Machine Learning Engineer

Job#: 3013061

Job Description:

Apex Systems is partnering with one of our top Financial Services clients to find a talented Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join their growing team in St. Paul, MN.

If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact, grow your skills, and work with a respected organization-this could be the perfect fit!

Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to design, build, and implement machine learning solutions that address key business challenges. This role involves creating and deploying ML pipelines, operationalizing models in production environments, and establishing monitoring systems to ensure ongoing performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy end-to-end ML pipelines to deliver solutions for business needs.
• Collaborate with data scientists and subject matter experts to identify and engineer features that enhance model accuracy and resilience.
• Partner with product managers, software engineers, and stakeholders to gather requirements, set priorities, and deliver ML-driven outcomes aligned with organizational goals.
• Develop real-time monitoring and logging tools to track model health and quickly resolve performance issues.
• Perform hyperparameter tuning to optimize models for accuracy and generalization on unseen datasets.
• Design and prototype ML systems, frameworks, and utilities capable of processing large-scale data efficiently.
• Convert experimental data science models into robust, scalable production implementations.
• Work closely with data scientists to troubleshoot and refine complex data workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field (preferred).
• 2-3+ years of hands-on experience coding in languages such as Python or Java.

Core Skills

• Strong background in data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
• Proficiency with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure).
• Knowledge of ML frameworks and libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.).
• SQL expertise for data extraction and manipulation.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, agile environments both independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Skills

• AWS Cloud certification.
• Experience with Spark and Java development.
• Familiarity with insurance or financial services industries.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities for structured and unstructured data.
• Demonstrated leadership in driving initiatives and delivering results.
• Detail-oriented with a continuous learning mindset.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.