Machine Learning Engineer
* Surry Hills office location, hybrid & flexible working environment
* Utilise your ML Engineering skills to solve complex business problems
* Work collaboratively alongside other engineers as part of an Agile squad
We strive to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow for our customers and team, bringing the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium together to make data driven decisions. By partnering with Quantium, a world-class data science and advanced analytics business we’re excited about the future as we unlock the power of data to reimagine retail.
Through this partnership, we’ve created a new business called wiq who will harness the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium to reimagine retail by solving the most complex problems using data and analytics. As a team, we leverage Agile ways of working to help our team develop their skills while also making sure our team is focusing on solving the most complex problems for both our customers and team.
What you’ll do
This is a newly created role in a squad dedicated to conversational commerce, and will work on a variety of ML projects including the creation and evolution of AI chatbots.
This role will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, scaling and maintaining Advanced Analytics solutions using predominantly Google Cloud (GCP) products. This includes for example data models and pipelines, API endpoints, Machine Learning (ML) features and predictive models.
This work is done in multidisciplinary teams in close partnership with Data Scientists, with engineers having the primary responsibility for productionising and scaling solutions.
* Develop Cloud based ML pipelines to solve a broad range of business problems
* Grow the Engineering Guild capability through pioneering new tech and approaches to improve time to market, reliability and performance of Data Science applications
* Work collaboratively with Data Scientists, ML Engineers & Data Engineers to develop cutting edge retail tools in an agile manner
* Create, present and seek inputs and feedback on architecture, solution designs and foster alignment and support for solutions
* Apply relevant testing frameworks to ensure the robustness of solutions
* Communicate analyses, insights, solution designs and showcase working solutions
What you’ll bring
We are looking for an experienced ML Engineer, with a problem solving mindset, able to take sometimes nebulous and abstract challenges, break it down into components and develop solution hypotheses.
* Bachelor or above degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
* 3+ years of commercial software development experience
* 2+ years of hands on experience in Python, SQL and Linux; ML Engineering and ML Ops/DevOps experience preferred
* Previous experience or an interest in conversational prompts and AI chatbot development would be highly beneficial
* Hands-on experience in Airflow, as well as Kubernetes (Argo/Kubeflow) or Docker preferred.
* Practical experience with ML algorithms, techniques and packages and experience building Machine Learning pipelines preferred
* Experience with Google Cloud preferred, but not essential
What you’ll experience:
This is a great opportunity to work with large datasets, on high impact data projects, that will reach a huge customer base.
Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:
* Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
* A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
* High impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
* A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
* A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group
We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’
Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI
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