Position: Machine Learning Engineer

Location: Holmdel, NJ (Hybrid – 3 days on-site per week)

Compensation: Up to $145K Base Salary + Stock Options (flexibility for exceptional candidates)

About The Opportunity:

We are seeking a hands-on Machine Learning Engineer to join our client’s growing team. This role is ideal for individuals with a passion for machine learning, data manipulation, and building better models. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will play a key role in training, fine-tuning, and improving ML models while working in a highly collaborative, Agile Scrum environment.

If you’re a smart, motivated team player—even with as little as 1–2 years of experience—and eager to grow and learn, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and support software for Linux applications.
• Work closely with the Support Organization to resolve customer issues.
• Train, evaluate, and fine-tune ML models, focusing on identifying weaknesses and making improvements.
• Translate forward-looking research into production-ready code/models.
• Collaborate with Scrum team members to design, develop, and integrate software components.
• Support QA activities by reviewing test plans and assisting during test phases.
• Work with Support and Product Management to address technical and product requirements.
• Provide technical leadership for medium-to-large teams and features.

Key Requirements:

• Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms and data structures.
• Experience in the ongoing development and maintenance of ML models, with a focus on anomaly detection, fraud detection, or ransomware detection.
• Proficiency in C and Python programming for Linux environments.
• Experience with Python libraries such as pandas and scikit-learn.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodology.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to work across different time zones with teams in the U.S. and Asia.
• Desire and ability to learn new technologies.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (MS or Ph.D. preferred).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in developing scalable and performance-oriented data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with version control tools like svn and git, and project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of shell scripting on Linux and Windows.
• A minimum of 7–10 years of professional experience in software engineering.

Agile Staffing is a leading Recruitment firm with an ever-growing list of clients across North America. Our success comes from establishing strong partnerships with our clients, delivering service with integrity, and adapting continuously to the evolving recruitment world. We continue to explore and integrate the latest recruitment processes and technology to ensure we find the best talent for our clients. Our talented Recruitment team takes pride in their work and is passionate about connecting great resources to great employers