Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Transparent Search Group is a fast-growing fintech startup revolutionizing the valuation and trading of alternative assets. They are seeking a Staff/Principal ML Engineer to own and evolve the company's core ML pricing model, leading the end-to-end ML lifecycle and collaborating with quantitative analysts to enhance pricing and underwriting systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead design, training, deployment, and optimization of large-scale ML pricing models
- Build and maintain the ML infrastructure using AWS, Docker, and Airflow
- Collaborate with pricing domain experts to engineer new features and predictive signals
- Run experiments and backtests to validate feature impact and improve model precision
- Manage model performance, optimize costs, and scale APIs for real-time workloads
- Drive technical direction and mentorship for future ML hires
Skills
- 10+ years of total software experience, including 4-5 years focused on ML
- Expert in Python, scikit-learn, XGBoost, and pandas
- Proven MLOps experience (AWS, ECS, Docker, Airflow)
- Strong understanding of model deployment, feature engineering, and experimentation
- Experience in pricing, risk modeling, or underwriting a strong plus
- Passion for alternative assets, trading, or collectibles
Benefits
- Equity
- Work remotely with a sharp, driven team backed by leading investors
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