MLOps Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior MLOps Engineer based in India.

• ML Infrastructure: Build, maintain, and scale machine learning infrastructure using Databricks, Unity Catalog, feature stores, and related technologies to support the complete ML lifecycle.
• Drift Detection: Design and implement robust frameworks for detecting data and model drift, enabling proactive monitoring and reliable production performance.
• Model Calibration & Versioning: Develop model calibration frameworks and establish strong versioning practices that support transparency, reproducibility, and controlled model releases.
• ML Orchestration: Design and optimize orchestration pipelines for low-latency ML models, including reinforcement learning approaches such as Contextual Bandits and Q-learning.
• Automated Training: Build automated pipelines and frameworks for model training, retraining, validation, and deployment, improving experimentation speed and operational efficiency.
• CI/CD for ML: Implement and maintain CI/CD practices for machine learning workflows, integrating Git-based development, Databricks workflows, and automated deployment processes.
• Production Monitoring: Develop monitoring and operational analytics capabilities to track model performance, identify degradation, and support effective drift mitigation and retraining.
• Model Lifecycle Management: Establish reliable processes covering model development, testing, deployment, monitoring, versioning, and retirement.
• ML Scientist Collaboration: Partner closely with ML Scientists to productionize, deploy, operate, and maintain machine learning models and experimentation workflows.
• Operational Optimization: Continuously improve ML infrastructure, pipelines, and workflows to increase scalability, reliability, efficiency, and deployment velocity.

• Professional Experience: 7+ years of experience in MLOps, ML Engineering, or closely related roles, with substantial experience deploying and managing machine learning workflows in production.
• MLOps Expertise: Proven experience building drift detection systems, model calibration frameworks, monitoring solutions, automated retraining workflows, and other production ML infrastructure.
• Databricks Ecosystem: Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, MLflow, Unity Catalog, and feature stores.
• ML Orchestration: Experience deploying and orchestrating low-latency machine learning models, including reinforcement learning solutions such as Contextual Bandits and Q-learning.
• Training Automation: Strong experience designing automated ML training, validation, retraining, and deployment pipelines with a focus on efficiency and reliability.
• CI/CD & Git: Strong understanding of Git workflows, CI/CD practices, and tools such as GitLab or equivalent platforms.
• Programming & Data: Proficiency in Python and SQL, along with strong experience processing large-scale data using Apache Spark or similar technologies.
• ML Lifecycle Tools: Familiarity with tools such as MLflow, Kubeflow, and Airflow for experiment tracking, workflow orchestration, and ML lifecycle management.
• Monitoring & Reliability: Deep understanding of model performance monitoring, data and model drift, retraining strategies, and production reliability.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying infrastructure and model lifecycle challenges.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with ML Scientists and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Scalability Mindset: Ability to design robust, automated, and scalable systems capable of supporting complex machine learning workloads in production.

• Opportunity to work on advanced ML infrastructure supporting dynamic pricing and personalized consumer experiences.
• Exposure to modern technologies including Databricks, Spark, MLflow, Unity Catalog, feature stores, and reinforcement learning workflows.
• High-impact role with ownership across the full machine learning lifecycle, from training and experimentation through deployment and monitoring.
• Collaborative environment with close interaction with ML Scientists and engineering teams.
• Opportunity to build scalable automation and infrastructure that directly improves model reliability and deployment efficiency.
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and market standards.
• Professional development opportunities through exposure to advanced machine learning and MLOps technologies.
• Opportunity to contribute to complex, production-scale AI initiatives and continuously improve ML engineering practices.
• Supportive environment focused on technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and measurable business impact.