Woolworths

Senior ML Engineer- Software Engineering

• Harness huge datasets and work on projects to create innovative retail tools
• Sydney and Melbourne Locations with hybrid working (3 days in the office)
• Experiment with new ideas, taking a test and learn approach to your work
• Work collaboratively with other data professionals in an Agile squad setup

We strive to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow for our customers and team,  bringing the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium together to make data driven decisions. By partnering with Quantium, a world-class data science and advanced analytics business we’re excited about the future as we unlock the power of data to reimagine retail.

Through this partnership, the wiq team harnesses the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium data science and analytics talent to reimagine retail by solving the most complex problems using AI and analytics. As a team, we leverage Agile ways of working to help our team develop their skills while also making sure our team is focusing on solving the most complex problems for both our customers and team.

What you’ll do

Design, develop, implement, scale and maintain Advanced Analytics solutions using predominantly Google Cloud (GCP) products. This includes for example data models and pipelines, API endpoints, Machine Learning (ML) features and predictive models. 

This work is done in multidisciplinary teams in close partnership with Data Scientists, with engineers having the primary responsibility for productionising and scaling solutions.

● Develop Cloud based ML pipelines to solve a broad range of business problems.

● Grow the Engineering Guild capability through pioneering new tech and approaches to improve time to market, reliability and performance of Data Science applications

● Work collaboratively with Data Scientists, ML Engineers & Data Engineers to develop cutting edge retail tools in an agile manner 

● Create, present and seek inputs and feedback on architecture, solution designs and foster alignment and support for solutions 

● Apply relevant testing frameworks to ensure the robustness of solutions

● Communicate analyses, insights, solution designs and showcase working solutions 

What you’ll bring

A natural  problem solving mindset  with the ability to take sometimes nebulous and abstract challenges, break it down into components and develop solution hypotheses. As our Senior ML Engineer you will be experienced in building ML pipelines such as VertexAI pipelines or ML techniques and packages.

● Bachelor or above degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

● 5+ years of commercial software development experience 

● 3+ years of hands on experience in Python, SQL and Linux 

● 3+ years of experience in system design with focus on reliable high throughput batch or streaming solutions.

● Practical experience developing and integrating RESTful or gRPC APIs.

● Hands on experience with real-time NoSQL databases (e.g., Firestore, Bigtable, DynamoDB, etc)

● Hands on experience on CICD ( Github Action / Cloud Build / Jenkins )

Highly Desirable

● Experience building or integrating real-time data pipelines using streaming technologies such as Google Pub/Sub, Kafka or Dataflow 

● Experience with Google Cloud preferred 

● Experience in ML Engineering / ML Ops / DevOps 

● Hands on experience in Kubernetes or Docker 

What you’ll experience

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• High impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities. 
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you. 

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. 

Woolworths Group is an inclusive, team-first company and we value all skills and experiences. If you meet some, but not all of the requirements, we encourage you to submit your application.