Lead AI Engineer - Machine Learning

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning; bold ideas; courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

Our most valuable asset is our people.

At ZS we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences and belief systems—the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are and

make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are part of your success here. Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces, obtaining the resources they need to thrive, and sharing the messages they are passionate about.

Lead MLE Developer at ZS

ZS's Scaled AI practice is part of ZS rich and advanced AI ecosystem. We are building next generation AI based analytics products, focused on creatin innovative machine learning, and engineering capabilities.

Our team comprises of Data Scientists, ML/Full Stack Engineers, UI Developers, Product/ Program managers and QA testers working together to build products which offers unique analytical solutions to our clients.

What You’ll Do

• Build, Refine and Use ML Engineering platforms and components.
• Scaling machine learning algorithms to work on massive data sets and strict SLAs.
• Build and orchestrate model pipelines including feature engineering, inferencing and continuous model training.
• Implement ML Ops including model KPI measurements, tracking, model drift & model feedback loop.
• Collaborate with client facing teams to understand business context at a high level and contribute in technical requirement gathering.
• Implement basic features aligning with technical requirements.
• Write production-ready code that is easily testable, understood by other developers and accounts for edge cases and errors.
• Ensure highest quality of deliverables by following architecture/design guidelines, coding best practices, periodic design/code reviews.
• Write unit tests as well as higher level tests to handle expected edge cases and errors gracefully, as well as happy paths.
• Uses bug tracking, code review, version control and other tools to organize and deliver work.
• Participate in scrum calls and agile ceremonies, and effectively communicate work progress, issues and dependencies.
• Consistently contribute in researching & evaluating latest architecture patterns/technologies through rapid learning, conducting proof-of-concepts and creating prototype solutions.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field from a top university.
• 5+ years’ hands-on experience in ML development.
• Good fundamentals of machine learning
• Strong programming expertise in Python, PySpark/Scala.
• Expertise in crafting ML Models for high performance and scalability.
• Experience in implementing feature engineering, inferencing pipelines, and real time model predictions.
• Experience in ML Ops to measure and track model performance, experience working with MLFlow
• Experience with Spark or other distributed computing frameworks.
• Experience in ML platforms like Sage maker, Kubeflow.
• Experience with pipeline orchestration tools such Airflow.
• Experience in deploying models to cloud services like AWS, Azure, GCP, Azure ML.
• Expertise in SQL, SQL DB's.
• Knowledgeable of core CS concepts such as common data structures and algorithms.
• Collaborate well with teams with different backgrounds / expertise / functions.
  
  

Additional Skills

• Understanding of DevOps, CI / CD, data security, experience in designing on cloud platform;
• Experience in data engineering in Big Data systems
  
  

Perks & Benefits:

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel:

Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

Considering applying?

At ZS, we're building a diverse and inclusive company where people bring their passions to inspire life-changing impact and deliver better outcomes for all. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and recognize the value that candidates with all backgrounds, including non-traditional ones, bring. If you are interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements listed above.

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.

To Complete Your Application:

Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment.An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered.

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