ML Engineer

CreatorIQ; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Work from home stipend

15 days vacation

Wellness allowance

Paid parental leave

Health insurance

401k

Job summary

CreatorIQ is the operating system for creator-led growth. We seek a Machine Learning Engineer to deploy and monitor ML systems at scale, from traditional NLP to embedding models and LLM-powered features.

You will own evaluation stacks, collaborate with Data Science, and shape the vector embeddings ecosystem while improving MLOps foundations for faster, reliable shipping.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of professional software or ML engineering experience, including 2+ years shipping ML systems to production.
• Strong Python; comfort with the modern data/ML stack.
• Hands-on experience deploying and monitoring models in at least one major cloud (AWS or GCP); willingness to learn the other.
• Production experience with NLP or ML systems - classification, NER, embeddings, ranking, similarity, or LLM-powered features.
• Practical experience with evaluation for ML or LLM systems - golden datasets, model-as-a-judge, IAA, precision/recall, or equivalent.
• Collaborative communicator - you work well alongside data scientists and engineers, and can clearly explain ideas, requirements, and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and monitor ML systems in production, from classical NLP and embedding models to LLM-powered features - where production means millions of records per day.
• Own the evaluation stack - golden datasets, 'model-as-a-judge' frameworks, inter-annotator agreement, and regression tests that gate releases.
• Build and maintain our vector embeddings ecosystem and the retrieval, classification, and similarity patterns that sit on top of it.
• Partner with Data Science on annotation workflows, PII scrubbing, and ground-truth pipelines.
• Improve our MLOps foundations - versioning, observability, drift detection - so the rest of the team can ship faster.
• Translate fuzzy product problems into measurable AI features with clear success criteria.

Skills

Python

ML engineering

NLP

Model evaluation

MLOps

Communication

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

CreatorIQ is the operating system for creator-led growth trusted by more than 1,300 global brands and agencies. We’re on a mission to make businesses more human, and humans more impactful. We operate by our values — be intentional, pursue excellence every day, embrace the journey together, and be a good human — every day. CreatorIQ has earned the title of best companies to work for in multiple programs, including BuiltIn LA and NY. It’s been named a Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ for four years, was named a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Influencer Marketing Platforms for Large Enterprises in 2025, was named a Leader by The Forrester New Wave™: Influencer Marketing Solutions, and has been consistently recognized by G2 as a Leader, and is rated 5 stars on Influencer MarketingHub. We operate in a flexible work model that combines both in-person and remote work to boost collaboration, enhance innovation, and adapt to individual work styles.

We're seeking passionate, innovative minds to join our journey. Be a part of our dynamic team and let's transform the industry together!

Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI

As a MLE you'll join the Product Innovations team and work across the full applied ML stack - deploying models, building the evaluation systems that tell us whether they actually work, and making the data and infrastructure decisions that turn experimental data science into cost-efficient products. You'll partner closely with our Data Science and Engineering teams on our vector embeddings ecosystem, ground truth pipelines, model evaluation, and the pre/post-processing decisions that determine product quality.

This is a production focused role, with some research opportunities. You'll be the engineer who makes sure our ML systems - both traditional NLP and embedding models and our LLM-powered features - work reliably at scale (millions of records per day), are continuously evaluated against ground truth, and improve over time.

What You’ll Do

• Deploy and monitor ML systems in production, from classical NLP and embedding models to LLM-powered features - where "production" means millions of records per day
• Own the evaluation stack - golden datasets, "model-as-a-judge" frameworks, inter-annotator agreement, and regression tests that gate releases
• Build and maintain our vector embeddings ecosystem and the retrieval, classification, and similarity patterns that sit on top of it
• Partner with Data Science on annotation workflows, PII scrubbing, and ground-truth pipelines
• Improve our MLOps foundations - versioning, observability, drift detection - so the rest of the team can ship faster
• Translate fuzzy product problems into measurable AI features with clear success criteria

What You’ve Done

• 4–7 years of professional software or ML engineering experience, including 2+ years shipping ML systems to production
• Strong Python; comfort with the modern data/ML stack
• Hands-on experience deploying and monitoring models in at least one major cloud (AWS or GCP); willingness to learn the other
• Production experience with NLP or ML systems - classification, NER, embeddings, ranking, similarity, or LLM-powered features (most candidates have done some mix of traditional ML and LLM work; we care that you’ve shipped, not which camp you came up in)
• Practical experience with evaluation for ML or LLM systems - golden datasets, model-as-a-judge, IAA, precision/recall, or equivalent. You don’t need to have built one from scratch, but you should know why they matter and how to improve them
• Collaborative communicator - you work well alongside data scientists and engineers, and can clearly explain ideas, requirements, and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders

Bonus

• Experience with vector databases or retrieval systems at scale
• Experience with managed ML services on AWS (SageMaker) and/or GCP (Vertex AI)
• Annotation workflow experience (Label Studio, Scale AI, or similar) and a point of view on inter-annotator agreement
• Familiarity with PII scrubbing patterns and privacy-by-design data handling
• Open-source contributions, blog posts, or talks on LLM/embedding production work

What you will get from us:

• People: work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
• Guidance: utilize our learning platform to fully get the training and tools you’ll need to become successful here from your first day with us.
• Surprise meal stipends: work from home can’t stop the enjoyment of someone else making a meal for you!
• Work/life harmony: 15 days vacation, floating and set holidays, wellness allowance, and paid parental leave.
• Whole Health Package: medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and more.
• Savings: a 401k (USA) plan to help you plan ahead.
• Work from home stipend: to assist you in setting up a home office that works for you (or buy a new dog leash - your choice!).

Who we are:

CreatorIQ is the operating system for creator-led growth. Trusted by more than 1,300 global brands and agencies—including Burson, Delta Air Lines, Google, LVMH, Nestlé, and Sephora—CreatorIQ unifies creator marketing across paid, owned, earned, commerce, and community into one seamless, enterprise-grade ecosystem. With industry-leading intelligence infrastructure, rigorous compliance and security standards, and integrations with Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, and more, CreatorIQ empowers brands and agencies to harness the creator economy as a strategic growth engine. CreatorIQ is a global company headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Austin, New York, San Francisco, London, Manila, and Warsaw. Learn more at www.creatoriq.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

At CreatorIQ, we believe that diversity is the key to unlocking our full potential. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and empowering work environment where everyone can thrive, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes us unique. By embracing our core values of being intentional, pursuing excellence every day, embracing the journey together, being a good human, and staying focused on what’s important, we create an atmosphere that promotes collaboration and growth. Join us to celebrate differences, innovate together, and be a part of a business that is disrupting the marketing industry.

Compensation, benefits, and beyond:

We understand that a comprehensive benefits package plays a significant role in your overall compensation. To gain more insight into the various components of our total compensation, we invite you to review our benefits and perks.

AI Transparency Notice

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications and note taking during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to our Global Candidate Privacy Notice.

Compensation Range: $132K - $165K