Engineering Manager, Machine Learning
Apella is hiring an Engineering Manager, Machine Learning for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $280k-$310k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.
AI in this role
Duties: Requiring limited supervision;
· This role is an intersection of applied machine learning, surgical healthcare operations, and the data and machine learning Ops infrastructure
· Lead three highly technical teams spanning Machine Learning Engineering for computer vision and forecasting and our Data Platform team.
· Ensure machine learning systems move reliably from research to production, delivering measurable real-world impact.
· Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
· Manage, mentor, hire and grow the department of engineers and data engineers across three distinct teams
· Manage machine learning system architecture, model deployment, and data platform design and execution
· Ensure machine learning solutions are production-grade, scalable, observable, cost effective and maintainable
· Drive best practices for machine learning model lifecycle management, data pipelines, and system reliability
· Work closely with Product, Clinical, Operations, and Research stakeholders to translate business and clinical needs into clear technical priorities
· Define the machine learning and data platform goals and roadmaps, balancing near-term wins with long-term scalability
· Lead teams working on distinct but interdependent problem spaces
· Will work remotely
We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages. Please email your resumes to recruiting@apella.io
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Apella Technology Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
Apella is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our roles.
How we rate this
Engineering Manager, Machine Learning at Apella rates 88 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.
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Skills and AI tools this role asks for
Questions you could be asked
- Walk me through a computer vision problem you solved, from raw data to a deployed model.
- How would you decide a model or AI system is ready to ship?
- Tell me about a time a model underperformed in production. How did you find out, and what did you change?
Adapt your resume
- List these exact terms on your resume: Computer vision. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Lead with what you built, trained or shipped. This role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.
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