Machine Learning Engineer - Contract - Remote

techholding; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Holding in the United States is seeking a hands-on Machine Learning Engineer for an assignment to build an AI-powered risk intelligence platform. You will design, train, and deploy NLP/LLM models that process large volumes of multilingual text, delivering signals used by customers.

This contractor role collaborates with data and backend engineers and product stakeholders, requires 4+ years in production ML, strong Python, and experience with cloud deployments and MLOps.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience deploying ML models in production.
• Proficient in Python with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers).
• Practical NLP experience: classification, named entity recognition (NER), topic modeling, or semantic similarity.
• Experience with LLMs and prompt engineering including RAG.
• Experience with embeddings and vector search (PGVector, FAISS, Pinecone).
• Experience deploying ML services on AWS/GCP/Azure with Docker & CI/CD.
• Strong communication and ability to work remotely in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, train, and deploy ML models for text classification, entity extraction, clustering, and narrative and topic detection
• Build and improve LLM-powered features, including prompt design, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and agentic workflows
• Develop embedding and semantic‑search pipelines to group related content and surface emerging threats
• Productionize models as scalable, monitored services with clear latency, cost, and accuracy targets
• Build evaluation frameworks and datasets to measure model quality, bias, and drift over time
• Work with data engineering to improve ingestion, labeling, and feature pipelines for high‑volume, noisy, multilingual text data
• Monitor and retrain models in production, and debug quality issues end to end
• Document approaches and share trade‑offs clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Skills

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Hugging Face Transformers

NLP

NER

LLMs

Prompt engineering

RAG

Embeddings and vector search

AWS/GCP/Azure

Docker

CI/CD

Model evaluation

Communication

Tools

pgvector

Pinecone

OpenSearch

FAISS

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Job description

About us

Working at Tech Holding isn't just a job, it's an opportunity to be a part of something bigger. We are a full-service consulting firm that was founded on the premise of delivering predictable outcomes and high-quality solutions to our clients. Our founders and team members have industry experience and have held senior positions in a wide variety of companies - from emerging startups to large Fortune 50 firms - and we have taken our combined experiences and developed a unique approach that is supported by the principles of deep expertise, integrity, transparency, and dependability.

The Role

We're looking for a hands‑on Machine Learning Engineer, for a project based assignment, to help build an AI-powered risk intelligence platform. The platform helps enterprises detect, assess, and respond to emerging online threats, including disinformation, reputational attacks, and security risks. You'll design, build, and deploy NLP and LLM-based models that process large volumes of data from mainstream and niche online sources. Your work will feed directly into the signals customers act on. This is an individual‑contributor role working closely with data engineers, backend engineers, and product stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, train, and deploy ML models for text classification, entity extraction, clustering, and narrative and topic detection
• Build and improve LLM-powered features, including prompt design, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and agentic workflows
• Develop embedding and semantic‑search pipelines to group related content and surface emerging threats
• Productionize models as scalable, monitored services with clear latency, cost, and accuracy targets
• Build evaluation frameworks and datasets to measure model quality, bias, and drift over time
• Work with data engineering to improve ingestion, labeling, and feature pipelines for high‑volume, noisy, multilingual text data
• Monitor and retrain models in production, and debug quality issues end to end
• Document approaches and share trade‑offs clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience building and deploying machine learning models in production
• Strong Python skills and hands‑on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Hugging Face Transformers
• Practical NLP experience, such as classification, named entity recognition (NER), topic modeling, or semantic similarity on real‑world text data
• Hands‑on experience building with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or open‑source models), including prompt engineering and RAG
• Experience with embeddings and vector search (e.g., pgvector, Pinecone, OpenSearch, or FAISS)
• Experience deploying and operating ML services on AWS, GCP, or Azure, using Docker and CI/CD
• Solid grasp of model evaluation, including metrics, test sets, error analysis, and production monitoring
• Strong communication skills and comfort working in a remote, cross‑functional team
• * Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time

Nice to have

• Experience with trust and safety, threat intelligence, disinformation research, or social media data
• Experience building agentic AI systems or tool‑using LLM workflows (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, or custom frameworks)
• Experience with multilingual NLP
• Familiarity with MLOps tooling such as MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI, or Weights & Biases
• Experience with streaming or large‑scale data processing (e.g., Kafka, Spark, or Airflow)
• Experience fine‑tuning LLMs (LoRA or PEFT) or distilling models to cut cost and latency

Location

Remote, USA

Time Zone

Must work overlapping hours with US Eastern Time

Employment type

Contract

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Tech Holding is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and we consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact our HR