- Company Name
- McDonald's
- Job Title
- Manager, AI/ML Engineering
- Job Description
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Job Title: Manager, AI/ML Engineering
Role Summary: Lead end‑to‑end AI/ML development for global deployment, focusing on either Computer Vision or Natural Language Processing. Translate research breakthroughs into production‑ready pipelines that drive operational efficiency and enhance customer experience across multiple touchpoints.
Expectations: Deliver measurable business impact through scalable, high‑performance AI systems. Maintain best‑practice model governance, quality assurance, and compliance. Foster cross‑functional collaboration and mentor engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, train, and refine state‑of‑the‑art CV (CNNs, Vision Transformers, Diffusion models) or NLP (Transformers, LLMs, RAG, embeddings) models.
- Implement solutions in Python (C++ as needed) using PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, and OpenCV.
- Apply fine‑tuning, transfer learning, LoRA, quantization, and distillation to optimize models for latency, cost, and device constraints.
- Build end‑to‑end AI pipelines for edge devices, kiosks, and cloud platforms (AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex AI, Azure ML).
- Ensure reproducibility, model versioning, and automated monitoring of production ML services.
- Work with MLOps, product, and operations teams to integrate AI capabilities into customer‑facing features (e.g., drive‑thru, mobile ordering).
- Lead AI governance, ethical‑AI reviews, and risk mitigation for responsible deployments.
Required Skills
- 5–9 years in AI/ML engineering with 4+ years hands‑on model development.
- Deep expertise in transformer architectures and model optimization techniques.
- Proficiency in Python; C++ knowledge is a plus.
- Experience with CV/NLP frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, OpenCV, and cloud AI services.
- Familiarity with MLOps tools, pipeline orchestration, and monitoring frameworks.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Commitment to responsible AI practices and scalable production delivery.
Required Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or related field.
- Master’s or PhD (or equivalent experience) preferred but not mandatory.