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# Machine Learning Engineer

- **Company:** THEKER Robotics
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Computer Vision, Software Quality, Data Cleansing, Distributed Computing Environment, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, User-Centered Design, Pytorch, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Deep Learning, Information Technology, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.es/contact-us.html

## About the Role

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical field.
3+ years of hands?on experience training deep learning models from scratch, including architecture design, data pipelines, training loops, and distributed training.
Strong expertise in model compression methods (pruning, distillation, low-rank factorisation, quantization) and performance analysis through ablations and error diagnostics.
Deep understanding of modern model architectures (LLMs and/or computer vision), training dynamics, optimisation techniques, and the full model lifecycle.
Proficiency with Python, PyTorch, and modern ML tooling, along with experience building scalable, reproducible training pipelines and optimizing models for real-world deployment constraints.

## Description

Lead the end-to-end design, training, optimization, and evaluation of deep learning models (LLMs and computer vision), from data preparation through large-scale distributed training and deployment.
Research, apply, and advance state-of-the-art model compression techniques-including pruning, distillation, quantization, and architectural optimisation-to balance accuracy, latency, cost, and hardware constraints.
Build and maintain reproducible, automated pipelines for large-model training and compression, incorporating ablation studies, benchmarking, and systematic evaluation.
Develop and curate datasets and fine-tuning strategies (e.g., SFT, preference optimisation, prompt engineering) tailored to domain-specific and real-world use cases.
Integrate compressed models into production systems, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams while maintaining high engineering standards, documentation, and code quality.


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