Junior Machine Learning Platform Engineer (Remote - Ireland)

Requirements

• A solid foundation in software engineering fundamentals and best practices
• Hands-on software development experience, preferably in Python
• Experience with and/or a strong interest in building and operating machine learning systems and reliable distributed data systems at scale
• Curiosity and passion for learning and applying best practices in the intersection of Machine Learning, Data, and Operations
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with a desire to work with multiple teams and help others succeed

What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborate with our infrastructure teams to build upon a modern ML and Data Engineering tech stack, including Python, Spark, Flink, Kafka, AWS S3, and Kubernetes
• Partner with applied ML and data engineering teams to help them deliver impactful projects by providing robust and easy-to-use platform tools
• Contribute to the implementation and adoption of industry best practices for MLOps
• Take ownership of key components of projects aimed at making the development of ML applications at Yelp faster and more reliable
• Investigate and implement cost, performance, and reliability optimizations across our data processing and storage systems
• Communicate with and support engineers across Yelp to help them effectively use our ML platform and tools

Perks and Benefits

• Full responsibility for projects from day one, a collaborative team, and a dynamic work environment
• Competitive salary, a pension scheme, and an optional employee stock purchase plan
• 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 with service), plus one floating holiday
• €150 monthly reimbursement to help cover remote working expenses
• €95 caregiver reimbursement to support dependent care for families
• Private health insurance, including dental and vision
• Flexible working hours and meeting-free Wednesdays
• Regular 3-day Hackathons, bi-weekly learning groups, and productivity spending to support and encourage your career growth
• Opportunities to participate in digital events and conferences
• €95 per month to use toward qualifying wellness expenses
• Quarterly team offsites