Sr. Machine Learning Engineer

Job Summary: The Senior Machine Learning Engineer will be taking a leading role in tackling challenging problems and creating scalable machine learning systems and platforms that make an impact on millions of users. The Senior Machine Learning Engineer will join a team of data scientists machine learning engineers and software developers who work closely with business partners to provide machine intelligence driven solutions and products to simplify and enhance the customer experience and to automate core business processes. This role will mentor junior members of the team to develop a strong future for Machine Learning at iHerb.

Job Expectations:

• Partner with the Data Platform team in a two-way exchange of best practices

• Adopt common patterns and build effective abstractions across different machine learning pipelines that simplify existing machine learning processes and accelerate the modelling process

• from the business problem’s inception to deploying a model solution into production

• Develop horizontal solutions to robustly scale the team’s machine learning models and processes

• Build software with Object-oriented Design Patterns and Analysis (OOA and OOD) with an eye toward reducing technical debt and maintaining services at high availability

• Participate in requirements reviews design reviews and code reviews

• Research and prototype new technologies to support the rapid growth of the business

• Interact cross-functionally with a wide variety of technical teams and work closely with data and applied scientists to identify opportunities to improve on iHerb’s platform

• Mentor junior engineers unlocking their potential and helping them grow in their careers

The duties and responsibilities described above may provide only a partial description of this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all aspects of the job. Other duties and responsibilities not outlined in this document may be added as necessary or desirable with or without notice.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Required:

• Strong coding experience (e.g. Java C# Python)

• Experience with gathering data from multiple sources using big data technologies (Spark Hadoop BigQuery Athena etc.)

• Experience building machine learning infrastructure following robust software engineering practices

• Knowledge of modern software development tools systems and practices (design patterns

• CI/CD git unit testing smoke testing integration testing job schedulers)

• Exposure to all aspects of the software development life-cycle

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Solr

• Databrick

Equipment Knowledge:

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint)

• Experience with Google Business Suite (Gmail Drive Docs Sheets Forms) preferred

• Experience with cloud technologies like AWS Lambdas and Google functions etc.

• Experience with messaging technologies (Kafka Google Pub/Sub Kinesis RabbitMQ etc.

Experience Requirements: Generally requires a minimum of eight (8) years relevant experience in applied machine learning or machine learning systems/infrastructure and two (2) years of relevant work experience in machine learning engineering or related fields.(e.g. as a Machine Learning Engineer ML Ops engineer or related position).

Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related field required Masters Degree preferred.

Judgment/Reasoning Ability: Able to identify troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly using sound judgment poise and diplomacy. Ability to use judgment and reasoning skills and determine when to escalate issues as required in a timely manner.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear. The Team Member is frequently required to sit walk climb stairs use hands and fingers bend stoop and reach with hands and arms. Reaching above shoulder heights below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the work day. The Team Member may occasionally lift or move office products and supplies up to 25 pounds. Proper lifting techniques required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: The noise in the work environment is usually moderate. Other factors are:

• Hectic fast-paced with multi-level distractions

• Professional yet casual work environment

• Office / Warehouse environment

• Ability to work extended hours as required

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The anticipated pay scale for this position can be found below however the pay range applicable to you may vary by geographic location based on where the job is located or where you work.  The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job the type of years and experience within the industry education etc.  iHerb LLC is a multi-state employer and this pay scale may not reflect positions that work in other states or locations. Employees (and their families) that meet eligibility criteria as outlined in applicable plan documents are eligible to participate in our medical dental vision and basic life insurance programs and may enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan. Employees will also be eligible for Time Off and Paid Sick Leave pursuant to the company’s policies. Employees will enjoy paid holidays throughout the calendar year.  Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents. Hired applicant may be awarded Restrict Stock Units and receive annual bonuses pursuant to eligibility and performance criteria defined in the respective plan documents and policies. For more information on iHerb benefits visit us at iHerbBenefits.com .

Anticipated Pay Scale:

$115850—$184307 USD