Data Science/Data Engg Delivery Manager

Job Description: 

Machine Learning / AI Engineer (with 3+ years of experience)

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Machine Learning / AI Engineer to join our newly established data science practice area. In this role, you will primarily focus on working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and contribute to building generative AI applications. This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of AI technology while charting an interesting career path within our organization.

Responsibilities:

1. Develop and implement machine learning models: Utilize your expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence to design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge models, with a particular emphasis on Large Language Models (LLMs). Apply your knowledge to solve complex problems and optimize performance.

2. Building generative AI applications: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualize, design, and build innovative generative AI applications. Work on projects that push the boundaries of AI technology and deliver impactful solutions to real-world problems.

3. Data preprocessing and analysis: Collect, clean, and preprocess large volumes of data for training and evaluation purposes. Conduct exploratory data analysis to gain insights and identify patterns that can enhance the performance of AI models.

4. Model training and evaluation: Develop robust training pipelines for machine learning models, incorporating best practices in model selection, feature engineering, and hyperparameter tuning. Evaluate model performance using appropriate metrics and iterate on the models to improve accuracy and efficiency.

5. Research and stay up to date: Keep abreast of the latest advancements in machine learning, natural language processing, and generative AI. Stay informed about industry trends, emerging techniques, and open-source libraries, and apply relevant findings to enhance the team's capabilities.

6. Collaborate and communicate effectively: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, software engineers, and domain experts to drive AI initiatives. Clearly communicate complex technical concepts and findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

7. Experimentation and prototyping: Explore novel ideas, experiment with new algorithms, and prototype innovative solutions. Foster a culture of innovation and contribute to the continuous improvement of AI methodologies and practices within the organization.

Requirements:

1. Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field. Relevant certifications in machine learning, deep learning, or AI are a plus.

2. Experience: A minimum of 3+ years of professional experience as a Machine Learning / AI Engineer, with a proven track record of developing and deploying machine learning models in real-world applications.

3. Strong programming skills: Proficiency in Python and experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, pandas). Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) for model deployment is preferred.

4. Deep-learning expertise: Strong understanding of deep learning architectures (e.g., convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks, transformers) and familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-3, GPT-4, or equivalent.

5. Natural Language Processing (NLP) knowledge: Familiarity with NLP techniques, including tokenization, word embeddings, named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, text classification, and language generation.

6. Data manipulation and preprocessing skills: Proficiency in data manipulation using SQL and experience with data preprocessing techniques (e.g., cleaning, normalization, feature engineering). Familiarity with big data tools (e.g., Spark) is a plus.

7. Problem-solving and analytical thinking: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail. Demonstrated experience in translating complex business requirements into practical machine learning solutions.

8. Communication and collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders

1. Minimum 2.5 years of experience as a Python Developer.
2. Minimum 2.5 years of experience in any framework like Django/Flask/Fast API
3. Minimum 2.5 years of experience in SQL/ Postgress
4. Minimum 2.5 years of experience in Git/Gitlab/Bit-Bucket
5. Minimum 2+ years of experience in deployment (CICD with Jenkins)
6. Minimum 2.5 years of experience in any cloud like AWS/GCP/Azure

At Livello we building machine-learning-based demand forecasting tools as well as computer-vision-based multi-camera product recognition solutions that detects people and products to track the inserted/removed items on shelves based on the hand movement of users. We are building models to determine real-time inventory levels, user behaviour as well as predicting how much of each product needs to be reordered so that the right products are delivered to the right locations at the right time, to fulfil customer demand.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CV and DS Team
• Work in the area of Computer Vision and Machine Learning, with focus on product (primarily food) and people recognition (position, movement, age, gender, DSGVO compliant).
• Your work will include formulation and development of a Machine Learning models to solve the underlying problem.
• You help build our smart supply chain system, keep up to date with the latest algorithmic improvements in forecasting and predictive areas, challenge the status quo
• Statistical data modelling and machine learning research.
• Conceptualize, implement and evaluate algorithmic solutions for supply forecasting, inventory optimization, predicting sales, and automating business processes
• Conduct applied research to model complex dependencies, statistical inference and predictive modelling
• Technological conception, design and implementation of new features
• Quality assurance of the software through planning, creation and execution of tests
• Work with a cross-functional team to define, build, test, and deploy applications

Requirements:

• Master/PHD in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Econometrics, Computer Science or any related fields.
• 3-4 years of experience with computer vision and data science.
• Relevant Data Science experience, deep technical background in applied data science (machine learning algorithms, statistical analysis, predictive modelling, forecasting, Bayesian methods, optimization techniques).
• Experience building production-quality and well-engineered Computer Vision and Data Science products.
• Experience in image processing, algorithms and neural networks.
• Knowledge of the tools, libraries and cloud services for Data Science. Ideally Google Cloud Platform
• Solid Python engineering skills and experience with Python, Tensorflow, Docker
• Cooperative and independent work, analytical mindset, and willingness to take responsibility
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

This person MUST have:

• B.E Computer Science or equivalent.

• In-depth knowledge of machine learning algorithms and their applications including practical experience with and theoretical understanding of algorithms for classification, regression and clustering.
• Hands-on experience in computer vision and deep learning projects to solve real world problems involving vision tasks such as object detection, Object tracking, instance segmentation, activity detection, depth estimation, optical flow, multi-view geometry, domain adaptation etc.
• Strong understanding of modern and traditional Computer Vision Algorithms.
• Experience in one of the Deep Learning Frameworks / Networks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Darknet(YOLO v4 v5), U-Net, Mask R-CNN, EfficientDet,BERT etc.
• Proficiency with CNN architectures such as ResNet, VGG, UNet, MobileNet, pix2pix, and CycleGAN.
• Experienced user of libraries such as OpenCV, scikit-learn, matplotlib and pandas.
• Ability to transform research articles into working solutions to solve real-world problems.
• High proficiency in Python programming knowledge.
• Familiar with software development practices/pipelines (DevOps- Kubernetes, docker containers, CI/CD tools).
• Strong communication skills.

Experience:

• Min 2 year experience
• Startup experience is a must. 

Location:

• Remote developer

Timings:

• 40 hours a week but with 4 hours a day overlapping with the client timezone.  Typically clients are in the California PST Timezone.

Position:

• Full time/Direct
• We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc.
• We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods.  You will stay here because you love the company.  We have only a 15 days notice period.

We are looking for someone with 6+ years of relevant experience working on problems in NLP or Computer Vision with a Master's degree (PhD preferred).