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Sr Machine Learning Engineer

A leading biotechnology company pioneering innovative human therapeutics since 1980, focusing on using advanced human genetics to develop solutions for serious illnesses.
Machine Learning
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
AI · Healthcare · Biotech

Description For Sr Machine Learning Engineer

Amgen, a pioneering biotechnology company with over 40 years of experience, is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join their team in Hyderabad. This role represents the highest level of individual contributor focused on building and scaling end-to-end machine-learning and generative-AI platforms. The position sits at the crucial intersection of engineering excellence and data-science enablement, where you'll be responsible for designing core services, infrastructure, and governance controls that enable hundreds of practitioners to work with ML models securely and efficiently.

As a Sr Machine Learning Engineer, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies in AI/ML, including classical ML, deep learning, and LLMs. You'll be responsible for engineering end-to-end ML pipelines, hardening research code into production-grade services, and building full-stack AI applications. The role requires a unique blend of technical expertise in machine learning, software engineering, and DevOps practices, along with strong business acumen and communication skills.

The position offers the opportunity to work with complex, high-dimensional datasets in the biotechnology sector, contributing to Amgen's mission of developing innovative medicines and making people's lives easier, fuller, and longer. You'll be working in a global environment, collaborating with various teams including DevOps, Security, Compliance, and Product teams to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions.

This role is perfect for someone who combines deep technical knowledge with leadership abilities, as you'll be acting as a "player-coach," establishing platform strategy, defining technical standards, and evangelizing best practices across the organization. The position requires a strong educational background (Master's or Bachelor's with relevant experience) and offers the chance to work on meaningful projects that directly impact healthcare and biotechnology advancement.

Last updated 6 days ago

Responsibilities For Sr Machine Learning Engineer

  • Engineer end-to-end ML pipelines including data ingestion, feature engineering, training, and optimization
  • Transform research code into production-grade micro-services using Docker/Kubernetes
  • Build and maintain full-stack AI applications
  • Optimize performance and cost at scale
  • Implement comprehensive observability systems
  • Embed security and responsible-AI controls
  • Contribute reusable platform components
  • Perform exploratory data analysis
  • Partner with data scientists to prototype and benchmark new algorithms

Requirements For Sr Machine Learning Engineer

Python
Java
Kubernetes
  • 3-5 years in AI/ML and enterprise software
  • Comprehensive command of machine-learning algorithms
  • Experience with GenAI tooling: vector databases, RAG pipelines
  • Proficiency in Python and Java
  • Strong business-case skills
  • Master's degree with 6-11+ years or Bachelor's degree with 8-13+ years in Computer Science
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)

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