Job Summary:
PitchBook, a Morningstar company, is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join their Product and Engineering team. The role involves delivering AI-powered features that extract insights from data, requiring expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
โข Deliver high-impact AI and ML capabilities that drive insight generation on the PitchBook Platform. Ensure your work contributes to broader business goals and is aligned with the team's strategic priorities
โข Provide hands-on expertise in designing, building, and deploying AI/ML models and services with a focus on NLP, summarization, semantic search, classification, and prediction. Contribute to the development of scalable, high-performance systems that meet production-grade reliability and efficiency standards
โข Support a culture of technical excellence by mentoring peers, sharing knowledge, and participating in code and design reviews. Promote innovation and continuous improvement through collaborative engineering practices
โข Build and optimize models that leverage classifiers, transformers, LLMs, and other NLP techniques to generate meaningful insights from structured and unstructured data. Integrate these models into the broader AI/ML infrastructure in collaboration with partner teams
โข Collaborate with engineering, product management, and data collection teams to ensure models are informed by high-quality data and support strategic product goals
โข Explore and experiment with emerging technologies, methodologies, and tools in the fields of GenAI, NLP, and search. Translate research findings into practical solutions that enhance PitchBookโs AI capabilities
โข Contribute to best practices in model transparency, monitoring, evaluation, and compliance. Help maintain high standards of security, data integrity, and responsible AI use across your projects
โข Participate in the technical evaluation of candidates and help onboard new team members by contributing to documentation, pairing, and knowledge-sharing practices
โข Apply principles from Agile, Lean, and Fast-Flow methodologies to support efficient model development and deployment cycles
โข Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
โข Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Bachelorโs or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related technical field
โข 6+ years of experience in software engineering or machine learning engineering, with a strong focus on AI/ML applications in insight generation, summarization, semantic search, and prediction
โข Demonstrated expertise in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, including hands-on experience with classifiers, transformer models, large language models (LLMs), and widely used ML and data science libraries such as scikit-learn, pandas, numpy, TensorFlow, and PyTorch
โข Experience delivering production-grade GenAI or LLM-based systems with measurable business impact
โข Deep proficiency in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and distributed systems using technologies such as Apache Kafka, Airflow, and cloud data platforms like Snowflake
โข Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with working knowledge of additional languages such as Java or Scala considered a plus
โข Practical experience with cloud-native development, containerization, and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
โข Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems, contribute to architectural decisions, and deliver high-performance, reliable solutions
โข Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and data scientists in globally distributed teams
โข Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred:
โข Advanced degree preferred
โข Familiarity with the LangChain ecosystem, including tools such as LangSmith and LangGraph, and experience using them in production environments is a strong plus
โข Experience working in fast-paced, data-driven environments. Prior exposure to fintech or financial data platforms is a strong advantage
โข Experience authoring research papers for peer-reviewed AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ACL) and participating in the broader AI research community is strongly preferred
Company:
PitchBook offers financial data and tools on companies, deals, investors, and markets to support sales and business development. It is a sub-organization of Morningstar. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in Seattle, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.