Senior Machine Learning Engineer - contract
Our client is a leading software consulting company. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join their team. You will design and implement advanced machine learning solutions, with a focus on LLM development, Snowflake integration, and AWS deployment . This role requires strong technical expertise, hands‑on coding ability, and the ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, production‑ready solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- LLM Development: Architect, train, and fine‑tune large language models for enterprise use cases.
- Data Integration: Build pipelines to connect Snowflake and other data sources to ML workflows.
- Model Deployment: Implement and optimize ML models in AWS environments, ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Application Development: Collaborate with product teams to design solutions that enable “talk to data” functionality and other intelligent applications.
- Code Quality: Write modular, reusable Python code with strong testing and documentation practices.
- Performance Optimization: Monitor and improve model accuracy, latency, and resource utilization.
- Collaboration: Partner with data engineers, cloud architects, and client stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs.
- Innovation: Stay current with emerging ML/AI frameworks, tools, and best practices to enhance solution design.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong proficiency in Python for ML/AI development.
- Hands‑on experience with Snowflake for data integration and analytics.
- Proven track record in LLM development (training, fine‑tuning, deployment).
- Expertise in AWS services (SageMaker, Lambda, EC2, S3, etc.) for ML workflows.
- 5+ years of experience in machine learning engineering or applied AI roles.
- Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives in client environments.
Nice to Have:
- Prior experience building LLM‑powered applications , especially “talk to data” solutions.
- Familiarity with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face).
- Experience in consulting or client‑facing technical roles.