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Mark Andrews

Recruiter I at IDR, Inc.
4.63
from 62 reviews
Job
MLOps Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
CONTRACT TO HIRE
TERMS: contract to hire
START DATE: 4/21/25

IDR is seeking an MLOps Engineer to join one of our top clients in the Healthtech-startup space (fully remote). If you are looking for an opportunity to join a large organization and work within an ever-growing team-oriented culture, please apply today!

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced MLOps Engineer to support the development and scaling of ML infrastructure at a cutting-edge, AI-focused startup. This role will focus on automating, monitoring, and optimizing machine learning pipelines in a cloud-native environment, primarily using GCP and Kubernetes. You’ll work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and DevOps teams to ensure scalable and reliable deployment of machine learning models.

Required Skills:

  • 4+ years of experience building MLOps solutions and ML infrastructure, ideally at a large-cap, AI-driven startup

  • Strong experience with GCP services, including Cloud Storage, Vertex AI, IAM, GKE, Compute Engine, and BigQuery

  • Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, GKE, and container orchestration for ML model deployment

  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry

  • Hands-on experience automating infrastructure with Terraform

  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for ML workflows (e.g., GitOps, Kubeflow Pipelines, MLflow)

  • Experience supporting multi-cloud or hybrid cloud ML deployments

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experiences:

  • Experience with Weights and Biases

  • Experience contributing to 0-1 ML infrastructure initiatives

  • Background in LLM fine-tuning and inference optimization (e.g., quantization, distillation)

  • Proficiency in LLM model serving frameworks such as TGI, VLLM, and SGLANG

What’s in it for you?

  • Work with cutting-edge ML infrastructure and deployment strategies

  • Fully remote work flexibility

  • Opportunity to shape infrastructure at an innovative, AI-driven startup

  • Collaborative and forward-thinking engineering culture

Why IDR?

  • Competitive compensation packages

  • Industry-leading benefits

  • Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success

  • Access to a network of top employers nationwide

Compensation Details: $60-65/hr W2