Senior Machine Learning Operations Engineer
Remote
Technology – Data Science /
Full-time /
Remote
About Omnidian
Omnidian is building a more sustainable future for the planet. We assure that IoT-enabled distributed energy assets perform at their best through our passionate teams, our innovative technology, and by creating an amazing customer experience. We're a well-funded, growth-stage, B Corps certified company offering the potential for enormous impact, both on our products and on the world.
We are headquartered in Seattle, but are open to remote location depending on role and if a candidate resides in a state we currently employ in.
The Job
Omnidian is seeking an experienced Senior Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops) Engineer ready to take on the challenge of maturing our ML Ops infrastructure in the context of rapid growth.
As Omnidian’s first dedicated ML Ops professional, you will need to balance taking the lead in defining Omnidian’s ML Ops long-term vision with the hands-on work driving progress towards it.
At a strategic level, you will collaborate closely with our Product, Software, and Data Science teams to align on how Omnidian will ensure its model-driven services and products remain maintainable, reliable, and scalable. At a tactical level, you will ensure that the Data Science team deploys, monitors, and maintains model-driven services and data products using efficient, standardized, and fully governed processes.
This role is ideal for a Machine Learning Ops professional passionate about sustainability and eager to make a significant impact in a well-funded, growth-stage company.
What You'll Do
- System Design and Architecture
- Drive measurable gains in efficiency and automation across our workflows by working in cross-functional teams to integrate model services into Omnidian’s core technology.
- Ensure model services are cost-effective, reliable, and scalable by working with the Engineering and Data Science teams to design and implement efficient model service architectures.
- Model development, deployment, and maintenance
- Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines specifically for model deployment, ensuring a streamlined, consistent, and automated deployment process.
- Develop and enforce model validation, monitoring, and rollback strategies, including champion vs challenger frameworks, to ensure model integrity and operational impact.
- Data Management and Preparation:
- Improve and maintain data pipelines that support the efficient deployment and retraining of models, leveraging distributed storage and compute resources.
- Manage and scale our feature repository and feature serving capabilities, focusing on the deployment of low-latency, production-grade features that enhance model performance.
Who You Are
- You are a systems thinker; you are keen to understand how the work you do integrates with Omnidian’s wider people, processes, and technologies.
- You possess a strong curiosity and a growth mindset, new domains don’t intimidate you, they intrigue you.
- You are adaptable and agile: You are ready to work outside of your wheelhouse to get the job done and solve the customer’s problem
- You show empathy and respect for coworkers, partners, and customers.
Experience You'll Need
- Proven ability to translate domain business problems into machine learning solutions that deliver actionable insights and drive strategic decisions.
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field or equivalent experience.
- Strong software engineering pedigree with the ability to write production-ready code.
- Proficiency in Python, Java, C++, or other relevant programming languages.
- Experience in deploying machine learning models in production environments using tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, DataBricks)
- Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and best practices for maintaining model deployment systems.
- Solid understanding of the full ML lifecycle, particularly the challenges of deploying and maintaining models in production environments.
Work-life and Culture
- All of our roles offer the opportunity to work remotely
- If you are in the Seattle, WA area, we offer a vibrant and creative co-working space in the heart of downtown Seattle
- If you are near one of our employee clusters, we offer one or more local gatherings per year
- We provide outstanding benefits that we are continually improving upon, including family medical, dental, vision, disability, parental leave, 401(k) administration, thoughtful PTO, and paid sabbatical leave after four years
- We offer a competitive total compensation package that includes monthly health insurance premiums, quarterly bonuses, and long-term stock options for every employee
- We love to lift each other up through company-wide slack channels such as #puppiesandpets, #omnidian-wellness, #praiseandbooms and #sustainablefuture
- We have affinity groups to help employees feel seen and supported, such as Rainbow Array, BIPOC, Thriving Survivors, Vets at Omnidian, Black Lights Matter, and Neurospicy R Us
- We are a passionate, mission-driven team that believes in collaboration, mutual respect, and trust. For example, check out our posts What Makes an Ethical Company? and Why We’re Proud to Be a Certified B Corp
Grow With Us
- We mentor and invest in our employees and prioritize them for future opportunities. Check out our Instagram reels to see a few career journey examples.
- We’re a fast-growing startup, which means we’re constantly reinventing processes, adding new products, and asking people to use all of their skills and talents. That means there’s going to be a lot of opportunities for you to grow, which also means you will likely be stretched in ways you’ve never experienced in a job before. If you are resilient, determined, and not afraid of a big challenge, come apply.
$127,000 - $172,000 a year
Midpoint: $150,000 USD
Comprehensive Benefits: We've got you covered with 100% of health insurance monthly premiums for employees and 50% for dependents.
Performance Bonus: Up to 15%, because exceptional work deserves exceptional rewards. Eligibility begins after 90 days.
Equity Stake: Join us in shaping the future and be rewarded for your dedication with stock options.
Continuous Growth: Up to $500 annual learning reimbursement because investing in your development is investing in our success.
Committed to Parity: We place candidates within the band based on professional experience, not negotiating skills, as part of our overall effort to avoid gender pay discrepancy.
#LI-REMOTE
We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our customers. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring our hiring and retention practices, as well as our office culture, reflects this value.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Omnidian is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity in the workplace. We make employment decisions on the basis of merit and business need. We hire without consideration to age, ancestry, citizenship, disability, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, national origin, political activity or affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
We invite you to be part of our mission to create a workplace that is inclusive and welcoming to all.
