Principal Machine Learning Engineer

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This role is for a Principal Machine Learning Engineer on a contract basis, located in Bellevue, WA, Dallas, TX, or Atlanta, GA. Requires 12+ years in ML, leadership experience, strong coding skills, and familiarity with cloud ML platforms and big data tools.
🌎 - Country
United States
πŸ’± - Currency
$ USD
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πŸ’° - Day rate
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πŸ—“οΈ - Date discovered
September 21, 2025
πŸ•’ - Project duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location type
Unknown
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πŸ“„ - Contract type
Unknown
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πŸ”’ - Security clearance
Unknown
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πŸ“ - Location detailed
Washington, United States
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Cloud #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Big Data #Monitoring #Scala #Keras #TensorFlow #Statistics #Leadership #Data Science #R #Python #PyTorch #Java #Spark (Apache Spark) #Azure #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Hadoop #ML (Machine Learning) #AWS SageMaker #Docker #SageMaker #Data Modeling #Strategy #Kubernetes
Role description
Role: Principal ML Engineer Location: Bellevue, WA / Dallas, TX / Atlanta, GA Duration: Contract About the Role As a Principal ML Engineer, you’ll be the technical leader for AI/ML initiatives. You’ll design and build large-scale ML systems, guide teams, and ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and aligned with business goals. This role involves both hands-on work and leadership, shaping the company’s AI strategy while mentoring other engineers. Skills Needed β€’ 12+ years in ML, AI, or data science. β€’ Proven experience leading end-to-end ML projects and deploying models into production. β€’ Ability to design enterprise-level ML platforms and influence AI strategy. β€’ Strong coding skills in Python, R, Java, or similar. β€’ Hands-on with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, Keras). β€’ Solid foundation in statistics, probability, optimization, and data modeling. β€’ Experience with cloud ML platforms (AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, GCP AI Platform). β€’ Knowledge of big data tools (Spark, Hadoop). β€’ Skilled in MLOps, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and monitoring ML models. β€’ Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities. Please share your resume to nikita.kongari@aptino.com