Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Remote
4 day average response time from company
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Recruiter
Vera Bekker
Roles:
Machine LearningManagement
Must-have skills:
AzureDatabricksScrum
Considering candidates from:
Estonia and Italy
Work arrangement: Remote
Industry: Information Services
Language: English
Level: Senior or lead
Required experience: 5+ years
Size: 2 - 10 employees
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Remote
4 day average response time from company
Renewcast is a leader in wind power generation forecasting, offering a proprietary SaaS platform that provides more accurate day-ahead and intra day wind production forecasts based on weather and wind turbine generator data. This technology delivers significant cost savings for wind park operators.
Tasks:
  • Lead the infrastructure and engineering team, implementing and optimizing ML model-serving architectures
  • Oversee the orchestration of ML pipelines and inference workflows
  • Drive agile methodologies, such as Scrum, ensuring team alignment and productivity
  • Collaborate with DevOps and Data Engineers to optimize infrastructure, streamline data pipelines, and enhance performance and scalability
  • Mentor junior team members, providing guidance and supporting their professional development
Must-have:
  • 5+ years of experience as a ML engineer / data engineer
  • Extensive experience in MLOps best practices particularly with MLflow
  • Demonstrated ability in managing and leading complex technical teams using agile methodologies (Scrum or equivalent)
  • Proven expertise with cloud environments including Azure (preferred) and/or AWS
  • Strong knowledge of orchestration frameworks (Dagster, Airflow, Prefect)
  • Solid understanding of cost optimization and resource management in cloud environments
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and mentoring skills
  • Familiarity with Databricks environment optimization and integration
Nice-to-have:
  • Understanding of Kubernetes-based ML orchestration
  • Relevant professional certifications in cloud or ML technologies
Benefits and conditions:
  • Trial period: 4 months 
  • Full remote working with a base in Italy or Tallinn, Estonia
  • A truly international team of highly experienced tech professionals
  • ESOP (Employee Stock Option) participation as part of the remuneration package
  • An opportunity to work on cutting-edge renewable energy forecasting projects with a direct impact on global sustainability goals
  • A collaborative and dynamic environment, where innovation and technical excellence drive success
  • Continuous professional growth and mentorship, contributing to high-impact initiatives in the renewable energy sector
Interview process:
  1. Intro call with Toughbyte
  2. A call with the Data Platform Manager 
  3. A call with the CTO 
  4. Final call with the CEO 
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