Machine Learning Engineer

We are seeking a skilled Machine Learning Engineer to design and implement ML solutions for mortgage industry challenges. You'll work on complex projects with growing independence and provide technical recommendations to business stakeholders. This role offers significant growth potential for someone ready to advance their technical ownership while building expertise in mortgage lending applications of machine learning.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Design and implement ML solutions for mortgage challenges by following established architectural guidelines while contributing to technical decision-making and solution design.
• Lead or significantly contribute to complex projects from conception to deployment, increasing ownership of technical decisions. Collaborate with senior engineers on project scope, success metrics, and technical approach.
• Analyze mortgage business processes and identify opportunities for ML improvement. Work with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Develop ML approaches from basic ML models, ensemble methods to deep learning architectures and natural language processing for document analysis - "Use the right tool for the right job".
• Implement model interpretability techniques to support regulatory compliance and business communication.
• Build robust, scalable MLOps pipelines with proper testing, monitoring, and governance. Implement good coding practices including error handling, logging, and appropriate testing strategies for production mortgage applications.
• Work closely with senior team members and other teams/SMEs across the organization while mentoring junior engineers as opportunities arise.
• Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, and best practice development across the team.
• Apply understanding of mortgage processes, regulations, and risk factors to inform ML model design and feature engineering. Learn and adapt to regulatory requirements and compliance standards.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field (or Bachelor's degree with relevant work experience in Machine Learning/ Data Science)
• Experience: 3-5 years of machine learning experience with some exposure to production ML systems and project ownership
• ML Fundamentals: Strong foundation in ML algorithms, statistical modeling, and at least one deep learning framework. Basic experience with natural language processing techniques for text analysis. Experience selecting appropriate techniques for business problems and handling common data challenges.
• Programming: Proficient in Python programming with experience in production-oriented code development. Familiarity with software engineering best practices, DevOps principles, and code quality principles.
• Model Development: Experience in using any one of the major Cloud ML frameworks (Azure ML Studio, Vertex AI, Amazon Sagemaker) for model training and deployment
• Model Deployment: Experience with model deployment to production environments, including basic knowledge of model serving, API development, containerization, and deployment pipelines.
• Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to work on complex technical problems with guidance and increasing independence. Experience breaking down business problems into technical approaches.
• Communication: Good communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to different audiences and collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Learning Mindset: Eagerness to learn about mortgage industry processes, regulations, and business metrics. Adaptability to new technologies and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial Services: Previous experience in mortgage lending, banking, or financial services
• Advanced ML: Experience with different Model deployment patterns, advanced NLP techniques, as well as transfer learning and fine-tuning.
• MLOps: Experience with model deployment, versioning, monitoring practices, and production model lifecycle management
• Cloud & Scale: Experience with cloud-native scalable development of ML models.
• Business Impact: Examples of translating business problems into successful ML solutions
• Quality Practices: Experience with comprehensive testing, monitoring, and production ML system maintenance

THE PLACE & THE PERKS

Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans? It's all happening on UWM's campus, where our award-winning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.

It's no wonder that out of our six pillars, People Are Our Greatest Asset is number one. It's at the very heart of how we treat each other, our clients and our community. Whether it's providing elite client service or continuously striving to improve, our pillars provide a pathway to a more successful personal and professional life.

From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career, you'll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity, you'll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.

More reasons you'll love working here include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days
• Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months
• Adoption reimbursement program
• Paid volunteer hours
• Paid training and career development
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Mortgage discount and area business discounts
• Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
• Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician's office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon
• Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
• Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
• In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
• Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi

DISCLAIMER

All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation and change. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Team members may be required to perform other or different job-related duties as requested by their team lead, subject to reasonable accommodation. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employment with UWM is "at-will." UWM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By selecting "Apply for this job online" you provide consent to UWM to record phone call conversations between you and UWM to be used for quality control purposes.