Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Harness; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 173,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Harness is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to transform ML models from prototype to production at scale. The role involves collaborating with data scientists and MLOps engineers to deploy robust ML solutions, optimizing for performance and scalability. Candidates should have a strong background in machine learning, cloud platforms, and excellent problem-solving skills. This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, making it an exciting opportunity in a high-growth company.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave

Monthly internet reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years in machine learning engineering or software engineering with significant ML focus.
• Experience deploying ML models in production.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Convert ML models from prototypes to scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Develop and maintain enablement pipelines for continuous integration and deployment of ML models.
• Set up monitoring systems to track model performance in production.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Cloud Platforms

Distributed Computing

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

Job description

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Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers’ pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We’re backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

About The Role

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Traceable by Harness, you will be instrumental in transforming ML models from prototype to production at scale. You will work closely with data scientists, MLOps engineers, and product teams to deploy robust, high-performing ML solutions. This role requires a blend of engineering, MLOps, and data science skills to streamline model deployment and ensure continuous, reliable operations in the production environments.

If you are excited about the prospect of deploying machine learning solutions in a high-impact environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Model Productization: Convert ML models from prototypes to scalable, production-ready solutions. Optimize models for performance, scalability, and resource efficiency.
• Integration and Deployment: Develop and maintain enablement pipelines for continuous integration and deployment of ML models, ensuring smooth transitions from development to production.
• Scalability and Optimization: Implement distributed systems and leverage cloud-based architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP) to scale ML models and optimize for low latency and high availability.
• Model Monitoring and Maintenance: Set up monitoring systems to track model performance in production, detect data drift, and trigger automated retraining when needed.
• Innovation and Tooling: Evaluate and integrate new tools, frameworks, and libraries that can improve model deployment speed and robustness.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Document processes, maintain well-structured codebases, promote best practices in ML engineering, and lead internal knowledge-sharing sessions to foster a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years in machine learning engineering or software engineering with significant ML focus, including experience in deploying ML models in production.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ML libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn).
• Experience with CI/CD for ML, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, MLflow).
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), including managed ML services (SageMaker, Vertex AI).
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Dask) and data pipelines. Experience in relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL and experience with SQL query tuning, performance optimization is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills with proven ability to troubleshoot and optimize ML systems in production.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with experience working in cross-functional environments.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and rapidly adopt new tools and technologies.
  
  

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with API security or cybersecurity applications.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or custom solutions for model drift detection.
• Familiarity with feature stores and model versioning.
  
  

Location

• US Remote
  
  

What you will have at Harness

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
• Quarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 days
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events
• Recharge & Reset Program
• Monthly internet reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
  
  

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $173,000 - $230,000 annually. Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location, level, relevant experience, and skills. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. The compensation package for this position also includes a commission/variable component, which is based on performance, plus equity, and benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.harness.io/company/careers.

A valid authorization to work in the U.S. is required

Pay transparency

$173,000—$230,000 USD

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers

We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers.

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at [e-mail]. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

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  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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