Machine Learning Engineer

Job#: 3018142

Job Description:

Machine Learning Engineer

Type: Direct hire

Location: Houston, Texas or Denver, Colorado

Schedule: Alternating, 1 week onsite and 1 week remote. (50% remote and 50% onsite)

Requirements and Expectations:

• 7+ years in data science or related field, 3+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning operations.
• Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) workflows.
• Ability to build smart information-retrieval systems that extract structured insights from large, complex documents (including OCR + LLM-based extraction).
• Demonstrated capability to design agent-based pipelines with tools, memory, and multi-step workflow orchestration.
• Skilled at transforming unstructured text (e.g., legal/land documents) into searchable, structured databases and building automated retrieval workflows on top.
• Proven track record of implementing and scaling models in an operations or customers focused company
• Strong programming skills: Python and Cloud Implementation Scripting
• Experience with big data, real-time streaming data technologies, and cluster computing environments.
• Knowledge and exposure to cloud technologies, especially AWS.
• Implement data science algorithms in ML Studio SageMaker.
• Create systems and processes to monitor performance of ML algorithms in production.
• Serve as the subject matter expert of ML Operations and guides data scientists in the practical implications of model design
• Collaborate with the data engineering team to build and maintain data pipelines from systems like Snowflake and OSI Pi
• Partner with our Architecture team to ensure endpoints, compute, and network considerations are built into solutions
• Takes initiative and stays up to date with the latest data science trends, techniques, and best practices, determining how to incorporate the most suitable practices in the department.
• Work as part of geographically dispersed team, effectively communicating prioritized business needs and prioritized project statuses.
• Design systems to balance cost and performance to meet business outcomes

Education and Other Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or any other related quantitative field.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

EEO Employer

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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 uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

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.