Data Engineer

ML Engineer

HackerPulse is a new and growing company. We help software engineers showcase their skills using AI powered profiles. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of advanced Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) solutions. You will play a crucial role in taking the innovative work done by our research team and turning it into practical solutions for production deployment. By applying to this job you agree to receive communication from us.

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Responsibilities:

1. Contribute to the development of software and solutions, emphasizing ML/NLP as a key component, to productize research goals and deployable services.
2. Collaborate closely with the frontend team and research team to integrate machine learning models into deployable services.
3. Utilize and develop state-of-the-art algorithms and models for NLP/ML, ensuring they align with the product and research objectives.
4. Perform thorough analysis to improve existing models, ensuring their efficiency and effectiveness in real-world applications.
5. Engage in data engineering tasks to clean, validate, and preprocess data for uniformity and accuracy, supporting the development of robust ML models.
6. Stay abreast of new developments in research and engineering in NLP and related fields, incorporating relevant advancements into the product development process.
7. Actively participate in agile development methodologies within dynamic research and engineering teams, adapting to evolving project requirements.
8. Collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams, fostering open communication and cooperation between research, development, and frontend teams.
9. Actively contribute to building an open, transparent, and collaborative engineering culture within the organization.
10. Demonstrate strong software engineering skills to ensure the reliability, scalability, and maintainability of deployable ML services.
11. Take ownership of the end-to-end deployment process, including the deployment of ML models to production environments.
12. Work on continuous improvement of deployment processes and contribute to building a seamless pipeline for deploying and monitoring ML models in real-world applications.

Qualifications:

1. Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent practical experience, with a strong emphasis on machine learning and natural language processing.
2. Proven experience and in-depth knowledge of ML techniques, with a focus on implementing deep-learning approaches for NLP tasks in the context of productizing research goals.
3. Ability to apply engineering best practices to make architectural and design decisions aligned with functionalities, user experience, performance, reliability, and scalability in the development of deployable ML services.
4. Substantial experience in software development using Python, Java, and/or C or C++, with a particular emphasis on integrating machine learning models into production-ready software solutions.
5. Demonstrated problem-solving skills, showcasing the ability to address complex situations effectively, especially in the context of improving models, data engineering, and deployment processes.
6. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, essential for effective collaboration within cross-functional teams consisting of research, development, and frontend teams.
7. Proven time management skills to handle dynamic and agile development situations, ensuring timely delivery of solutions in a fast-paced environment.
8. Self-motivated contributor who frequently takes initiative to enhance the codebase and share best practices, contributing to the development of an open, transparent, and collaborative engineering culture.

Branch Overview

Branch delivers world-class financial services to the mobile generation. With offices in San Francisco, Lagos, Mumbai, Nairobi, and Tanzania, Branch is a for-profit, socially conscious company that uses the power of data science to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging markets. We believe that everyone, everywhere, deserves fair financial access. The rapid spread of smartphones presents an opportunity for the world’s emerging middle class to access banking options and achieve financial flexibility. 

The founder and former CEO of Kiva.org leads the Branch’s mission-driven team. The company presents a rich opportunity for our team members to drive meaningful growth in rapidly evolving and changing markets. Most recently, Branch announced our Series C and has garnered more than $100M in funding with investments from leading Silicon Valley firms.

We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive working environment where human beings of all backgrounds can thrive. 

Job Overview

Branch launched in India in early 2019 and has seen rapid adoption and growth. We are looking for talented Machine Learning Engineers to join us and be part of this journey. You will work closely with other Engineers, Product Managers, and Data Scientists to develop, improve, and deploy machine learning models and to solve other optimization problems. We make extensive use of machine learning in our credit product, where it is used (among other things) for underwriting and loan servicing decisions. We are also actively exploring other applications of Machine Learning in some of our newer products, with the ultimate goal of improving the user experience.

Machine Learning sits at the intersection of a number of different disciplines: Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Data Science, and others. At Branch, we fundamentally believe that in order for Machine Learning to be impactful, it needs to be closely embedded into the rest of the product development and software engineering process, which is why we emphasize the importance of software engineering skills and experience for this role.

As a company, we are passionate about our customers, fearless in the face of barriers, and driven by data. As an engineering team, we value bottom-up innovation and decentralized decision-making. We believe the best ideas can come from anyone in the company, and we are working hard to create an environment where everyone feels empowered to propose solutions to the challenges we face. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a fast-moving, innovative, and customer-focused setting.

Here are some things you’ll do

• Credit Decisions: Core to our business is understanding and building signals from unstructured and structured data to identify good borrowers.
• Customer Service: Using machine learning and NLP, automate customer service interactions and provide context to our customer service team.
• Fraud Prevention: Identify patterns of fraudulent behavior and build models to detect and prevent these behaviors.
• Team work: Bring your experience to bear on the technical direction and abilities of the team, and work cross-functionally with policy and product teams as we improve processes and break new ground.

Minimum Requirements

We’re looking for a motivated and versatile engineer who understands the needs of a startup.

• 8+ years of hands-on experience building software in a production environment. Startup or early-stage team experience is preferred.
• Experience coordinating and collaborating with various business stakeholders and company leadership on critical functional decisions and technical roadmap.
• Excellent software engineering and programming skills, especially Python and SQL.
• A diverse range of data skills, including experimentation, statistics, and machine learning, and have used these skills to inform business decisions.
• A deep understanding of using cloud computing infrastructure and data pipelines in production.
• Self motivation: You teach yourself new skills. You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise. You roll up your sleeves and get stuff done.
• Team motivation: You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions. You are a great collaborator and teacher.
• The drive to make a positive impact on customers' lives.

Benefits of Joining

• Mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Remote first, with the option to work in-person occasionally
• Fully-paid Group Medical Insurance and Personal Accidental Insurance
• Unlimited paid time off including personal leave, bereavement leave, sick leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one time home office set-up budget
• $500 Annual professional development budget 
• Discretionary trips to our offices across the globe, with global travel medical insurance 
• Team meals and social events- Virtual and In-person

Branch International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis prohibited by applicable law. We’re looking for more than just qualifications -- so if you’re unsure that you meet the criteria, please do not hesitate to apply!

Lifespark is looking for individuals with a passion for impacting real lives through technology. Lifespark is one of the most promising startups in the Assistive Tech space in India, and has been honoured with several National and International awards. Our mission is to create seamless, persistent and affordable healthcare solutions. If you are someone who is driven to make a real impact in this world, we are your people.

Lifespark is currently building solutions for Parkinson’s Disease, and we are looking for a ML lead to join our growing team. You will be working directly with the founders on high impact problems in the Neurology domain. You will be solving some of the most fundamental and exciting challenges in the industry and will have the ability to see your insights turned into real products every day

Essential experience and requirements:

1. Advanced knowledge in the domains of computer vision, deep learning

2. Solid understand of Statistical / Computational concepts like Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Design of Experiments and production level ML system design

3. Experienced with proper project workflow

4. Good at collating multiple datasets (potentially from different sources)

5. Good understanding of setting up production level data pipelines

6. Ability to independently develop and deploy ML systems to various platforms (local and cloud)

7. Fundamentally strong with time-series data analysis, cleaning, featurization and visualisation

8. Fundamental understanding of model and system explainability

9. Proactive at constantly unlearning and relearning

10. Documentation ninja - can understand others documentation as well as create good documentation

Responsibilities :

1. Develop and deploy ML based systems built upon healthcare data in the Neurological domain

2. Maintain deployed systems and upgrade them through online learning

3. Develop and deploy advanced online data pipelines

We are seeking a talented and motivated AI Verification Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the validation of our AI and Machine Learning systems, ensuring that they meet all necessary quality assurance requirements and work reliably and optimally in real-world scenarios. The role requires strong analytical skills, a good understanding of AI and ML technologies, and a dedication to achieving excellence in the production of state-of-the-art systems.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop and execute validation strategies and test plans for AI and ML systems, during development and on production environments.
2. Work closely with AI/ML engineers and data scientists in understanding system requirements and capabilities and coming up with key metrics for system efficacy.
3. Evaluate the system performance under various operating conditions, data variety, and scenarios.
4. Perform functional, stress, system, and other testing types to ensure our systems' reliability and robustness.
5. Create automated test procedures and systems for regular verification and validation processes, and detect any abnormal anomalies in usage.
6. Report and track defects, providing detailed information to facilitate problem resolution.
7. Lead the continuous review and improvement of validation and testing methodologies, procedures, and tools.
8. Provide detailed reports and documentation on system performance, issues, and validation results.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
2. Proven experience in the testing and validation of AI/ML systems or equivalent complex systems.
3. Good knowledge and understanding of AI and ML concepts, tools, and frameworks.
4. Proficient in scripting and programming languages such as Python, shell scripts etc.
5. Experience with AI/ML platforms and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, or Scikit-Learn.
6. Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
7. Strong communication skills, with the ability to document and explain complex technical concepts clearly.
8. Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

1.  A good understanding of various large language models, image models, and their comparative strengths and weaknesses.
2. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience with tools such as Jenkins, Git, Docker.
3. Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
4. Understanding of Data Analysis and Visualization tools and techniques.

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of Artificial Intelligence and its applications in the software development lifecycle? Are you excited about building AI models that can revolutionize how developers ship, refactor, and onboard to legacy or existing applications faster? If so, Zevo.ai has the perfect opportunity for you!

As an AI Researcher/Engineer at Zevo.ai, you will play a crucial role in developing cutting-edge AI models using CodeBERT and codexGLUE to achieve our goal of providing an AI solution that supports developers throughout the sprint cycle. You will be at the forefront of research and development, harnessing the power of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) to revolutionize the way software development is approached.

Responsibilities:

1. AI Model Development: Design, implement, and refine AI models utilizing CodeBERT and codexGLUE to comprehend codebases, facilitate code understanding, automate code refactoring, and enhance the developer onboarding process.
2. Research and Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in NLP and ML research, identifying novel techniques and methodologies that can be applied to Zevo.ai's AI solution. Conduct experiments, perform data analysis, and propose innovative approaches to enhance model performance.
3. Data Collection and Preparation: Collaborate with data engineers to identify, collect, and preprocess relevant datasets necessary for training and evaluating AI models. Ensure data quality, correctness, and proper documentation.
4. Model Evaluation and Optimization: Develop robust evaluation metrics to measure the performance of AI models accurately. Continuously optimize and fine-tune models to achieve state-of-the-art results.
5. Code Integration and Deployment: Work closely with software developers to integrate AI models seamlessly into Zevo.ai's platform. Ensure smooth deployment and monitor the performance of the deployed models.
6. Collaboration and Teamwork: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, software engineers, and product managers, to align AI research efforts with overall company objectives.
7. Documentation: Maintain detailed and clear documentation of research findings, methodologies, and model implementations to facilitate knowledge sharing and future developments.
8. Ethics and Compliance**: Ensure compliance with ethical guidelines and legal requirements related to AI model development, data privacy, and security.

Requirements

1. Educational Background: Bachelor's/Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field. A strong academic record with a focus on NLP and ML is highly desirable.
2. Technical Expertise: Proficiency in NLP, Deep Learning, and experience with AI model development using frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow. Familiarity with CodeBERT and codexGLUE is a significant advantage.
3. Programming Skills: Strong programming skills in Python and experience working with large-scale software projects.
4. Research Experience: Proven track record of conducting research in NLP, ML, or related fields, demonstrated through publications, conference papers, or open-source contributions.
5. Problem-Solving Abilities: Ability to identify and tackle complex problems related to AI model development and software engineering.
6. Team Player: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment.
7. Passion for AI: Demonstrated enthusiasm for AI and its potential to transform software development practices.

If you are eager to be at the forefront of AI research, driving innovation and impacting the software development industry, join Zevo.ai's talented team of experts as an AI Researcher/Engineer. Together, we'll shape the future of the sprint cycle and revolutionize how developers approach code understanding, refactoring, and onboarding!

About the company: https://www.hectar.in/

Hectar Global is a financial technology company that provides a disruptive cross-border trading platform for the agricultural commodities market. Our platform utilizes machine learning and data analysis to provide insights and improve the trading experience for farmers, traders, and other stakeholders in the agricultural industry. Our mission is to bring transparency and efficiency to the agricultural commodities market, which has traditionally been fragmented and opaque. We are committed to driving innovation in the industry and providing a user-friendly and accessible platform for our customers.

Job Overview: 

We are seeking a highly skilled Head of Engineering to lead the development of our innovative and disruptive cross-border trading platform at Hectar Global. This person will be responsible for spearheading all technical aspects of the project, from architecture and infrastructure to data and machine learning.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, including hiring, training, and mentoring
• Design and implement the technical architecture of the cross-border trading platform
• Ensure the platform is scalable, efficient, and secure
• Oversee the development of data models and machine learning algorithms
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product and design, to ensure the platform meets user needs and is visually appealing and easy to use
• Work with stakeholders to identify business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system specifications, design documents, and user manuals
• Keep up to date with emerging trends and technologies in software engineering, machine learning, and data science
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Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on web applications and machine learning
• Proven track record of leading and managing a team of engineers
• Expertise in software architecture and design patterns
• Experience with data modeling and machine learning techniques
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• Strong knowledge of front-end technologies, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Familiarity with modern web frameworks, such as React or Angular

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with cloud computing platforms, such as AWS or Azure
• Familiarity with data visualization tools, such as D3.js or Tableau
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools, such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Understanding of financial markets and trading platforms

If you are a passionate leader with a proven track record of building innovative and disruptive products and teams, we would love to hear from you.

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Job Location: Chennai, Bangalore
Job Summary
The Engineering Org is looking for a proficient Engineering Manager to join a team that is building exciting
and futuristic Data Products at Condé Nast to enable both internal and external marketers to target
audiences in real time. As an Engineering Manager, you will drive the day-to-day execution of technical
and architectural decisions. EM will own engineering deliverables inclusive of solving dependencies
such as architecture, solutions, sequencing, and working with other engineering delivery teams.This role
is also responsible for driving innovation, prototyping, and recommending solutions. Above all, you will
influence how users interact with Conde Nast’s industry-leading journalism.
● Primary Responsibilities
● Manage a high performing team of Software and Data Engineers within the Data & ML
Engineering team part of Engineering Data Organization.
● Provide leadership and guidance to the team in Data Discovery, Data Ingestion, Transformation
and Storage
● Utilizing product mindset to build, scale and deploy holistic data products after successful
prototyping and drive their engineering implementation
● Provide technical coaching and lead direct reports and other members of adjacent support teams
to the highest level of performance..
● Evaluate performance of direct reports and offer career development guidance.
● Meeting hiring and retention targets of the team & building a high-performance culture
● Handle escalations from internal stakeholders and manage critical issues to resolution.
● Collaborate with Architects, Product Manager, Project Manager and other teams to deliver high
quality products.
● Identify recurring system and application issues and enable engineers to work with release teams,
infra teams, product development, vendors and other stakeholders in investigating and resolving
the cause.
● Required Skills
● 4+ years of managing Software Development teams, preferably in ML and Data
Engineering teams.
● 4+ years of Agile Software development practices
● 12+ years of Software Development experience.
● Excellent Problem Solving and System Design skill
● Hands on: Writing and Reviewing code primarily in Spark, Python and/or Java
● Hand on: Architect & Design end to end Data Pipeline (noSQL databases, Job Schedulers, Big
Data Development preferably on Databricks / Cloud)
● Experience with SOA & Microservice architecture
● Knowledge of Software Engineering best practices with experience on implementing CI/CD,
Log aggregation/Monitoring/alerting for production system
● Working Knowledge of cloud and devops skills (AWS will be preferred)
● Strong verbal and written communication skills.
● Experience in evaluating team member performance and offering career development
guidance.
● Experience in providing technical coaching to direct reports.
● Experience in architecting highly scalable products.
● Experience in collaborating with global stakeholder teams.
● Experience in working on highly available production systems.
● Strong knowledge of software release process and release pipeline.
About Condé Nast
CONDÉ NAST INDIA (DATA)
Over the years, Condé Nast successfully expanded and diversified into digital, TV, and social
platforms - in other words, a staggering amount of user data. Condé Nast made the right move to
invest heavily in understanding this data and formed a whole new Data team entirely dedicated to
data processing, engineering, analytics, and visualization. This team helps drive engagement, fuel
process innovation, further content enrichment, and increase market revenue. The Data team
aimed to create a company culture where data was the common language and facilitate an
environment where insights shared in real-time could improve performance.
The Global Data team operates out of Los Angeles, New York, Chennai, and London. The team at
Condé Nast Chennai works extensively with data to amplify its brands' digital capabilities and boost
online revenue. We are broadly divided into four groups, Data Intelligence, Data Engineering, Data
Science, and Operations (including Product and Marketing Ops, Client Services) along with Data
Strategy and monetization. The teams built capabilities and products to create data-driven solutions
for better audience engagement.
What we look forward to:
We want to welcome bright, new minds into our midst and work together to create diverse forms of
self-expression. At Condé Nast, we encourage the imaginative and celebrate the extraordinary. We
are a media company for the future, with a remarkable past. We are Condé Nast, and It Starts Here.