Lead ML Engineer: AI Systems & MLOps Leader

SPECTRAFORCE

Newark (NJ)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 170,000

Full time

19 hours ago
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Job summary

SPECTRAFORCE in Newark, NJ, seeks a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to architect, develop, deploy, and scale ML and Agentic AI solutions. You will work closely with Product, Data Science, and Engineering to deliver production-grade AI systems.

The role emphasizes designing ML models, building scalable data pipelines, and advancing MLOps, with strong options for mentoring and leading a team of engineers.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience leading ML projects and collaboration across Product, Data Science, and Engineering.
  • Hands-on experience with ML frameworks, data pipelines, and MLOps.
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD and cloud-based ML deployments.
  • Experience in Agile development environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy ML models and Agentic AI solutions.
  • Build scalable cloud-based ML applications and data pipelines.
  • Develop and optimize MLOps processes, CI/CD pipelines, and model deployment frameworks.
  • Monitor model performance, governance, observability, and reliability.
  • Lead technical problem-solving and mentor engineering team members.
  • Develop applications using Python, C++, SQL, and modern AI frameworks.

Skills

Machine Learning
Agentic AI
MLOps
Cloud Engineering
Software Engineering
System Design
CI/CD
Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

TensorFlow
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
Spark/PySpark
REST APIs
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
CloudBees

Job description

SPECTRAFORCE in Newark, NJ, seeks a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to architect, develop, deploy, and scale ML and Agentic AI solutions. You will work closely with Product, Data Science, and Engineering to deliver production-grade AI systems.

The role emphasizes designing ML models, building scalable data pipelines, and advancing MLOps, with strong options for mentoring and leading a team of engineers.

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