Machine Learning Engineer – Document Intelligence

WillHire

Machine Learning Engineer building core Document Intelligence Platform as a Service for Workday. Driving design and development using cutting-edge AI/ML techniques and collaboration.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timePleasanton • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonPyTorchTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

drive the design and development of our core Document Intelligence Platform as a Service
support the design and implementation of LLM-based technologies for document parsing, entity extraction, and classification tasks
apply traditional ML and deep learning techniques to enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of document intelligence models
build scalable ML pipelines and services for data preprocessing and training
perform exploratory data analysis on diverse document datasets

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience researching, developing and deploying production-grade ML systems
expertise in deep learning, NLP, Information Retrieval, and recommender systems using frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
proven track record of building and evaluating NLP and LLM-powered products
2+ years of Python experience with a focus on modular library design
advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in a quantitative field or a strong portfolio of peer-reviewed research publications
proficiency in techniques like DSPy, Reinforcement Learning, imitation learning, graph neural networks, multi-modal models
hands-on experience with the full ML lifecycle, including model fine-tuning and cloud-native deployment
demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and solve ambiguous problems with high autonomy

Benefits

Comp & perks

flexible work arrangements
opportunity for professional development
Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus
annual refresh stock grants

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningdeep learningnatural language processinginformation retrievalrecommender systemsPythonDSPyreinforcement learningimitation learninggraph neural networks

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem-solvingautonomy

Certifications

Master’s degreePh.D.