Machine Learning Engineer

Position Summary

OmniSync is a venture and government backed dual use SaaS company transforming the way public and private sectors innovate. Our best-in class AI/NLP-powered marketplaces democratize access to public / private innovation funds. We make it quick and easy for anyone who needs deep market intelligence, predictive insights, and critical resources to make informed decisions.

Our platforms include:

• TurboSBIR, assisting innovators in finding and applying for innovation grants and contracts from US Federal government agencies.

• TurboInnovate, generates comprehensive market research reports within minutes. Subscribers have access to and the ability to review patients/trademarks/IP, funding trends, competitors, potential leads and investors for their preferred domains, and much more.

The Machine Learning Engineer should be a NLP specialist willing to join a high-impact team. This is highly challenging work that will engage your deep understanding of algorithms. You will use deep learning and other methods to work on confidential projects. You should be comfortable with prototyping and testing, and be able to quickly iterate and optimize your algorithms. You should have a keen interest in staying up to date with the latest technologies and understanding the implications for our industry. You should also be a great collaborator who enjoys working with a diverse team of engineers, designers, and business partners.

You will be responsible for creating innovative solutions by using data-driven discovery techniques on complex, dynamical, and high-dimensional data sets, implementing data science and artificial intelligence methods, high performance computing, and integration of these methods into software pipelines. You will participate in state-of-the-art research and application of modern data and software techniques to a wide variety of systems data. Experience with modern deep learning techniques in NLP including sequence to sequence models, distributed representations, pointer networks, attentional models, etc.

NOTE: UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED

Essential Duties and Responsibilities The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Design and implement NLP models and techniques for text generation, information retrieval, sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, topic modeling, and machine translation.

• Document experiments findings and results with supporting summary statistics for peer discussion and review.

• Write production and deployment code, iterate deployed models for optimal performance and inference speed.

• Fine-tune and serve LLMs to help build best-in-class solutions on NLP and Generative AI.

• Stay up-to-date with recent advancements in NLP and large language models, applying novel techniques and methodologies to improve our models.

• Build and maintain a production-ready platform to run models in parallel and A/B test

• Prepare and preprocess data.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Performs other duties, research and special projects, as assigned.

• Work hard, have fun, and delight everyone you interact with.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Computational Linguistics.

• Requirements solid fundamentals in mathematics, statistics, and machine learning theory with a minimum of 3 years of commercial experience (or equivalent) in natural language processing, understanding, Transformers, LLMs, Federated Learning, Transfer Learning, Generative AI, Graph Neural Networks.

• Demonstrable proficiency in Python, Relational and NoSql Databases, Data Modeling and Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Cloud Technologies (AWS) and Google Cloud, and Machine Learning.

• English fluency with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Entrepreneurial Spirit (Resilience, Tenacity, and Grit): Resilient and adaptable mentality with the ability to thrive in the fast-paced, ever-changing environment of scaling startup.

• Proactive and innovative, willing to take calculated risks to propel the company forward.

• Unwavering determination and a solid commitment to their personal growth and the company’s success.

• Ability to sing, dance, or just have fun is highly preferred

OmniSync is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Job Type: Full-time Salary: $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 USD
Python: 4 years (Required)
Machine Learning: 3 years (Required)
Statistical Analysis: 4 years (Preferred) SQL: 2 year (Preferred)

Full benefits coverage, 401K plans with matching, plus stock options

Hybrid: Must be able and willing to be in our office in San Diego, 92123 at least twice a week with additional days as needed for innovation-fostering collaborations.

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, and qualifications required.