Machine Learning Senior Software Engineer; AWS, LLMs, Python

Position: Machine Learning Senior Software Engineer (AWS, LLMs, Python)
We are seeking a highly skilled Machine Learning Engineer with strong experience in AWS, Large Language Models (LLMs)—especially Amazon Bedrock, Python, and modern CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or Git Lab). You will help design, build, and deploy scalable ML systems, integrate generative AI capabilities, and support end-to-end model lifecycle workflows in production.
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* Essential Job Functions:

*** Design, build, and deploy machine learning models and pipelines using Python, AWS services, and Amazon Bedrock.
* Develop scalable APIs and microservices to expose ML/LLM capabilities using FastAPI
* Build automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or Git Lab CI/CD for model training, testing, and deployment with robust monitoring, logging, and alerting for ML systems in production.
* Optimize ML workloads using AWS services such as Sage Maker, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Step Functions, and KMS.
* Familiarity with containerization using Docker and orchestration with ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes..
* Experience implementing RAG pipelines with vector databases (e.g., Open Search, Pinecone, Dynamo

DB, Aurora Postgre

SQL + pgvector)
* Knowledge of modern MLOps tools (MLflow, Sage Maker Pipelines, Weights & Biases)
* Experience working with API frameworks (FastAPI, Flask)
* Background in security, compliance, or responsible AI principles. ## ## Education/Experience Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 5 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience.
* System design experience
* Strong experience in object-oriented development
* Strong experience with cloud technologies
* Strong experience in data storage technologies
* Experience in performance tuning and optimization
* Experience in Dev Ops and CI D technologies
* Experience test automation and unit testing
* Experience software security##

Working Conditions:

* Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.
* Occasional travel and extended hours may be required.

For work that is performed in CA, CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation  Minimum Salary $109,600, Maximum Salary $206,200CO/FL/TX:
Minimum Salary $95,300, Maximum Salary $171,800IL /PA:
Minimum Salary $104,900, Maximum Salary $189,400MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC:
Minimum Salary $109,600 Maximum Salary $197,600NY /NJ:
Minimum Salary $109,600, Maximum Salary $206,200  Including positions performed outside the state but reporting to an office or manager in that state.

Candidates can expect salary offers that range from the minimum to the mid-point of the salary range. FINRA provides full pay ranges so that the candidate can consider their growth potential while at FINRA.#LI-Hybrid
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* ** Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
*** The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.
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