Canada; United States Remote (Country) Employment CA$140K – CA$180K

Optro is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer I, AI Governance

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain product features from concept to production
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design and product to deliver effective solutions
  • Utilize a broad set of machine learning methods, from traditional models to advanced LLM techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and semantic search
  • Produce clean, modular, and testable code that supports long-term maintenance
  • Create detailed and understandable system design documentation
  • Identify, diagnose, and fix software defects efficiently
  • Maintain a customer-centric mindset when building and refining features
  • Keep current with emerging trends and innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Engage in Agile development practices throughout the software lifecycle
  • Work extensively with Python, JavaScript, Node.JS, Docker, PostgreSQL, and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a relevant technical discipline
  • Minimum of four years of practical experience in building and deploying machine learning systems
  • Proven ability to write robust, scalable code suitable for production environments
  • Strong foundation in classical machine learning with exposure to large language models
  • High proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Java
  • Hands-on experience with ML libraries including TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, Keras, MXNet, or scikit-learn
  • Knowledge of search systems, information retrieval, and ranking algorithms
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative work ethic
  • Data-driven thinker with emphasis on performance metrics and evaluation
  • Self-motivated with a continuous learning mindset

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Node.JS and modern JavaScript standards such as ES6 or TypeScript
  • Background in developing SaaS-based web applications
  • Basic knowledge of distributed computing principles
  • Additional experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure

Benefits

  • Live your best life (LYBL) stipend: $200 per month for personal well-being expenses
  • Comprehensive health and life insurance plans
  • Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
  • Statutory leave plus flexible vacation policy
  • Paid time off for birthdays and volunteer activities
  • Support for employee resource groups
  • Organized team and company-wide social events

Compensation

Competitive compensation & bonus program

Work Arrangement

Not specified

Team

Collaborative team environment with product managers, designers, and engineers

Benefits

  • Live your best life (LYBL)! $200/mo (USD) for anything that enhances your life
  • Comprehensive employee health and life insurance coverage
  • Competitive compensation & bonus program
  • Statutory vacation + Flexible vacation
  • Time off for your birthday & volunteering
  • Employee resource groups
  • Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!

Other

  • Background checks are required.
  • This role may have access to highly sensitive data, including employee data, customer data, company financials, and proprietary product information.
Required Skills
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Optro is the leading audit, risk, ESG, and InfoSec platform on the market. More than 50% of the Fortune 500, including 7 of the Fortune 10, leverage its award-winning technology.
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Posted 2 months ago