Machine Learning Engineer

Andela exists to connect brilliance and opportunity. Since 2014, we have been dedicated to breaking down global barriers and accelerating the future of work for both technologists and organizations around the world. For technologists, Andela offers competitive long-term career opportunities with leading organizations, access to a global community of professionals, and educational opportunities with leading technology providers. At Andela, we're deeply passionate about creating long-lasting and transformative growth opportunities for all - and doing it in an E.P.I.C. way! We're excited to continue building our remote-first team with incredible people like you. After applying for this role, you will join our Andela Community of brilliant technologists by passing a technical screening and live interview. As a community member, you'll have access to a multitude of exclusive technologist roles. Join Andela today to access this opportunity and more in our global marketplace! Our roles are typically filled at lightning speed, so if you're considering applying, get your application in quickly! This is a fully remote opportunity for one of our esteemed clients. About the role: Our client is a global leader in professional information services, supporting professionals in healthcare, legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, and compliance. This role is part of the Advanced Technology team within the Digital eXperience Group (DXG), which co-creates state-of-the-art products and solutions. You will work on developing AI and Machine Learning solutions that drive innovation across a wide range of applications. Responsibilities: Develop predictive models using supervised and unsupervised machine learning/deep learning. Build models for legal predictive analytics, natural language understanding, conversational AI, robotic accounting, forecasting, and anomaly detection. Provide expertise in data wrangling, exploratory data analysis, and feature engineering with large data sets. Support the development of proofs of concept demonstrating AI/ML capabilities in solving customer problems in collaboration with product and other development teams. Collaborate effectively with other teams across the organization. Align technology solutions with business goals as a self-starter. Must-have skills: 3+ years of experience supporting the development of production-ready AI/ML solutions. 3+ years of experience in Machine Learning, NLP, and Deep Learning. Hands-on expertise in Python and open-source libraries/frameworks such as NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, pandas, matplotlib, spaCy, NLTK, jupyter, Transformers, etc. Experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch. Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI. Experience in applying deep learning to NLP. Experience designing, building, and optimizing data and model training pipelines. Experience with cloud-based platforms (AWS or Azure) for solution delivery. Familiarity with agile and Software Development Lifecycle tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Git) and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Nice to have skills: Familiarity with AWS SageMaker or Azure ML Studio. Experience in computer vision modeling. Type of contract: Contractor. You will be responsible for your taxes. Contract length: 3 months. It's a renewable contract. Dedication: Full-time (8 hours/day from Monday to Friday) Location: 100% remote. Timezone: overlap at least 6 hours with US EST. At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our strengths lie in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and orientations of residents in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities and workplace to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Our policies expressly prohibit harassment and/or discrimination as stated above. Andela is home for all, come as you are. PRB