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Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Leads development and productionization of scalable ML systems, real-time inference services, feature stores, and MLOps pipelines to enhance betting metrics and platform integrity. Requires 7+ years ML/Backend experience, streaming architectures, and GCP expertise.

220k – 280k/yr
Remote7+ YOEML Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Architect scalable ML systems: Design and build end-to-end machine learning infrastructure, transitioning experimental Data Science models into robust, high-availability production services.
  • Real-time inference at scale: Design and deploy low-latency services to serve model inferences in milliseconds for dynamic oddsmaking, risk analysis, and smart deposit defaults.
  • Feature engineering & data strategy: Partner with Data Science to build scalable logging and data pipelines; lead creation and optimization of a centralized feature store.
  • End-to-end MLOps leadership: Champion best practices for model deployment, monitoring, and CI/CD for ML; implement automated retraining pipelines and observability tools.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in Machine Learning Engineering or Backend Engineering, with proven track record of deploying and maintaining complex ML models in high-traffic production environments.
  • 3+ years of technical leadership, driving architecture decisions for consumer applications or scalable backend platforms.
  • Experience with real-time data: Proficient in streaming architectures (Kafka, Flink, PubSub) and building low-latency services (<100ms inference).
  • MLOps expertise: Deep experience managing full ML lifecycle using tools like MLFlow, Kubeflow, Databricks, or SageMaker.
  • Strong coding skills: Expert in Python and SQL; proficiency in Go, C++, or Rust a strong plus.
  • Cloud native: Deep experience with GCP services (BigQuery, Cloud Functions, GKE, Vertex AI) or AWS equivalents.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience implementing reinforcement learning or complex probabilistic models for dynamic pricing, risk management, or fraud detection.
  • Background in Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), oddsmaking, or high-frequency trading.
  • Experience building and scaling feature stores bridging batch historical data with real-time event streams.

Compensation

  • Typical salary range: $220,000 - $280,000 (varies by role, level, location, skills, experience, education).

Skills

PythonSQLKafkaFlinkPub/SubMLflowKubeflowDatabricksSageMakerGCPBigQueryGKEVertex AiGoKubernetes

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