Principal ML Engineer — Lead Global Data Science

Xsolla; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible time off

Career roadmap

Job summary

Xsolla is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to lead a global ML organization, architect advanced ML solutions, and mentor junior engineers around the world. This role shapes the technical direction, drives high‑impact data science initiatives, and ensures scalable, production‑ready machine learning systems.

The candidate will influence the future of ML/AI in the video game industry, lead complex projects, and raise engineering standards while collaborating across global teams.

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Statistics, ML or related field.
• Experience leading high‑impact data science initiatives at scale.
• Production experience with ML models including deployment, monitoring and retraining.
• Experience with fraud detection, recommendations, or churn/LTV.

Skills

Advanced ML

Model deployment

MLOps

Fraud detection

Recommender systems

Transfer learning

LLM basics

Drift detection

Model monitoring

Education

Advanced degree in Statistics/ML

Tools

MLflow/W&B

Job description

Xsolla is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to lead a global ML organization, architect advanced ML solutions, and mentor junior engineers around the world. This role shapes the technical direction, drives high‑impact data science initiatives, and ensures scalable, production‑ready machine learning systems.

The candidate will influence the future of ML/AI in the video game industry, lead complex projects, and raise engineering standards while collaborating across global teams.