NewselaNE

Contractor: Senior Machine Learning Engineering Services

Newsela provides school districts with authentic instructional content that supports their curriculum, empowers teachers across subjects to promote standards-based instruction, and drives student engagement and learning.

Newsela

Employee count: 501-1000

AR, BR + 1 more

We are seeking to hire a skilled Contract Sr. Machine Learning Engineer based out of Argentina or Mexico. This role will focus on developing machine learning algorithms, data analysis, and optimizing data pipelines. The ideal contractor should have strong expertise in developing machine learning algorithms, natural language processing (NLP), and experience working with large-scale data systems.

Scope of Services:

  • Develop and implement machine learning algorithms to solve complex problems.
  • Design and maintain data pipelines, including transformations and preprocessing.
  • Develop methods for effective data analysis and insight generation.
  • Create and optimize innovative algorithms for various applications.
  • Conduct data analysis to identify trends and insights.
  • Test hypotheses and validate models through rigorous experimentation.

Skills & Experience:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer
  • Strong experience in NLP, with a focus on using transformers.
  • Proven experience developing machine learning models and algorithms.
  • Experience with Deep Learning in frameworks such as Tensorflow, Keras or Pytorch
  • Experience working with Google Cloud (preferred).
  • Strong Python programming skills.
  • Expertise in SQL for data manipulation and analysis.
  • Experience with LLMs and Prompt Engineering.
  • Experience developing model APIs using Python frameworks such as FastAPI and BentoML (preferred).
  • Experience with search and recommender systems (preferred).
  • Familiarity with AWS services (preferred).

Please note that given the nature of the contract, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits.

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Argentina +/- 0 hours, and 2 other timezones

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Newsela provides school districts with authentic instructional content that supports their curriculum, empowers teachers across subjects to promote standards-based instruction, and drives student engagement and learning. Content is published daily at 5 reading levels and aligned to standards with student activities and teaching scaffolds designed to bring lessons to life. With over 20 million users, Newsela is already helping kids improve their reading skills in all 50 states and more than 150 countries.

We're looking for passionate, creative people with quick minds and warm hearts to join us. If you believe that all students deserve a more rigorous, more personalized learning experience, please apply to join our team.

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Unlimited time to recharge.

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Continue your learning — on us!

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Access to the world’s leading medical experts for healthcare. Pets included!

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501-1000 employees

Founded in

2013

Chief executive officer

Matthew Gross

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