Hybrid Senior Engineering Manager, Machine Learning

at AKASA

• Job title: Senior Engineering Manager, Machine Learning
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $230,000 - $310,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: Kubernetes, Python, PyTorch
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Managing Machine Learning Engineering team for AKASA's AI solutions in healthcare. Leading engineers to enhance machine learning capabilities and deliver advanced products in the field.

Responsibilities

• Lead a talented team of engineers focused on improving AKASA’s machine learning capabilities and delivering cutting-edge products
• Supervise and directly contribute across all parts of the LLM stack, including model fine-tuning, inference, evaluation, and deployment
• Develop infrastructure and tooling to improve the model development lifecycle
• Oversee a high-performing team via hands-on contributions and coaching
• Translate business requirements into technical designs that work within constraints such as latency, cost, performance, and uptime
• Set the vision and direction for the team and attract top talent to join AKASA

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Computer Science preferred, with an emphasis in Machine Learning
• 7+ years of work experience in Machine Learning
• 5+ years of people management experience, including building career development/growth plans, conducting performance reviews, and 1:1s with team members
• Hands-on experience fine-tuning and training models in-house in your most recent role
• Experience working with LLMs, RAG, and embeddings
• Experience deploying trained LLMs to production
• Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and Kubernetes
• Strong management and mentorship skills, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with an ability to articulate technical concepts clearly and succinctly
• Excellent quantitative critical thinking skills

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off (PTO)
• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous parental leave policy
• Full employee coverage for life insurance
• Home office stipend
• Cell phone/internet reimbursement
• Company-paid holidays
• 401(K) plan