanisms
• 5+ years of experience in leadership and management, ideally having managed other managers
• MS or PhD in computer science and/or a quantitative discipline
• Strong experience in distributed data processing like Apache Spark, Kafka, Cloud native data storage and processing services
• 1+ years experience building data /eval pipelines and deploying agentic AI solutions (LLMs and/or VLMs)
• Experience managing technical programs, defining milestones, and communicating progress to diverse audiences
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
• Strong proficiency with SQL and Python
• Engage effectively with external data providers and vendors
• Familiarity with computer vision systems and models (e.g. object detection, tracking, segmentation)

While not required, these are a plus:

• Manage large scale datasets and database tools for data processing
• Deploy ML services to the cloud with a focus on scalability and reliability
• Operate in innovative, high-growth environments