

Iris Software Inc.
Lead Machine Learning Engineer
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This role is for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer with a contract-to-hire duration, offering a pay rate of "unknown." Located in Newark, NJ, it requires expertise in OpenAI GPT-4.1, AWS SageMaker, and agentic AI, alongside 7+ years of ML engineering experience.
π - Country
United States
π± - Currency
$ USD
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π° - Day rate
Unknown
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ποΈ - Date
January 7, 2026
π - Duration
Unknown
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ποΈ - Location
Hybrid
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π - Contract
Unknown
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π - Security
Unknown
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π - Location detailed
Newark, NJ
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π§ - Skills detailed
#Scala #Libraries #ML (Machine Learning) #Cloud #Regression #SageMaker #Monitoring #AWS SageMaker #Compliance #Data Science #API (Application Programming Interface) #Deployment #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Python #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Microservices
Role description
We are hiring for Lead Machine Learning Engineer.
Title : Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Required Skills : Machine Learning Engineer with OpenAI GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet, agentic AI, AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, RAG , LLM
Work Mode: Newark, NJ (2 days per Hybrid)
Contract to hire role
Please email me your resume at ankit.grover01@irissoftware.com or call 973-370-7012
Responsibilities
β’ Lead end-to-end model development lifecycle (MDLC): design, architecture, development, testing, and deployment.
β’ Architect and implement agentic AI systems leveraging AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, and related ML services.
β’ Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize OpenAI GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet, and other LLMs.
β’ Design and integrate multi-agent microservices architectures in cloud environments.
β’ Consume traditional ML models (e.g., regression, CatBoost) within agent-based workflows.
β’ Provide technical guidance to other ML engineers and ensure best practices in scalability, monitoring, and compliance.
β’ Stay current with emerging AI/ML frameworks such as AgentCore and Vision Core.
β’ Communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
Required Qualifications
β’ 7+ years of hands-on ML engineering experience, including solution design and deployment (Must have delivered prior solutions in-prod)
β’ Strong proficiency in Python and key ML/AI libraries.
β’ Deep experience with AWS AI/ML ecosystem: SageMaker, Bedrock, and related tools.
β’ Proven ability to independently lead multiple concurrent projects.
β’ Experience implementing agentic AI systems or multi-agent architectures in production.
β’ Understanding of model consumption in API-based or microservice architectures.
β’ Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
β’ Familiarity with AgentCore, Vision Core, or other emerging agentic frameworks.
β’ Exposure to OpenAI, Anthropic, or GPT-based model integration.
β’ Experience in financial services or insurance domain (a plus, not required).
Thanks and Regards,
Ankit Grover
Sr. Executive - TA
Iris Software
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite #300, Edison, NJ 08817
Email : ankit.grover01@irissoftware.com
Phone : 973-370-7012
www.irissoftware.com
We are hiring for Lead Machine Learning Engineer.
Title : Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Required Skills : Machine Learning Engineer with OpenAI GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet, agentic AI, AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, RAG , LLM
Work Mode: Newark, NJ (2 days per Hybrid)
Contract to hire role
Please email me your resume at ankit.grover01@irissoftware.com or call 973-370-7012
Responsibilities
β’ Lead end-to-end model development lifecycle (MDLC): design, architecture, development, testing, and deployment.
β’ Architect and implement agentic AI systems leveraging AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, and related ML services.
β’ Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize OpenAI GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet, and other LLMs.
β’ Design and integrate multi-agent microservices architectures in cloud environments.
β’ Consume traditional ML models (e.g., regression, CatBoost) within agent-based workflows.
β’ Provide technical guidance to other ML engineers and ensure best practices in scalability, monitoring, and compliance.
β’ Stay current with emerging AI/ML frameworks such as AgentCore and Vision Core.
β’ Communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
Required Qualifications
β’ 7+ years of hands-on ML engineering experience, including solution design and deployment (Must have delivered prior solutions in-prod)
β’ Strong proficiency in Python and key ML/AI libraries.
β’ Deep experience with AWS AI/ML ecosystem: SageMaker, Bedrock, and related tools.
β’ Proven ability to independently lead multiple concurrent projects.
β’ Experience implementing agentic AI systems or multi-agent architectures in production.
β’ Understanding of model consumption in API-based or microservice architectures.
β’ Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
β’ Familiarity with AgentCore, Vision Core, or other emerging agentic frameworks.
β’ Exposure to OpenAI, Anthropic, or GPT-based model integration.
β’ Experience in financial services or insurance domain (a plus, not required).
Thanks and Regards,
Ankit Grover
Sr. Executive - TA
Iris Software
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite #300, Edison, NJ 08817
Email : ankit.grover01@irissoftware.com
Phone : 973-370-7012
www.irissoftware.com






