Sr. Staff MLOps Engineer (REMOTE)

Work Flexibility: Remote

What You Will Do:

 As a valued member of Stryker’s AI innovation unit, you will work alongside trailblazers, industry visionaries, innovators, and inventors who are committed to bringing computer vision, AI/ML and digital innovation to the operating room and other healthcare settings.  You’ll contribute to fast-paced cycles of innovation and develop core technologies that power a wide array of Stryker’s solutions, including: surgical robotics and navigation, image-guided surgery, treatment selection, outcome assessment, and clinical decision intelligence. You will apply your core skills across a range of deployment platforms spanning from mobile applications, cloud services, and SDKs to embedded systems, edge devices, and mixed reality (XR) platforms. You will have an opportunity to work across a wide variety of therapeutic areas ranging from orthopedics and neurosurgery to emergency care and operating room safety and efficiency – plus many more.

We are in search of a skilled and experienced Sr. Staff MLOps Engineer to join our team, with a focus on building systems and applications that interact with AI models in a cloud-native (Azure) environment. In this position, you'll be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex software applications that flawlessly integrate with state-of-the-art AI and machine learning technologies.

• Design, develop, and maintain complex, high-performance, and scalable MLOps systems that interact with AI models and systems.
• Cooperate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, AI researchers, and AI/ML engineers, to understand requirements, define project scope, and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Offer technical leadership and expertise in choosing, evaluating, and implementing software technologies, tools, and frameworks in a cloud-native (Azure + AML) environment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve intricate software problems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability when interfacing with AI/ML systems. 
• Participate in software development project planning and estimation, ensuring efficient resource allocation and timely solution delivery. 
• Contribute to the development of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Contribute to the development of high-performance data pipelines, storage systems, and data processing solutions.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation, including design specifications, API documentation, data models, data flow diagrams, and user manuals.

What You Will Need:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science or related discipline
• 6+ years of experience in machine learning operations or software/platform development.
• Strong knowledge of programming languages commonly used in AI/ML, such as Python, R, or C++.
• Experience with Azure cloud platform, machine learning services, and best practices. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras. 
• Experience with version control systems, such as Git, and CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.

• $115k-245k salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.