Senior ML Engineer, Data Services

Who We Are

At Justworks, you'll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community.

We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We're helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We're data-driven and never stop iterating.

If you'd like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we'd love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

Our Values

If this sounds like you, you'll fit right in.

Who You Are

As a Senior Machine Learning (ML) Engineer, you will be instrumental in the deployment, scaling, and ongoing optimization of our ML / GenAI models.

This role requires a robust technical foundation in machine learning operations and a proactive approach to innovation and problem-solving.

You will collaborate closely with data scientists, software developers, and product managers to enhance our AI capabilities and ensure they align with business objectives.

Your expertise will bridge the gap between data science and engineering, ensuring our AI-driven solutions are robust, scalable, and integrated seamlessly into our internal operations and external products.

Within the Justworks Data Services team, you'll find a highly-collaborative, diverse group of individuals motivated to empower Justworkers to work fearlessly and responsibly with data.

We are committed to growing our impact in the best interest of our customers and evolving how we work together in the best interest of our people & company.

Come build the future with us!

Your Success Profile

What You Will Work On

• Model Deployment : Lead the deployment of ML / AI / Gen AI models into production, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and well-integrated with existing systems.
• Performance Monitoring : Set up and maintain monitoring systems for AI models in production, tracking performance and ensuring they meet the required accuracy and efficiency standards.
• Pipeline Development : Develop and optimize ML pipelines for continuous training and deployment of models, incorporating best practices in automation and CI / CD methodologies.
• Innovation and Research : Stay abreast of the latest developments in AI and machine learning, particularly in generative models, to suggest and implement cutting-edge solutions.
• Cross-functional Collaboration : Work with various teams to understand their needs and how generative AI can solve complex business problems, translating these into actionable AI strategies.
• Compliance and Security : Ensure all AI operations adhere to relevant data privacy laws and company policies, implementing robust security measures to safeguard data integrity.

How You Will Do Your Work

As a Senior ML Engineer, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization.

In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies :

Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.

Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism.

Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking. Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for :

• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You're an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
• Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities.

You're curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.

• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You're committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You're honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein : "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler."

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of professional hands-on experience in Machine Learning
• Minimum of 2 years working on ML and GenAI platform capabilities with modern cloud technologies (e.g. Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, Databricks)
• Highly fluent in SQL and Python, with firm understanding of computer science fundamentals and distributed systems
• Experience with SQL and noSQL databases
• Expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) with an emphasis on serverless technologies, infrastructure-as-code, and multi-account organizations
• Proficiency with creating and maintaining CI / CD pipelines (CircleCI, GitHub Actions) and containerization technologies (e.g. Docker)
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders and internal customers

The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $192,500.00 to $211,750.00 per year.

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Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location.

Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.

For more information about Justworks' Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks.

Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently.

Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market.

We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations.

We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at redacted . Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.

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