Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Dow Jones
New York, NY, United States
21 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
1 year minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning Systems Integration Management of Software Versions Large Language Models Snowflake Prompt Engineering Build Management

Job description

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies., As Senior Machine Learning Engineer in the AI & ML foundations team, you will design and build the core systems behind our LLM applications: the orchestration layer, the reusable tooling and the evaluation harness that keeps it trustworthy in production. In this role, you will not be applying AI research or model training - but to real problems in production. You will report to the Director, Data Science & Insights.

You Will:

  • Design and build the orchestration, prompting, and workflow layers behind production AI features
  • Create composable tools and integrations, including retrieval and MCP servers and clients
  • Build evaluators, dashboards, and alerts that track accuracy, latency, cost, and hallucination
  • Harden the platform for production scale: caching, reliability, incidents, and model rollbacks
  • Set the technical bar through architecture decisions, design reviews, and mentoring, We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Requirements

  • At least 2+ years’ experience in software/ML engineering - which includes at least 1 years’ experience building LLM systems in production
  • Expert Python, hands on with LLM APIs and cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake, Vertex)
  • Deep experience orchestrating multistep LLM workflows as execution graphs (e.g. LangChain/LangGraph).
  • Experience building agent harnesses: memory compression, skill disclosure, and tool design
  • Strong prompt engineering: tuning, versioning, and evaluation of prompts and model configs
  • A proven track record in AI evaluation, observability, and retrieval over enterprise data
  • Ability to explain complex AI concepts and tradeoffs clearly to nontechnical stakeholders
  • Fluency with agentic coding tools (e.g. Claude Code) and their architecture patterns (a strong plus)

Benefits & conditions

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle Programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Financial Health Programs
  • Cybersecurity Protection, We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About the company

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

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