Senior Machine Learning Specialist

hamster· Engineering
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📍 Auckland📍 San FranciscoFullTime

About this role

You will be responsible for developing and implementing machine learning solutions that power our AI-native platform. This role requires expertise in custom model development, transformer architectures, and production deployment of ML systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop custom machine learning models for specific business use cases.

  • Implement and optimize transformer architectures for natural language processing tasks.

  • Develop and maintain ML pipelines for data preprocessing, model training, and inference.

  • Work with large language models and implement fine-tuning strategies.

  • Implement retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and optimize their performance.

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy ML models in production environments.

  • Monitor and maintain model performance in production, implementing retraining strategies as needed.

  • Conduct research on emerging ML techniques and evaluate their applicability to our platform.

  • Mentor junior ML engineers and contribute to best practices within the team.

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 5+ years of experience in machine learning development and deployment.

  • Strong programming skills in Python and experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar).

  • Deep understanding of transformer architectures and their applications in NLP.

  • Experience with large language models and fine-tuning techniques.

  • Proficiency in implementing and optimizing RAG systems.

  • Experience with ML model deployment and production monitoring.

  • Strong understanding of data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques.

  • Experience with cloud platforms and ML infrastructure (AWS SageMaker, Google Vertex AI, or similar).

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with MLOps and ML pipeline orchestration tools.

  • Knowledge of distributed training and model optimization techniques.

  • Experience with vector databases and similarity search algorithms.

  • Familiarity with reinforcement learning and multi-agent systems.

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This Senior Machine Learning Specialist position at hamster was posted on Oct 14, 2025. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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