ML Search Engineer
Apt CompaniesBirmingham, Alabama, United States
Posted February 27, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Apt Companies is a women‑owned IT staffing and solutions firm that accelerates technology delivery through strategic talent acquisition and project execution. The company specializes in contingent labor, nearshore team augmentation, and upskilling initiatives, offering flexible, scalable workforce solutions tailored to each client’s needs. Apt distinguishes itself with a focus on speed, agility, and partnership, enabling rapid deployment of high‑quality professionals and continuous skill development. By combining deep industry expertise with a collaborative approach, Apt empowers organizations to achieve operational excellence and timely project success.
Job Description
We’re partnering with a client to hire ML Search Engineers who are excited about building a modern, machine learning–driven search platform that powers intelligent product discovery across a large e-commerce ecosystem.
Requirements
- Implement ML-driven search components designed by a Search Architect
- Build and maintain Python-based ML pipelines for embeddings, inference, and relevance
- Work with vector search and similarity matching to enable intent-based product discovery
- Support GPU-based workloads for model computation and inference
- Participate in MLOps workflows, including deployment, monitoring, retraining, and maintenance
- Refresh and rerun embeddings as product data evolves
- Collaborate with Architecture, Innovation, and Engineering teams to deliver production ML systems
- Debug, optimize, and improve search performance, reliability, and relevance
- Contribute to ongoing enhancements as the search platform grows