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Principal Machine Learning Engineer

We embrace a hybrid approach that requires employees to be in the office for two💼 Full-time💰 $92,000–$115,000🗓 2026-09-28

Core

Lead the engineering build-out of ML and agentic AI systems for AML/KYC and Fraud platforms, extracting entities and risks to power a real-time financial crime knowledge graph.

Role type

Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Senior IC + Architectural Leadership)

Builds

Company-wide MLOps and agentic AI platforms, new models, and agent systems for financial crime detection

Domain

Financial Crime (AML/KYC/Fraud) + Machine Learning & Agentic AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Large language model (LLM) engineering, MLOps platform architecture, Python software engineering, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), event-driven architectures, mathematical/statistical foundations, CI/CD pipeline design, Kubernetes/Docker, Kafka, graph neural networks

Preferred skills

Knowledge graph design, entity resolution, LLM evaluation frameworks, public speaking at conferences

Technologies

Python, Kotlin, TypeScript, React, Postgres, Yugabyte, Kafka, gRPC, Grafana Cloud, ArgoCD, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker

Responsibilities

Architect company-wide MLOps and agentic AI platforms; translate data science roadmaps into scalable engineering deliverables; set engineering standards for code quality and operational rigor; lead end-to-end build-out of AI systems including RAG and multi-agent systems; coach ML engineers and improve hiring processes

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic execution and mentorship

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