Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Senior Machine Learning Engineer AI Innovation Teams

As one of the worlds top three credit ratings agencies Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing credit analysis ratings research and commentary to financial market participants. For over 100 years Fitch Ratings has been creating value for global markets through its rigorous analysis and deep expertise which have resulted in a variety of market leading tools methodologies indices research and analytical products. Fitch Ratings is part of Fitch Group a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries which also includes Fitch Solutions. With dual headquarters in London and New York Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Join our fastgrowing Toronto innovation hub where were building productiongrade AI to reshape global credit decisions. Here you wont just ship featuresyoull help reinvent an industry using decadesdeep proprietary data and a modern tech stack free from heavy legacy. Backed by full enterprise support youll build reliable explainable intelligence at real scale within a collaborative outcomedriven community. If youre looking for purposeful work constant learning and a place where your impact and growth acceleratethis is where youll thrive.

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Fitch Ratings is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our new AI Innovation teams in Torontowhere were building the AI-powered future of financial analysis from the ground up. This isnt about tweaking hyperparameters or maintaining legacy models. This is about designing and shipping breakthrough generative AI systems agentic workflows and intelligent platforms that will transform how credit analysis happens and how global financial markets operate.

Were at a defining moment. Fitch is making a major strategic bet on AI investing heavily in Toronto as our innovation center and were building teams of exceptional ML engineers to turn ambitious vision into production reality. As a Senior ML Engineer youll be a technical force on the teambuilding sophisticated ML systems driving innovation through hands-on work mentoring engineers and helping establish the technical standards that will scale across the organization. Youre joining early enough to shape how we build with the resources and runway to do it right.

We need ML engineers who thrive on hard problems and greenfield opportunitieswhether youre passionate about pushing the boundaries of what LLMs can do excited to architect intelligent systems that reason and act or energized by turning cutting-edge research into production capabilities. If youre motivated by lets build this and see whats possible rather than lets wait and see what others do this is a high-impact role where youll spend your time shipping transformative ML systemsworking alongside talented engineers who are equally committed to building something significant.

What We Offer:

• Build breakthrough ML systems with real impact Design and ship production generative AI platforms multi-agent systems and intelligent automation that will process billions in credit decisions; work on problems at the frontier of applied AI while seeing your work directly change how analysts and financial markets operate
• Work at the cutting edge of ML technology Experiment with the latest LLMs and foundation models implement novel RAG architectures build agentic systems fine-tune neural networks and leverage enterprise-scale GPU clusters and cloud infrastructure; substantial conference and training budgets to stay at the forefront
• Technical leadership without the bureaucracy Lead projects mentor junior engineers shape technical direction and influence architectural decisions through your expertise and resultsnot through management hierarchy; your ideas and code will define how we build AI systems
• Torontos world-class AI ecosystem Work in one of the worlds premier AI research hubs alongside Vector Institute researchers attend cutting-edge ML meetups and conferences and be part of the community defining the future of applied AI and machine learning
• Greenfield innovation with enterprise backing Build net-new ML systems from scratch with the freedom to experiment boldly fail fast and push boundariesbacked by the compute resources research budgets and organizational support that most startups can only dream of
• Solve sophisticated ML challenges Tackle hard problems at the intersection of NLP document intelligence reasoning systems agentic workflows and production-scale deployment; work on challenges that will expand your expertise and push your technical boundaries
• Clear growth trajectory High visibility to senior leadership mentorship from experienced ML architects and clear paths to Lead ML Engineer or Principal ML Engineer roles; build a reputation as a go-to expert in generative AI and financial technology

Well Count on You To:

• Design and build transformative ML systems Lead the development of advanced generative AI solutions agentic workflows RAG architectures and intelligent platforms using PyTorch modern ML frameworks and large language models; write production-quality code that scales and performs
• Drive AI innovation through hands-on technical work Experiment with frontier models implement novel ML architectures evaluate emerging AI technologies build proofs-of-concept and translate cutting-edge research into production capabilities that deliver real business value
• Lead projects and drive technical excellence Take ownership of significant ML initiatives from design through deployment; make architectural decisions establish coding standards implement robust CI/CD for ML systems and ensure solutions are both innovative and reliable
• Mentor and elevate junior engineers Provide technical guidance conduct code reviews share ML best practices and help junior team members grow their skills; foster a culture of learning experimentation and technical excellence
• Build production ML infrastructure Develop scalable APIs (FastAPI etc.) for model deployment implement MLOps pipelines leverage cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) to optimize AI infrastructure and use orchestration tools (Airflow) for complex ML workflows
• Champion ML governance and operational excellence Ensure adherence to AI/ML governance guidelines monitor model performance and SLAs optimize systems for reliability and cost-effectiveness and implement best practices for production ML systems
• Collaborate across teams effectively Partner with product squads business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to integrate ML solutions into flagship products and workflows; translate complex ML concepts for diverse audiences; and ensure seamless transitions from prototype to production
• Stay at the bleeding edge Continuously explore emerging ML technologies attend conferences contribute insights from research and bring innovative approaches back to the team; help shape our technical strategy through your expertise and experimentation

What You Need to Have:

• Strong ML engineering expertise 6 years of professional experience building production AI/ML systems with demonstrated ability to deliver advanced generative AI and ML solutions from concept through deployment
• Advanced generative AI and LLM experience Extensive hands-on experience developing and integrating generative AI solutions working with large language models building agentic workflows implementing RAG architectures and integrating AI capabilities into existing products and systems
• Deep ML technical skills Strong proficiency in Python and ML algorithms ranging from classical techniques to deep learning; proven experience training fine-tuning and deploying neural network models using PyTorch with focus on performance optimization and scalability
• Bachelors degree in Machine Learning Computer Science Data Science Applied Mathematics or related field (Masters or PhD is strongly preferred)
• Production ML engineering excellence Strong understanding of MLOps containerization (Docker Kubernetes/AWS EKS) cloud platforms (AWS/Azure including Bedrock SageMaker Azure AI Search) workflow orchestration (Airflow) and API development for ML systems
• Software development fundamentals Deep understanding of automated testing source version control code optimization software architecture and building scalable maintainable systems
• Technical leadership through influence Track record of leading project initiatives mentoring team members shaping technical strategy without direct management and driving innovation in fast-paced environments
• Outstanding collaboration and communication Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders translate complex ML concepts for diverse audiences and foster alignment across distributed cross-functional teams

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Cutting-edge AI implementation experience Track record of taking breakthrough AI capabilities from research/prototype to production-scale deployment; experience supporting seamless transitions from experimentation to enterprise-grade ML systems
• Multi-agent and agentic systems expertise Hands-on experience building sophisticated multi-agent systems agentic workflows tool-using AI or complex AI orchestration platforms that demonstrate advanced reasoning and autonomy
• MLOps and cloud-native infrastructure Advanced expertise building ML infrastructure sophisticated MLOps pipelines model serving platforms and optimizing cost/performance of production LLM deployments at scale
• Document and content management systems experience Experience developing or integrating ML functionality for document management systems content platforms or document intelligence solutions
• Technical thought leadership Contributions to open source ML projects conference presentations published research blog posts about practical ML applications or active participation in the ML engineering community
• Financial services or analytical domain knowledge Understanding of credit analysis workflows regulatory requirements financial data products or how ML enables better financial decision-making; familiarity with ratings agencies is valuable
• Startup or innovation environment experience History of building greenfield ML products working in fast-paced AI innovation teams or being part of early-stage initiatives where you helped shape technical direction and culture
• Toronto AI/ML community involvement Active participation in Torontos AI/ML engineering or research communities connections to academic groups or strong interest in contributing to Torontos world-class AI ecosystem

If youre ready to build transformative ML systems with organizational backing cutting-edge technology and talented colleaguesthis is the moment to join us.

Why Fitch

At Fitch Group the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

About Fitch Group

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings Fitch Solutions Fitch Learning.

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Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective timely independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitchs credibility and reputation our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you or your immediate family have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status and other statuses protected by law.

FOR TORONTO ROLES ONLY:Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 150000 CAD and 200000 CAD. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education training experience past performance and other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of Fitchs total compensation package which depending on the position may also include commission earnings discretionary bonuses long-term incentives and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1