Senior Machine Learning Engineer - 1

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ABOUT PARSPEC Founded in 2021, Parspec is revolutionizing material procurement for the $13 trillion USD construction industry by digitizing and organizing the industry's product data. Our proprietary AI technology maintains a current and comprehensive catalogue of millions of products, enabling our customers to identify products that best meet their needs - instantly. Trusted by top designers, builders, distributors and sales agents and backed by leading venture investors, Parspec is paving the way for a more innovative, connected, and sustainable future in construction. Join us in building transformative technology that reshapes one of the world’s oldest and largest industries. THE OPPORTUNITY We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our AI team and play a driving role in developing cutting-edge AI systems. As a key member of the team, you will design, develop, and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning models, including LLM optimizations. You will work on challenging data science problems while collaborating closely with business, product, and engineering teams to deliver impactful AI-driven features. As a Senior ML Engineer, you'll not only lead complex technical initiatives but also actively mentor junior team members and drive projects from ideation to deployment. This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation, leveraging advanced AI technologies to transform an industry ripe for digital disruption. WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES RESEARCH, DESIGN, DEVELOP AND DEPLOY AI MODELS AND SYSTEMS - Lead the research and development of AI models - a varied portfolio ranging from small classifiers to fine-tuning LLM’s for specific use-cases - Design, implement and deploy AI-based solutions to solve business and product problems - Develop and implement strategies to track and improve the performance and efficiency of existing and new AI models and systems - Operationalize efficient dataset creation and management - Execute best practices for end-to-end data and AI pipelines - Work closely with the leadership team on research and development efforts to explore cutting-edge technologies. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including full-stack engineers, product managers, QA engineers, data annotation experts, SMEs and other stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of AI technologies BUILD AND MENTOR THE AI TEAM - Work closely with the AI & Engineering Leadership to support hiring of top AI talent - Uphold our culture of engineering excellence by maintaining high standards in innovation & execution WHY THIS MATTERS Your contributions will be instrumental in advancing Parspec’s AI capabilities, enabling us to build intelligent systems that solve real-world problems in construction technology. By developing scalable AI solutions, you will help digitize an industry while driving innovation through state-of-the-art machine learning techniques. WHO YOU ARE You are a motivated Machine Learning Engineer with at least 5 years of relevant experience who is passionate about working on innovative projects in a dynamic environment. You thrive on solving challenging problems using advanced AI technologies. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Science or Engineering with strong programming, data science, critical thinking, and analytical skills - 5+ years of experience building in ML and Data science - Recent demonstrable hand-on experience with LLMs - integrating off-the-shelf LLM’s, fine-tuning smaller models, building RAG pipelines, designing agentic flows, and other optimization techniques with LLMs - Strong conceptual understanding of foundational models, transformers, and related research - Strong conceptual understanding of the basics of machine learning and deep learning with expertise in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing - Recent demonstrable experience with managing large datasets for AI projects - Experience with implementing AI projects in Python and working knowledge of associated Python libraries - numpy, scipy, pandas, sklearn, matplotlib, nltk, etc. - Experience with Hugging Face, Spacy, BERT, Tensorflow, Torch, OpenRouter, Modal, and similar services / frameworks - Ability to write clean, efficient, and bug-free code. - Proven ability to lead initiatives from concept to operation while navigating challenges effectively. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Recent experience with implementing state-of-the-art scalable AI pipelines for extracting data from unstructured / semi-structured sources and converting it into structured information, along with necessary technical infrastructure to support deployment - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization (Kubernetes, ECS, etc.), and managed services like Bedrock, SageMaker, etc. - Experience with MLOps practices, e.g. model monitoring, feedback pipelines, CI/CD flows, and governance best-practices - Experience working with applications hosted on AWS or Django web frameworks. - Familiarity with databases and web application architecture. - Experience working with OCR tools or PDF processing libraries. - Completed academic or online specializations in Machine Learning or Deep Learning. - Track record of publishing research in top-tier conferences and journals - Participation in competitive programming (e.g., Kaggle competitions) or contributions to open-source projects. - Experience working with geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones. WHAT WE OFFER - Competitive salary and benefits, including family insurance coverage, free health teleconsultations, and learning/upskilling budgets - Equity in the company - Flexible hours and a hybrid work setup - Unlimited PTO - Opportunity to grow with a fast-scaling company transforming a large market - Preferred Location: Bengaluru, with regular in-office presence JOIN US – LEAD THE TRANSFORMATION! At Parspec, we recognize that traditional job descriptions don’t always capture the full range of your unique abilities—and that’s perfectly okay. You may not meet every requirement, but if you bring a mix of experiences, fresh perspectives, and a passion that aligns with our mission, we want to hear from you! The Parspec team believes that varied backgrounds drive better outcomes and fuel innovation. We are a team of self-starters that lead from every seat. We think big, set a standard of excellence and are committed to diversity and a discrimination-free workplace. We welcome applicants from all walks of life to join us and help shape the future at Parspec. HOW TO APPLY Submit your application and resume highlighting your achievements. Apply now and help drive transformative change in one of the world’s oldest and largest industries!