Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Join Our Innovative Team at Mile Two!

Are you passionate about solving complex problems and creating cutting-edge technology solutions? Do you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment where your skills and creativity are valued and encouraged? If so, Mile Two might be the perfect fit for you!

At Mile Two, we are dedicated to developing advanced solutions that drive innovation and efficiency across various industries. Our team of experts works on projects leveraging the latest technologies to make a real impact for our government and commercial partners. We create seamless integrations between human expertise and advanced machine capabilities to solve complex challenges.

Our core values define who we are and guide everything we do:

• Supported Autonomy: We empower our team members to take initiative and make decisions while providing the support they need to succeed.
• Humble Expertise: We recognize and respect the knowledge and skills of each team member, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Success is a Team Effort: We believe collaboration and teamwork are essential to achieving our goals and delivering exceptional results.
• Tangible Results: We are driven by the desire to create real, measurable impacts through our work, ensuring that our solutions make a difference.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that challenge you and help you grow professionally. We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment, competitive benefits, and numerous opportunities for career advancement. If you are ready to take your career to the next level and be part of something extraordinary, we invite you to explore our current job openings and apply today.

The Senior Machine Learning (ML) Engineer will be a self-starter and technical leader who will work closely with the Principal Machine Learning Engineer to continue progress on projects and help shape new directions for the organization. They will work closely with internal and external teammates in a very collaborative environment to take technologies to new software and services.  The Senior ML Engineer will have strong communication skills both orally and in writing. 

We are looking for ML Engineers from all areas of machine learning and artificial intelligence, but significant experience in a focus area is required.  The candidate must be results-oriented, intellectually curious, able to demonstrate ability for independent research, and provide hands-on technical leadership. The candidate will also have the opportunity to work closely with internal partners to see your ideas realized in multiple products and services. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance
• DOD experience
• Must be able to work EST business hours 
• 6+ years of hands-on Data Science or ML Engineering experience (4+ if you have a PhD)
• 4+ years of strong programming fluency in Python
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in computer vision and natural language processing. Strong experience with image recognition, object detection, segmentation, and NLP techniques such as sentiment analysis, text classification, and topic modeling.
• Advanced degree in Machine Learning, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field, or related experience
• Understanding of data structures, data modeling, and software architectures (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current large-scale distributed software systems.
• Deep expertise in machine learning frameworks and tools. Proficiency in ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and langchain.
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• Experience with generative AI techniques and tool deployment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to develop and translate machine learning solutions into scalable production implementations
• Applied experience building models containing disparate data streams.
• Desire to be involved in multiple diverse and innovative projects
• Demonstrated experience to capture and win work
• Proposal writing experience

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience building and/or working with data pipelines and data lakes
• Experience using scale-out cloud and/or HPC architectures for parallel programming
• 3+ years of managerial experience

LEADERSHIP:

• Individual contributor, people leader, thought leader, active participant in discussions with AI/ML peers