Senior ML Engineer - Scalable AI & MLOps Leader

Hyatt; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks a Senior ML Engineer to join our Data Science and Machine Learning team in Chicago. You will collaborate with data science, data engineering, and platform teams to translate ML models into production systems and scalable AI services.

The role emphasizes MLOps, cloud infrastructure, and performance optimization, with a salary range of $150,000 to $180,000 on a yearly basis. This full‑time position anchors Hyatt’s commitment to innovation and guest experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in CS, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• 5+ years building and operating machine learning solutions in cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience delivering end-to-end ML systems, spanning model development, deployment, and production infrastructure.
• Proficiency with modern ML engineering tooling, including cloud platforms, data pipelines, and CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end ML systems including data ingestion, feature processing, model training, and serving.
• Architect and deploy scalable AI services supporting real‑time and batch inference.
• Build and maintain ML infrastructure across cloud environments (EC2, EKS, SageMaker).
• Develop MLOps platforms, including training pipelines, deployment workflows, feature stores, and model observability.
• Implement CI/CD and infrastructure‑as‑code patterns to automate model lifecycle management.
• Optimize model training and inference performance for cost, latency, and hardware efficiency.
• Monitor production ML systems for accuracy, reliability, and operational health.
• Partner cross‑functionally with data engineering, governance, and security teams.
• Mentor team members on ML engineering, system design and operational best practices.
• Contribute to special initiatives that advance AI platform maturity and engineering standards.

Skills

End-to-End ML

MLOps

Cloud platforms

Data pipelines

CI/CD

Education

Master’s degree in CS/SE/ML

Tools

EC2

SageMaker

EKS

Job description

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks a Senior ML Engineer to join our Data Science and Machine Learning team in Chicago. You will collaborate with data science, data engineering, and platform teams to translate ML models into production systems and scalable AI services.

The role emphasizes MLOps, cloud infrastructure, and performance optimization, with a salary range of $150,000 to $180,000 on a yearly basis. This full‑time position anchors Hyatt’s commitment to innovation and guest experience.