Federato · 4 hours ago
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$210K/yr - $250K/yr
7+ years expFederato is on a mission to defend the right to efficient, equitable insurance for all. They are seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to design scalable machine learning pipelines and lead cross-functional collaborations to enhance their AI-native platform.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechInsuranceInsurTechSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable machine learning pipelines, serving prompt engineering workflows to enhance scalability and efficiency in submission intake processes across multiple insurance use cases
Collaborate cross-functionally, serving as a technical lead for mid and senior team members, providing mentorship and guidance to elevate team performance and technical knowledge
Ensure production-grade deployment standards, emphasizing scalability, reliability, and compliance with insurance data handling policies, balancing rapid iteration with stability
Build reusable, modular infrastructure components and CI/CD pipelines for ML and LLM workloads, enabling rapid experimentation and seamless transition from research to production
Champion best practices in observability, testing, and monitoring of ML systems, establishing standards for model/data drift detection, logging, and automated rollback strategies
Partner with Data Science leaders to shape the vision and direction of MLOps at Federato and the future of our products
Qualification
Required
Proven experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or similar role (at least 7 years), with a strong focus on pipelining LLM models over the last 2 years
Proven experience in designing scalable and robust machine learning pipelines, both for classical machine learning and large language models (LLMs) along with familiarity with open-source models is a plus
Experience in building scalable ML pipelines using tools such as Kubeflow
Knowledge of automating and monitoring ML workflows to ensure consistent model performance in production
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, including deploying models, managing cloud resources, and using relevant APIs for data intake, storage, and processing
Great communication skills with the ability to convey complex findings to non-technical audiences
Experience leading a team for high-visibility / high-impact projects
Proven record of influencing and executing ML product vision
Benefits
Total compensation package does include stock options, benefits and additional perks.
Company
Federato
Federato is an AI-powered insurance underwriting platform that enhances the underwriting process for property and casualty insurance.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$180MKey Investors
Goldman Sachs AlternativesStepStone GroupCaffeinated Capital
2025-11-18Series D· $100M
2024-11-20Series C· $40M
2023-06-27Series B· $25M
Leadership Team
William Ross
CEO and Co-Founder
William Steenbergen
Co-Founder/CTO
Recent News
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