Machine Learning Engineer

Overview :

CACTUS is a remote-first organization and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. You may be required to travel to our Mumbai office based on business requirements or for company/team events.

We are looking for an AI/ML Engineer to build and optimize intelligent models for real-world applications. In this role, you will work on NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics solutions, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy scalable, production-ready AI systems. If you enjoy solving complex data problems and driving impactful AI solutions, this role offers strong ownership and growth.

Responsibilities : Develop, train, and optimize AI/ML models for various use cases such as text summarization, image matching, and speech recognition. Implement features of engineering pipelines and data pre-processing modules. Conduct experiments and document results to improve model accuracy and latency. Collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers to deploy AI models in production. Ensure model outputs comply with Responsible AI guardrails and data protection norms. Support integration of AI components into existing applications.

Requirements : B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or equivalent. Professional certification in machine learning or deep learning preferred. Research papers, case studies, or significant open-source contributions (are preferred) 4–7 years of hands-on experience in developing and fine-tuning AI/ML models. Practical exposure to NLP, computer vision, or predictive analytics projects. Demonstrated experience in implementing AI solutions using open-source or cloud frameworks.

Technical Competencies Programming Languages: Python, C++, R. Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Hugging Face. Libraries: pandas, NumPy, OpenCV, spaCy, Transformers. Data Handling: SQL, NoSQL, data augmentation techniques. Cloud & Tools: Docker, SageMaker, MLflow, Git. Evaluation Metrics: F1, BLEU, ROUGE, AUC, precision-recall curves.

About Cactus:

Established in 2002, CACTUS (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.