Python Engineer with MLOps (Senior)
VirtusLab is a leading European software consulting and engineering company. Our mission is to craft clean code and practical solutions with precision and purpose. We foster a dynamic culture rooted in strong engineering, a sense of ownership, and transparency, empowering professionals to make a substantial impact in the software industry.
About the role
An opportunity to drive business innovation through robust, production-ready machine learning pipelines. The main focus involves deploying and maintaining ML workflows across Azure cloud infrastructure and on-prem ETL clusters. The role centers on technical collaboration with Data Scientists to build AI-driven solutions and refine internal engineering standards.
The ML Engineer / Forecasting & Commodities engagement covers key initiatives supporting critical decision-making processes through the application of Python, PySpark, Kubernetes, and Azure Cloud technology stacks. The scope involves operating within a highly mature technical ecosystem, delivering new features, and scaling solutions to encompass advanced use cases. Key project focus areas include designing and implementing a data science innovation framework while contributing to the organization’s overarching engineering best practices.
– Developing libraries, tools, and frameworks to standardise and accelerate the end-to-end development and deployment of machine learning models.
– Operating within an Azure cloud environment, including developing model training code in AzureML and building/maintaining cloud infrastructure via Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
– Utilizing distributed data processing tools such as Spark to parallelise machine learning computations across large-scale datasets.
– Diagnosing and resolving technical issues, ensuring the delivery of high-availability, reusable, and adaptable engineering solutions.
– Collaborating with cross-functional engineering and data science teams to deliver technical guidance and optimize core workflows.
– Fostering industry best practices in code quality, security, and scalability.
– Autonomous, data-driven technical decision-making aimed at driving business growth.
Python, PySpark, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure (incl. Azure ML), pandas, scikit-learn, numpy, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Git @ GitHub
– Building high-accuracy business forecasting systems by delivering reusable toolsets tailored for data scientists and analysts.
– Streamlining onboarding, deployment, and automated patching pipelines for new ML models.
– Partnering with cross-functional units to enhance end-customer experience through cutting-edge technology integration.
– Applying robust DevOps methodologies to establish reproducible patterns across multiple business domains.
3 engineers
What we expect in general:
- Solid Python skills with hands-on experience taking projects to production.
- Practical experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow.
- Background in distributed data processing, especially Spark.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
- Cloud experience (Azure preferred) and Docker containerization.
- Smooth collaboration with cross-functional teams and hands-on involvement in technical design.
- Clear and direct communication with both tech and business partner.
- Readiness to share domain expertise and support other team members in technical growth.
- High level of independence, pragmatic problem-solving, and a clear big-picture view.
- English language proficiency at a minimum [B2/C1] level.
- Primarily remote-based engagement with occasional on-site collaboration (approx. once a month).
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