Technical Team Lead - Machine Learning

Bloomberg Industry Group • Arlington, VA

4d • $165,000 - $205,000

About The Position

Leads a small team developing and managing ML solutions across the full lifecycle—from problem scoping and data preparation to model optimization—while guiding technical standards, partnering on roadmaps, delivering major architectural initiatives, managing budgets, mentoring engineers, and fostering an inclusive, high‑performance culture.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 3 years’ experience and/or commensurate skills with an object-oriented programming language such as Java or Python, ML/AI frameworks, libraries, data structures and data modeling techniques.
• 3 years of software development experience and/or commensurate skills building commercial and ML applications.
• Experience in all phases of machine learning application lifecycles from problem mapping and scoping to data gathering and preparation to optimizing model performance.
• Either project or team leadership experience and strong interpersonal skills.
• Working experience with DevOps, CICD, and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Provide management, coaching and mentorship to those who report to this role to maximize team health, effectiveness, and career growth.
• Oversee development of machine learning solutions through all phases of application lifecycles from problem mapping and scoping to data gathering and preparation to optimizing model performance.
• Partner with product and other teams to plan and develop roadmaps that ensure maximum impact with team and company resources.
• Ensure high standards of technical development are adhered to including observability, stability, scalability, security, performance, and cost effectiveness.
• Guide the team on modern machine learning and software development best practices and technical direction while providing hands-on development and problem-solving assistance.
• Help foster an inclusive environment where our culture is a strength in delivering results for our customers, our team, and our business.
• Lead special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager