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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Customer Support Engineering

Build and optimize scalable machine learning systems and AI-powered customer support products, taking initiatives from concept through production. The role requires 4+ years of ML engineering experience, advanced technical expertise, and fluency in English and Mandarin.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Envision, champion, and support the development of novel machine learning systems, product integrations, and performance optimizations to solve real-world problems.
  • Work cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering counterparts to design and build efficient AI solutions for customer support products.
  • Learn and share the latest AI and machine learning technologies with teams across China and the United States.
  • Build and leverage advanced AI technologies to transform customer service through personalized, easy-to-use, and proactive experiences.
  • Shape initiatives from inception to production, turning concepts into impactful products.

Requirements

  • PhD or master’s degree, preferably in computer science, or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of machine learning engineering experience, including ownership of large-scale software systems.
  • Background designing and developing AI and machine learning systems and services.
  • Passion for building efficient and scalable machine-learning-powered products.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and design organizations.
  • Fluency in English and Mandarin.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with LLM-driven chatbot and agentic AI products.

Skills

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, LLMs, Llm Fine-Tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Search, Llm Evaluation, Chatbots, Agentic AI, Python, Scalable Systems, Product Integrations

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