Machine Learning Engineer

Egreenservices; Knoxville (TN); Remote; USD 88,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Subway in Knoxville seeks a Machine Learning Engineer with 5+ years of tech experience to own ML initiatives, collaborate across teams, and drive growth. The role emphasizes ownership, teamwork, and mentorship within a fast-moving, risk-aware environment.

The position offers a competitive salary and a benefits suite, with options for relocation or remote work to support Knoxville expansion and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• 5 years of technology experience.
• Willingness to relocate to Knoxville, TN, or allow remote work.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Clear communicator who can disagree constructively.
• Familiarity with the Knoxville market and tech landscape.

Responsibilities

• Ship Vertex AI experiments quickly and focus on successful approaches.
• Carry the Jupyter platform work for Subway's TN expansion.
• Replace brittle Jupyter hacks with a durable feature engineering solution.
• Wire up generative AI feature flags for safe testing on Knoxville traffic.
• Collaborate with technology analysts to align models with real behavior.
• Reduce latency on the tech path that users experience.
• Monitor PyTorch budgets and respond before limits are breached.
• Keep dependencies patched to prevent CVEs from becoming incidents.

Job description

Between the demo that wows and the system that survives sits the Machine Learning Engineer we're recruiting in Knoxville, and Subway pays $88,000 - $117,000 for the difference. Bring 5 years of technology experience to a $88,000 - $117,000 role built around ownership, teamwork, and growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship Vertex AI experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Carry the Jupyter platform work that makes Subway's next TN expansion boring
• Replace the brittle Jupyter hack with a Feature Engineering solution that survives Knoxville scale
• Wire up Generative AI feature flags so Subway can test on Knoxville traffic risk-free
• Pair with technology analysts so Subway's Feature Engineering models match real behavior
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Subway users feel every click
• Watch PyTorch error budgets and pump the brakes before Knoxville, TN burns through them
• Keep Subway's Feature Engineering dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents

What You'll Bring

• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Willingness to relocate to Knoxville, TN, or to make remote work
• The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal
• Familiarity with the Knoxville market and local technology landscape

Subway doesn't sell technology so much as guarantee it, a ruthlessly-focused distinction the Knoxville, TN team takes personally. Every voice in the TN office gets airtime, especially the ones still finding their volume.

At $88,000 - $117,000, with mentorship and a benefits suite to match, this Machine Learning Engineer seat at Subway is built for people who want to rise.

Interviews for Knoxville, TN candidates are being booked throughout the month.