Staff Machine Learning Engineer Budapest

Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Budapest

Staff Machine Learning EngineerBudapest, Hungary (Hybrid)Join our client and be part of a team that celebrates your unique work style. With flexible work options, a supportive team, and rewards that reflect your value, you can focus on what matters most – driving your growth, while fueling ours. Our commitment to respect, transparency, and simplicity means you can trust us to always choose to do the right thing. As a trusted partner for purpose-built AI and intelligent automation, we solve highly complex problems for our enterprise

customers and put their information to work to transform the way they do business.

Over 10, 000 customers trust our client,

including many Fortune 500 ones. You will work on further developing a portfolio already containing client names such as

DHL, Johnson & Johnson, FDA, DMV, PwC, KeyBank, Spotify, and H&R BLOCK.

Job Responsibilities:Technical Leadership & Architecture

Guide architectural decisions for computer vision and multimodal systems

Drive implementation of novel ML approaches and best practices

Lead technical design reviews and architecture discussions

Establish patterns for model development and deployment

Evaluate and introduce new technologies and methodologies

Ensure technical excellence across ML initiatives

Team Mentorship & Growth

Mentor senior and junior machine learning engineers

Foster a culture of engineering excellence and knowledge sharing

Guide career development of team members

Lead technical discussions and learning sessions

Review and provide feedback on technical approaches

Help build and maintain high engineering standards

Technical Implementation & Scale

Lead development of complex ML systems and architectures

Guide optimization of model performance and efficiency

Establish frameworks for model evaluation and validation

Drive improvements in development and deployment processes

Ensure production readiness and system reliability

Architect scalable ML solutions

Job Requirements:Education & Experience

MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

8+ years of experience in Machine Learning/AI

Deep expertise in computer vision and deep learning

Proven track record of leading successful ML projects

Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence

Technical Expertise

Expert knowledge of computer vision and multimodal architectures

Deep understanding of ML system design and scalability

Strong programming skills in Python and modern ML frameworks

Extensive experience with production ML systems

Proven ability to solve complex technical challenges

Strong background in performance optimization

Leadership & Communication

Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineers

Strong track record of driving technical decisions

Excellence in technical communication and documentation

Experience leading architectural discussions

Ability to influence and drive consensus

Track record of fostering team growth

This role offers the opportunity to shape both our technical direction and team growth while working on cutting-edge computer vision systems. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong mentorship abilities to drive both project success and team development.

Here are some of our local benefits:

Work from home, remotely, or hybrid

Partial compensation for glasses and lenses

Private health insurance

Volunteering Time Off (2 days/ year)

SZÉP Card for recreational activities

3 extra days/ month for 'sick leave' without doctors visit

Flexible working hours