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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Machine Learning Engineer - **Company:** FanDuel Inc - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $138,000.0 - $181,650.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Encodings, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Data Governance, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), KNIME, Machine Learning, Operational Databases, Software Architecture, Software Tools, Cloud Services, Tensorflow, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Sqoop, Tableau (Software), Google Cloud, Pytorch, Large Language Models, Apache Spark, Reliability of Systems, Keras, Apache Flume, Scikit Learn, Apache Flink, HuggingFace, Xgboost, Apache Kafka, Machine Learning Operations, Software Coding, Terraform, Looker Analytics, Data Pipelines, Databricks - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4da02dd8-25de-4e38-aa1e-917ca05e0b50 ## About the Role * 5-7+ years of relevant experience developing code in one or more core programming languages (Python, Java, etc.) * 1+ Years of Experience implementing vector search, semantic search, or embedding-based retrieval systems for production ML or AI applications * 1+ Years of Experience working with typeahead / autocomplete systems and integrating ML signals into query understanding or ranking workflows * 1+ Years of Experience combining outputs from multiple retrieval systems (e.g., vector search + typeahead + personalization models) to improve relevance * 1+ Years of experience in deploying ML and GenAI/LLM models under the constraints of scalability, correctness, and maintainability. * Hands on experience with ML frameworks and libraries (Scikit-learn, Pytorch, Tensorflow, LightGBM, Keras, MLFlow etc.) and familiarity with LLM-specific frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face Transformers, etc). * Hands on experience with one or more ML and GenAI/LLM cloud services (Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, Databricks Mosaic AI, Seldon, Arize, etc) * 4+ Years of experience designing and building various software architecture, with some emphasis on scalable architectures supporting both traditional ML and advanced LLM workflows. * Deep understanding and knowledge of data structures, distributed computing, and software engineering principles * 3+ Years of experience demonstrating technical leadership working with teams, owning projects, defining, and setting technical direction for projects. * Experience with one or more relevant tools (Flink, Spark, Sqoop, Flume, Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, Terraform, Airflow) * Ability to share findings in easy to consume formats, whether that is through dashboards or data modeling. * Conduct regular design process reviews and ensure development standards within the team. * Working with leadership to drive adoption of ML and GenAI/LLM solutions to product engineering teams. * Experience working in a cloud environment such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure. * Experience with Databricks is a plus, their unity catalog, another plus. * Designing and building data pipelines for production level ML and GenAI/LLM infrastructure. * Experience with vector databases to efficiently manage and retrieve embeddings for LLM applications, enabling high-performance similarity search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows is a plus * Motivate junior engineers on best practices and latest industry design patterns. ## Description * Designing and implementing intelligent search system incorporating typeahead search, vector search and ML personalization model signals to optimize relevance and user experience * Contributing to the design and development of scalable serving systems for ML and GenAI/LLM models * Developing platform features and capabilities (e.g. CLI, SDK, Infra Automation, Platform Applications) for streamlining ML Model and GenAI/LLM Application development and deployment lifecycle * Business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Knime, Looker) * Data security and privacy (e.g. GDPR, CPP) * Data governance and data testing frameworks * Continuous integration and delivery of production data products * An inclusive culture that expects excellence and priorities your growth as an engineer and your well-being as a person * Advance your career within well-defined, skill-based tracks, either as an individual contributor or as a manager - both providing equal opportunities for compensation and advancement * Collaborating with peers and sharing best practices in system reliability, automation, and data quality ML engineering is a rapidly changing field - most of all, we're looking for someone who enjoys experimenting, keeping their finger on the pulse of current data engineering tools, and always thinking about how to do something better. ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Machine learning in the browser with TensorFlowjs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/155-machine-learning-in-the-browser-with-tensorflowjs) - [Overview of Machine Learning in Python](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/840-overview-of-machine-learning-in-python) - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Best practices: Building Enterprise Applications that leverage GenAI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1513-best-practices-building-enterprise-applications-that-leverage-genai) ## Related Articles - 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