Vice President, Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, AWS, Data Modelling, Database, Effective communication skills, Java Programming, Linux Operating system, NoSQL, PySpark, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, SPARK Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

Job Classification:

Technology - Data Analytics & Management

Vice President, Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency. The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

As a Vice President, Machine Learning Engineer in our Chief Data Office, you will partner with Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data Analysts and other professionals to build state of the art products and services. You will set technical standards and bring deep technical expertise and experience within machine learning models that will deliver stability, producibility, scalability and integration with other products and services. You will implement capabilities to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services and experiences to delight our customers! In addition to being a technical expert, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

Here is what you can expect in a typical day:

• Operationalize ML software models and components that solve real-world business problems, while working in collaboration with the Product and Data Science teams; remove complex technical impediments and align the roadmap.
• Solve complex problems by writing and testing application code, developing and validating ML models, and automating tests and deployment
• Leverage cloud-based architectures and technologies to deliver optimized ML models at scale
• Construct optimized data pipelines to feed ML models
• Leverage continuous integration and continuous deployment best practices, including test automation and monitoring, to ensure successful deployment of ML models and application code
• Bring a Expert understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, provide technical guidance and leadership to team members and role-model our continuous learning culture and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day
• Work on critical applications, maintain a broad knowledge of innovative principles and theory
• Use programming languages including but not limited to Python, R, SQL, Java or Scala, SQL

The Skills and expertise you bring:

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields
• Lead and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization
• Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Knowledge of business concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges
• Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills

Significant experience and/or deep expertise with several of the following:

• Software Engineering & System Design: Requirement analysis, coding, and testing, version control, microservices architecture, building RestFul APIs, Distributed computing, architecture patterns, general understanding of computer architecture, Object-oriented programming concepts
• Machine Learning and Deep Learning: Good understanding of: ML algorithms like linear regression, logistic regression, etc., supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning, AI Frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn etc., Neural network, NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics
• Model Performance Management: model monitoring, model validation, bias detection, explainability, performance, drift, outliers etc.

• Model Deployment: Thorough Understanding of MDLC (Model Development Life Cycle), CI/CD/CT pipelines (using tools like Jenkins, CloudBees, Harness etc.), A/B testing. Pipeline frameworks like MLFlow, AWS SageMaker pipeline etc. model and data versioning
• Data Integration, Transformation & Processing: Transforming and mapping raw data to generate insights. Data wrangling through various tools. Understanding big data ecosystems, relational, NOSQL and graph databases, unstructured and semi-structured data. Data processing on distributed systems with Spark/PySpark
• Statistics and Computing: Strong knowledge of: Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics, Multivariate Calculus, Distributions like Poisson, Normal, Binomial etc.
• Programming Languages: Python, R, SQL, Java or Scala, SQL

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you. 

Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $189,600.00 to $256,400.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.