Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer

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Based in the United StatesFull-TimePrincipal
Salary$250,000–$280,000 per year
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Job Details

Experience
12+ years of industry experience
Required Skills
PythonSQLMachine LearningPyTorchAirflowA/B testingLLMHIPAA

Requirements

  • PhD in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Operations Research.
  • 12+ years of industry experience building and deploying production machine learning systems at scale.
  • Deep expertise in two or more areas including LLM evaluation, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), ranking systems, or large-scale classification.
  • Proven experience leading end-to-end ML initiatives from problem definition through production.
  • Strong experimentation background including A/B testing, causal inference, and metric development.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python, PyTorch, SQL at scale, and distributed data pipeline technologies like Airflow.
  • Demonstrated ability to align engineering, product, and business teams.
  • Knowledge of secure data practices and compliance frameworks including HIPAA.
  • Experience designing ML systems for regulated or high-stakes environments such as healthcare or finance.
  • Ability to provide a secure remote workspace with reliable high-speed internet connectivity.

Responsibilities

  • Define end-to-end system architecture for AI and LLM-powered solutions processing claims, medical records, and clinical documentation.
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable machine learning systems that improve payment accuracy, risk adjustment, and quality outcomes.
  • Develop advanced evaluation frameworks, including LLM-as-a-Judge, offline metrics, and online experimentation.
  • Create data flywheel strategies by transforming expert feedback into high-quality training data.
  • Lead ranking, prioritization, and classification systems that improve operational efficiency.
  • Establish reusable ML platform patterns, including shared context stores and feature pipelines.
  • Partner with engineering, product, clinical, and analytics teams to define objectives and success metrics.
  • Mentor senior engineers and elevate standards around machine learning engineering and system design.
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