SSi People

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

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This role is for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer in New York (Hybrid) with a contract length of unspecified duration. Pay rate is W2 only. Requires 8+ years in ML systems, experience in Trust & Safety initiatives, and proficiency in PyTorch.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
May 21, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
W2 Contractor
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
New York, NY
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#PyTorch #Scala #Datasets #Monitoring #ML (Machine Learning) #Deployment #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Data Design
Role description
Job Title: Software Engineer III Location: New York, New York (Hybrid) W2 ONLY- we are not able to sponsor now or in the future for this position Experience developing machine learning solutions for Trust & Safety or Online Safety initiatives, including detection and prevention of harmful, abusive, or age-inappropriate content. Responsibilities • Design, build, and improve production machine learning systems to detect harmful or sensitive content across multiple modalities. • Own model development from training data design through evaluation, deployment, and production monitoring. • Develop robust evaluation frameworks, including standardized datasets and precision/recall analysis. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate content safety needs into scalable technical solutions. Required: • 8+ years of experience in building, deploying, and operating machine learning systems in production environments. • Experience developing machine learning solutions for Trust & Safety or Online Safety initiatives, including detection and prevention of harmful, abusive, or age-inappropriate content. • Proficiency with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch and experience with vision, text, audio, or multimodal models. • Strong understanding of ML evaluation, including dataset design and precision/recall trade-offs. • Experience leading technical projects and influencing technical direction within a team or product area. About SSI People: With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from SSi People and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: SSi People Privacy Policy