Senior AI/ML Engineer
Location: Chelsea Piers, New York City
Work Arrangement: Full-time onsite
Duration: 1 Year Contract to Conversion
Type: Right to Hire
Pay Rate: $85 $90/hour
Position Overview
Noodle Education is looking for a Senior AI/ML Engineer with strong hands-on Python, machine learning, data engineering and production AI/ML experience.
The role will support AI/ML and data-driven solutions in a higher-education technology environment. Noodle currently has AI-enabled products covering learner support, engagement, faculty workflows and data-driven decision-making, including Noodle Companion, Noodle Engage, Noodle Dialogue and Noodle Manage.
The candidate must therefore have recent experience working on an education, higher-education, EdTech, e-learning, LMS, student or learning platform.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop AI/ML solutions using Python.
Develop machine-learning and predictive-modeling solutions.
Build scalable data-processing and analytics pipelines.
Work with large and complex datasets.
Perform data analysis, feature engineering and statistical modeling.
Develop and integrate AI/ML models into production applications.
Work with structured and unstructured data.
Develop solutions involving NLP, computer vision and predictive analytics where applicable.
Build cloud-based solutions using AWS.
Work with AWS services such as S3, EC2, Lambda, RDS, SQS, SNS and Redshift.
Develop APIs and backend services using Python frameworks.
Work with PostgreSQL, Oracle and SQL-based data platforms.
Containerize applications using Docker.
Work with Git-based CI/CD and DevOps practices.
Troubleshoot and optimize production applications and ML solutions.
Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, architects and business stakeholders.
Participate in code reviews, testing, deployment, documentation and production support.
Required Skills
8 10+ years of software, data or ML engineering experience
Strong hands-on Python
Strong hands-on Machine Learning / AI
Recent experience working with a higher-education, EdTech, e-learning, LMS, student or learning platform
Scikit-learn
TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras or similar ML frameworks
Pandas
NumPy
PySpark
Strong SQL
PostgreSQL and/or Oracle
AWS
Docker
Git
Linux
CI/CD
Experience taking ML models into production
Experience developing scalable data pipelines
Strong understanding of software engineering principles
Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Education / Platform Experience
Recent education-platform experience is mandatory.
The candidate should have recent hands-on experience supporting or developing technology for areas such as:
This is particularly relevant because Noodle's products cover the learner journey from recruitment and enrollment through learning, support and completion, with AI-enabled tools and integrated data systems.
AI/ML Experience
Candidates should have actual hands-on production experience, not only coursework, research or proof-of-concept work.
Relevant experience can include:
Predictive analytics
NLP
Computer vision
Recommendation systems
Machine-learning pipelines
Model deployment
AI-powered applications
Large-scale data processing
AI/ML integration with enterprise applications
Preferred Skills
Generative AI / LLM experience
NLP
Computer Vision
MLOps
Databricks
Azure
Flask
FastAPI
Real-time data processing
Data warehousing and ETL
Java
C++
AI-powered education or learning applications
Candidate Requirements
Must be able to work full-time onsite at Chelsea Piers, NYC.
Must be available for a 1-year contract-to-hire opportunity.
Must have recent education/EdTech platform experience.
Must have strong production-level AI/ML experience.
Resume must clearly demonstrate hands-on AI/ML projects and technologies.
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