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Megan soft Inc

AWS Data Engineer (W2 Position)

Plano, TX · On-site

$55 - $60/hr

AWS Data Engineer (W2 Position) Location : Plano, TX(Hybrid) (MUST BE IN PLANO, TX ONLY) Duration: 12+ Months Experience: 8+ Years Note : Need only GC and USC resumes JD: * Develop scripts and tools ...

Navita Health

Lead Software Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

This full-time lead software engineer W2 position will be responsible for the maintenance of the electronic health record platform, capable of managing, maintaining, and enhancing our service ...

Collabera

Cloud Software Engineer (W2 Only)

Hillsboro, OR · On-site

$65.25 - $85/hr

Company Description Collabera Inc (Staffing Firm). We are based out of Morristown, NJ and we have been providing contingent labor to our clients for last 25 years. In 2015 we placed more than 6,000 ...

Navita Health

Lead Software Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

This full-time lead software engineer W2 position will be responsible for the maintenance of the electronic health record platform, capable of managing, maintaining, and enhancing our service ...

Saransh Inc

Software Engineer (iOS) - Only W2

Stamford, CT · On-site

$149.30K/yr

Software Engineer (iOS) Location (Preferred): Stamford, CT or Chicago, IL Secondary Location: Dallas, TX Job Type: W2 Contract NOTE: Sub-contracting is not allowed Skill Matrix: Name Required SWIFT ...

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Machine Learning Engineer[C2C/W2 ROLE]

Machine Learning Engineer[C2C/W2 ROLE]

SmartIPlace

Philadelphia, PA • On-site

Contractor

Posted 2 days ago

Job description

Job Title: Machine Learning Engineer [w2 role]

Location: Philadelphia, PA (Onsite – 4 days/week at 1800 Arch Street)
Alternate location: Reston, VA (for strong candidates)
Duration: Contract
Eligibility: USC, GC

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Machine Learning Engineer with 5+ years of experience who can design, build, and deploy scalable machine learning solutions. This role requires strong coding expertise and real-world experience delivering models into production environments. The ideal candidate is not a manager but an individual contributor who thrives in a fast-paced, engineering-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Model Development: Design, build, train, and fine-tune machine learning and deep learning models for real-world use cases
  • Production Deployment: Deploy, monitor, and maintain ML models in production environments
  • Data Pipeline Development: Build and optimize scalable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and processing
  • Performance Optimization: Evaluate models using metrics like accuracy, recall, and AUC; optimize for performance and scalability
  • Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams including data engineers, software engineers, and business stakeholders

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or similar role
  • Strong Python programming skills with solid software engineering fundamentals
  • Recent and hands-on experience with PySpark (mandatory)
  • Experience with machine learning frameworks such as Scikit-learn
  • Strong understanding of statistics, probability, and algorithms
  • Experience working with SQL, data modeling, and large datasets
  • Proven track record of deploying ML models into production environments
  • Experience with AWS services

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with MLOps tools such as Docker for model deployment
  • Hands-on experience with local Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Familiarity with distributed computing and big data technologies

Interview Process

Round 1 (30 mins – Virtual)

  • Experience overview
  • Technical discussion
  • Live coding exercise (Video ON + full desktop screen sharing required)

Round 2 (60 mins – In-Person Preferred)

  • Technical deep dive
  • Advanced live coding exercise

Work Environment

  • 4 days onsite preferred (Philadelphia office)
  • Open to relocation candidates
  • Reston, VA location may be considered if needed
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SMART-iPLACE provides innovative staffing and consulting solutions that help our clients achieve their business objectives. We can understand and support all areas of your IT systems from back-end infrastructure to front-end personal productivity. Our goal is create innovative IT solutions that enable your business to be more agile and competitive.

Industry

It services

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

Irving, TX, US

Year founded

2021

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