Machine Learning Engineer

Job Description:

This is a Machine Learning Engineer role in Bank of America Conversational Commerce development team in Plano TX. This team builds next generation Artificial Intelligence AI and Search platforms for the Bank, enabling smart virtual assistants across multiple channels and platforms. This position requires candidate to be versed with various machine learning algorithms and Natural Language Processing NLP techniques. The role offers an opportunity to work with seasoned architects, PhDs in Machine Learning and NLP. Several of the team members have been granted multiple patents in the space. Candidate should be able to work independently and take ownership of the delivery. Candidate must possess passion for clean code, producing defect free software, ready to jump in and solve complex problems, be able to mentor and team members, and perform thorough code reviews.

Required Skills/ Experience

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

• 2+ years of hands-on experience working on Machine Learning and/or NLP highly preferred

• Good interpersonal communication skills for tech and business conversations

• Solid analytical skills to break down requirements and solve complex problems

Desired Skills/ Experience

• Background in mathematics or statistics

• Experience working on high volume applications

• Experience working on Java based applications

• Experience building restful web services

• Experience in performance tuning with good understanding of JVM internals

• Experience with NoSQL databases like Cassandra

• Experience with open source search engines like SOLR, elastic search

• Experience in distributed caching frameworks like hazelcast, ignite, redis

• Proven task management and leadership skills

• Experience working in agile teams

• Prior open source contributions

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