ML Tech Lead (wih GenAI)

Provectus; Medellín; On-site; COP 301,625,004 - 452,437,507; Full time

Job summary

A tech innovation firm is seeking a skilled ML Tech Lead to guide technical decisions and mentor a dynamic engineering team in Medellín, Colombia. In this role, you will set direction for ML projects, architecture, and ensure top-notch code quality while also providing mentorship to junior engineers. Ideal candidates should have profound knowledge in ML domains and hands-on experience with production systems. Join us in building a culture of technical excellence in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge across multiple ML domains.
• Extensive experience building production-grade ML systems.
• Ability to design scalable ML architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the ML engineering team.
• Mentor junior and mid-level ML engineers.
• Contribute code to critical components.

Skills

Deep ML Expertise

Production ML systems

Multiple ML Frameworks

Performance Optimization

Clean Code

Testing practices

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS

Job description

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As an ML Tech Lead, you'll provide technical leadership and mentorship for our ML engineering team in Colombia. You'll guide technical decisions, ensure code quality, mentor engineers, and help build a culture of technical excellence. While this is not a people-management role, you'll serve as the technical anchor and go-to expert for the team.

Core Responsibilities

• 1. Technical Leadership (40%)
• Set technical direction and standards for ML projects
• Make architectural decisions for ML systems
• Review and approve technical designs
• Identify and address technical debt
• Champion best practices in ML engineering
• Troubleshoot complex technical challenges
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies and tools
• 2. Mentorship & Team Development (35%)
• Mentor junior and mid-level ML engineers (2-5 engineers)
• Conduct technical code reviews
• Provide guidance on technical problem-solving
• Help engineers debug complex issues
• Create learning opportunities and growth paths
• Share knowledge through workshops and documentation
• Build technical competency across the team
• 3. Hands-On Technical Work (25%)
• Contribute code to critical or complex components
• Build proof-of-concepts for new approaches
• Tackle highest-risk technical challenges
• Develop reusable ML accelerators and frameworks
• Maintain technical credibility through active coding

Requirements

• 1. ML Engineering Excellence
• Deep ML Expertise: Advanced knowledge across multiple ML domains
• Production ML: Extensive experience building production-grade ML systems
• Architecture: Ability to design scalable, maintainable ML architectures
• MLOps: Strong understanding of ML infrastructure and operations
• LLM Systems: Experience with modern LLM-based applications and RAG
• Code Quality: Exemplary coding standards and best practices
• 2. Technical Breadth
• Multiple ML Frameworks: Proficiency across TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn
• Cloud Platforms: Advanced AWS experience, familiarity with others
• Data Engineering: Understanding of data pipelines and infrastructure
• System Design: Ability to design complex distributed systems
• Performance Optimization: Experience optimizing ML models and infrastructure
• 3. Software Engineering
• Clean Code: Writes exemplary, maintainable code
• Testing: Champions testing practices (unit, integration, ML-specific)
• Git & Collaboration: Advanced Git workflows and collaboration patterns
• CI/CD: Experience building and maintaining ML pipelines
• Documentation: Creates clear, comprehensive technical documentation

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