Lead ML Engineer

Job Description

W-2 Open Positions Need to be Filled Immediately. Consultant must be on our company payroll, Corp-to-Corp (C2C) is not allowed.

Candidates encouraged to apply directly using this portal. We do not accept resumes from other company/ third-party recruiters -->

Job Overview

Job ID: J53144

Posted Date: 01/30/2026

--> Specialized Area: Machine learning

--> Job Title: Lead ML Engineer

Location: Atlanta, GA

Duration: 19 Months + Extension

Hourly Rate: Depending on Experience (DOE)

Domain Exposure: Pharmaceuticals, Banking & Finance, Retail, Telecom, Real Estate, IT/Software

--> Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, L2-EAD, GC-EAD

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Employment Type: W-2, 1099, C2C Bench Recruiter: Jessy Thomas

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Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and communicative Machine Learning Engineer (8+ years of experience) to join our AI team.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and practical, user-facing applications.

You will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying Generative AI models (LLMs, Diffusion Models) to solve complex business problems, while effectively communicating technical advancements to non-technical stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is both a hands-on coder passionate about ML, Gen AI and a proactive collaborator who excels at explaining complex AI concepts to diverse teams.

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

GenAI Development: Architect, fine-tune, and deploy Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI techniques (e.g., RAG, PEFT/SFT) to improve business applications.

Production Deployment: Build and maintain high-performance, scalable ML pipelines and GPU-based inference systems in cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).

Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

Stakeholder Engagement: Clearly present AI methodologies, performance results, and technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and leadership.

Model Optimization: Implement prompt engineering, adversarial testing, and model optimization strategies to ensure high-quality, efficient, and safe outputs.

Stay Updated: Actively keep up with the latest advancements in GenAI research and incorporate them into our production systems.

Team and project Coordination: Define project scope, timelines, deliverables, success metrics, co-ordinate with and guide offshore technical team on project deliverables.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience: 10+ years of experience as an ML Engineer, with at least 1-2 years dedicated to Generative AI or NLP projects, and good experience on AWS cloud platform.

Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in Python, and IDEs such as Cursor/AWS Kiro, deep learning frameworks (PyTorch or TensorFlow or), utilizing GitHub co-pilot etc.

GenAI Proficiency: Hands-on experience with LLMs (e.g., GPT-4, Llama), RAG architectures, LangChain, Vector Databases, Knowledge graphs, and Agentic AI

MLOps and LLM Ops: Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools for ML.

AWS Skills: S3, Lambda, Glue, AWS Sage maker, and AWS Bedrock platform

Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate complex technical concepts simply.

Stakeholder Management: Able to collaborate with key business/client stakeholders and manage their expectations

Problem-Solving: Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and troubleshoot issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering degree in computer science or equivalent, and relevant certification in Machine learning

• Experience in banking or financial services domain – Payments industry.

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