Cimgroup

Cimgroup

Sr. Machine Learning Ops Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$175k-$225kDetected 146 days ago
PythonBashGitSQLDatabricksVector DatabasesGCPAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsPrometheusGrafanaDevOpsPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchscikit-learnAirflowData EngineeringData Science

About the role

  • Back in 1994, our three founders focused on projects in Southern California neighborhoods.
  • Our projects have delivered jobs; created comfortable places to live, work, and relax; and provided necessary and sustainable infrastructure.
  • The Senior ML Ops Engineer ensures models transition from development to production while meeting regulatory and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of scalable ML infrastructure on Databricks, including ML flow for experiment tracking, model registry, and model serving endpoints.
  • Implement robust solutions for model versioning, systematic retraining, and comprehensive artifact management using Databricks Unity Catalog for ML governance.
  • Design and manage Databricks Feature Store for consistent feature engineering across training and inference pipelines.
  • Architect and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems for document Q&A, enabling business teams to query fund documents, investor letters, and market research.
  • Design, deploy, and manage vector database solutions (Databricks Vector Search, Pinecone, or similar) for semantic search and retrieval across enterprise documents.
  • Lead LLM fine-tuning and customization initiatives, training models like Claude or open-source alternatives with CIM proprietary data while ensuring data privacy and compliance.
  • Develop and optimize document processing pipelines including PDF parsing, chunking strategies, and embedding generation for RAG applications.
  • Implement prompt engineering best practices and LLM evaluation frameworks to ensure output quality, relevance, and factual accuracy.
  • Build guardrails and safety measures for GenAI applications, including hallucination detection, output validation, and source attribution.
  • Design and implement extensive automation across the ML workflow, covering model training, testing, validation, and deployment using Databricks Workflows and Asset Bundles.

Requirements

  • Experience with RAG systems, vector databases, and LLM deployment is essential for this role.
  • Business Partnership: Exceptional ability to translate complex AI/ML concepts for non-technical stakeholders across Fund Accounting, Investor Relations, and Investment teams.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience as an ML Ops Engineer, ML Engineer, or similar role with production deployment responsibility.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python, complemented by strong skills in Bash scripting.
  • Extensive experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on Azure (required) or GCP.
  • Deep expertise with Docker and Kubernetes for containerizing and orchestrating ML workloads.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
  • Strong SQL proficiency and practical experience with Databricks platform.
  • Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, or Databricks Workflows) and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Evidently AI).

Nice to have

  • Experience with LLM fine-tuning techniques (LoRA, QLoRA, full fine-tuning) on proprietary data.
  • Familiarity with ML frameworks including TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, XGBoost.
  • Experience with model serialization (ONNX) and inference optimization.
  • Prior experience within financial services, fintech, or private equity sectors.

Compensation

  • In addition to a competitive compensation plan, CIM offers a comprehensive benefits program for employees to thrive both inside and outside of work.

Benefits

  • A variety of Medical, dental, and vision benefit plans
  • Health Savings Account with a generous employer contribution
  • Company paid life and disability insurance
  • Up to 16 hours of volunteer time off
  • Up to 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
  • Wellness program, including monthly and quarterly prizes

Company info

  • CIM is a community-focused real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender, and developer.
  • Our team of experts works together to identify and create value in real assets, benefiting the communities in which we invest.
  • Today, we are a diverse team of 900+ employees with projects across the Americas.
  • Our focus on enhancing communities is unwavering, and we strive to make an even greater impact in the years to come.
  • Join us and make an impact today!

Equal opportunity

  • At CIM Group, we believe that the unique perspectives and backgrounds of our employees enhance everything we do.
  • We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is not only respected but celebrated.
  • We strive to ensure that our workplace is free from discrimination and harassment, allowing everyone to contribute meaningfully and feel a sense of belonging.
  • As an equal opportunity employer, we strictly prohibit any form of unlawful discrimination and adhere to the laws enforced by the EEOC.
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