Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Malt
+ Equity
Freelance consulting marketplace
Open for applications
Freelance consulting marketplace
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Give people the freedom to choose who they work with
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering and deploying machine learning models in production environments
- Ideally educated to a high level in Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field
- Strong knowledge of a programming language, ideally Python
- Experience with ML libraries (Pytorch, Tensorflow, XGBoost, Scikit-Learn, LightGBM, …)
- Good knowledge of SQL
- Expertise in search, recommender systems, or NLP including LLM to influence system design and long-term technical strategy
- Fluent in English, with the ability to distill complex ideas clearly across teams
What the job involves
- Join our Staffing Tribe as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer in the Matching squad. Directly integrated in a product squad, you’ll have the opportunity to drive impact across our European markets and beyond
- Your mission is at the core of Malt: matching the best freelancers to our clients’ needs. You will own complex ML systems and define production standards to drive innovation across our pipelines
- Design, build, and deliver machine learning models and pipelines in close collaboration with Data Science, Research, and Engineering teams
- Own and evolve complex ML systems, ensuring they remain scalable, reliable, and maintainable in production
- Drive technical excellence and best practices across the entire ML lifecycle, from modeling and evaluation to deployment and monitoring
- Define and implement production standards that increase the quality and speed of development across the Data & ML organization
- Translate complex business problems into robust ML solutions with measurable and durable impact on product outcomes
- Act as a technical leader and mentor, supporting the growth of ML practices and elevating the skills of less experienced team members
Application process
- First call with Alex, our Tech Talent Acquisition Manager, to better understand your background, aspirations and answer any questions you may have. (30-45 minutes)
- Interview with your future manager Marc to delve into your experience and the specifics of the role. (45-60 minutes)
- Technical discussion about machine learning with some of your future colleagues (1h)
- Take home coding test: 2 hours (coding assistant welcomed) or optional if you have enough open source projects online
- Final interview with Claire our CTO, to discuss Malt’s long-term vision
Our take
Malt is carving out a unique space in the European freelance marketplace by specialising in connecting companies with technically skilled freelancers like developers, data scientists, and project managers. This targeted approach sets it apart from broader platforms like Upwork and Fiverr, where diverse talents compete for projects often through low bids.
The company further distinguishes itself by offering dedicated account managers to companies. These account managers help source the right talent, handle payments, and manage legal and administrative tasks. This comprehensive service caters to the growing trend of digital nomadism, attracting skilled technical professionals seeking freelance opportunities.
Malt's success is evident in its funding, attracting significant investment, and growing its network to over 800,000 freelancers across five European countries. Its also secured partnerships with major companies like Unilever, Bosch, and L'Oréal, further solidifying its position as a leading player. Following its acquisition of competitor Comatch, it has set ambitious goals to become the go-to freelancer marketplace in Europe.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
35% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2021
$94.3m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Feb 2019
$28m
SERIES C
Total funding: $130.7m
Company benefits
- Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you’ll spend your first week learning about our culture, products, and services with other onboardees at our office in Paris
- Equity: Every Malter is entitled to stock options
- Lunch vouchers: €9/day on your Swile card
- Transportation: 50% reimbursement (any type of transport)
- RTT: From 8 to 12 days off
- Malt sabbatical: After three years, every Malter is entitled to a one month paid sabbatical leave
- Free books: If you’re interested in learning more about any topic relevant to Malt’s business, just tell us the books you’d like to read, and we’ll order them for you—without any questions asked or approval processes to follow
- Work from home for up to 2 days a week
- Annual team building events
Company HQ
Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris, France
Leadership
Vincent Huguet
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously a Corporate Development Manager at Telmex. Founded Mexico's leading online florist Algoespecial, and then co-founded online printer Groupe Aventers.
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