Machine Learning Operations Engineer I

5 days ago

Cambridge, MA, USA or New York, NY, USAEntry Level

H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$120k - $140k/yr

Responsibilities

Develop tools, services, and frameworks that make ML workflows robust, auditable, and usable.
Partner with ML engineers to identify workflow pain points and improve developer productivity.
Build scalable automated processes for model fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and LLM or agent evaluation.
Improve observability for production LLM and agentic applications, including detection of performance decay and drift.
Evaluate, integrate, and promote open-source and third-party tools across Kensho’s platform ecosystem.
Track emerging tools and frameworks and strengthen engineering best practices across teams.

At least 1 year of experience in ML infrastructure, MLOps, ML engineering, or a similar discipline.
Experience with Kubernetes and understanding of AWS cloud platforms, including EKS, Bedrock, and SageMaker.
Proficiency in Python and ability to debug distributed systems across infrastructure, networking, and application layers.
Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks and workflow orchestration such as Ray and Airflow is preferred.
Basic understanding of machine learning concepts, LLMs, and agents.
Strong communication skills and the ability to drive adoption of tools and best practices across multiple teams.
Experience with agentic AI systems, MCP server patterns, or evaluation pipelines is advantageous.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% company-paid premiums.
Unlimited paid time off and 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
401(k) plan with 6% employer matching and charitable donation matching.
Up to $20,000 in tuition assistance for degree programs and up to $4,000 annually for professional education.
Mentoring, learning opportunities, conference participation, catered lunches, snacks, and drinks.
Dog-friendly Cambridge office and bike-sharing memberships, plus compassion and elder-care leave.
Work from anywhere in the United States, with occasional travel required to the Cambridge, Massachusetts or New York City hubs.