Lead Machine Learning Engineer AI/ML - Consumer Marketplace (Remote Work Option)

Who we are looking for Nike is looking for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing team. This role is part of a squad within Enterprise Data & AI Consumer AI/ML team, that is responsible for building solutions that will transform the customer experience in Nike Digital Platform. Playing a key role in the development of digital tools, processes, and experiences, the ideal candidate is a problem-solver who is motivated to learn new technologies, communicate ideas and knowledge, and collaborate with teammates. You will work with a cross-functional team to build solutions that will transform the customer experience in Nike Digital Platform. You need to be able to work with ambiguity and abstract requirements, developing features quickly in a team context, balancing speed with quality. Above all, your work will accelerate Nike's core mission of serving Athletes WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH? Our team has Machine Learning Engineers, Software Engineers, and Data Scientists. You will work day-to-day with your peer Machine Learning Engineers, Software Engineers, Product Management and other squad team members to achieve business objectives. You will also engage with other Global Technology functions and teams on organizational and technical goals. WHAT YOU WILL DO Apply machine learning, collaborative filtering, NLP, and deep learning methods to massive data Provide technical leadership, establishing standards and principles for your team to follow. Support investigation of new software packages/tools, APIs, and algorithms to deliver quality analytics and machine learning at scale Collaborate with a cross functional agile team of software engineers, data engineers, ML experts, and others to build new product features Contribute to all processes of the ML lifecycle: data collection, annotation, modeling, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring Write production-quality code for ML models as online services and APIs Present complex analyses clearly and concisely Ability to build collaborative relationships with peers and multi-functional partners Provide support by writing documentation and tutorials as well as providing guidance to users with a variety of technical skills. WHAT YOU BRING Bachelor Degree or a combination of relevant education, training and experience Advanced degrees a plus (PhD, Masters, etc.) 5 plus years of experience in enterprise environment with a combination of technology and team leadership responsibilities. Expertise with Python, Spark, or Java This role requires strong leadership skills to mentor and guide a team of Machine Learning Engineers. Must have a balance of technical expertise, strategic planning, and team management to ensure project execution and workforce optimization. Expertise in building and productionalizing large scale consumer facing ML models Designed, built and shipped applications that scale and implementing best practices in ML Ops and CI/CD to build state of the art ML models Proficient at writing good quality, well-documented and tested, scalable code - Python preferred. Experience with tools like mlFlow, Airflow, Docker and Cloud Platforms such as AWS/GCP is ideal. Experience deploying, monitoring and maintaining data science products in cloud environments such as AWS Knowledge of techniques for model compression, quantization, and optimization for deployment in resource-constrained environments. Experience with data processing and storage frameworks like S3, Spark, Dynamo, etc. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5153e46a93f4460db48eb9e611386685) . NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.