Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Amgen Inc

12 to 17 years total experience
8+ years software engineering or ml infrastructure
Python programming and api driven architecture
Amgen harnesses biology and technology to fight the world's toughest diseases through innovative medicines

Job Summary

  • Amgen harnesses biology and technology to fight the world's toughest diseases through innovative medicines.
  • The role involves leading the architecture and development of a core AI platform capability that enables researchers to build and deploy advanced ML and Generative AI systems at scale.
  • Candidates must possess deep ML systems expertise combined with strong technical leadership to guide a small engineering team in delivering production-ready AI solutions.

Matching Summary

Amgen harnesses biology and technology to fight the world's toughest diseases through innovative medicines.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 12 to 17 years total experience
  • 8+ years software engineering or ML infrastructure
  • Python programming and API Driven Architecture
  • MLOps frameworks like MLflow and Databricks
  • Scalable distributed systems and cloud-native architectures
  • Production deployment of machine learning models

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with LLMs and Generative AI infrastructure
  • Understanding of Agentic AI systems and orchestration
  • Familiarity with RAG and vector databases
  • Hands-on experience fine-tuning foundation models
  • Strong technical leadership and mentoring ability
  • Bias toward execution and ownership mindset

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 12 to 17 years of total professional experience
  • 8+ years in software engineering, ML engineering, or ML infrastructure
  • Advanced degree (Masters) preferred in CS, AI/ML, or Data Science

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