Title: MLOps AI Engineer
Locations: Tampa-FL, Mesquite-TX, Advance-NC
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Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. is the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world. Established in 1945, Ashley offers one of the industry’s broadest product assortments to retail partners in 123 countries.
Join our team and utilize leading-edge technology to configure, develop, deliver and support applications for our business in areas such as Wholesale, Retail, and Digital Commerce and you will be part of challenging projects to build and support technical solutions for rapidly growing business needs.
Our IT team combines a highly skilled workforce, the most advanced equipment available, and incredible computer optimization to create one of the most agile operations in the industry!
Summary
- The MLOps AI Engineer will lead the development and implementation of machine learning operations infrastructure, combining deep ML expertise with DevOps best practices.
- This role is responsible for building and maintaining scalable ML platforms, automating ML pipelines, and ensuring reliable deployment of AI models into production environments.
- The position requires hands-on technical expertise in both ML/AI technologies and modern infrastructure practices.
Primary Job Functions
- Design and implement end-to-end MLOps pipelines for training, testing, and deploying ML models
- Build and maintain ML infrastructure using cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes
- Develop automated CI/CD pipelines specific to ML workflows
- Create monitoring and observability solutions for ML model performance
- Implement version control for data, models, and ML artifacts
- Design and maintain feature stores and ML metadata management systems
- Optimize ML model serving infrastructure for performance and scalability
- Implement ML security best practices and governance frameworks
- Automate model retraining and deployment processes
- Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize ML models
- Design and implement A/B testing frameworks for model deployment
- Create self-service platforms for ML experimentation
- Audit, maintain, and ensure employee time-keeping and absentee records are accurate.
- Communicate company and departmental issues and goals and facilitate employee growth and development through weekly team meetings, regular individual employee meetings, coaching, training, and company-offered learning opportunities.
- Manage resources to optimize equipment, facilities, employees, methods and materials.
- Demonstrate the Company’s Core and Growth Values in the performance of all job functions.
Very Familiar with all of the following:
Cloud platforms (Azure, GCP)
ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
MLOps platforms (Kubeflow, MLflow)
Containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
Version control systems (Git)
Job Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, AI, ML, or related field – or equivalent experience
Experience:
5+ years’ experience in software engineering or ML engineering
Strong programming skills in Python and ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc)
Experience with containerization and Kubernetes
Expertise in CI/CD tools and practices
Understanding of ML lifecycle management
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP)
Knowledge of ML monitoring and observability tools
Licenses or Certifications CKA, CKAD, or CKS certifications
Apply today and find your home at Ashley!
Benefits We Offer
- Health, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Your Birthday off
- Generous Employee Discount on home furnishings
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Ashley Wellness Centers (location specific) and Medical Tourism
- Telehealth
- 401(k) and Profit Sharing
- Life Insurance
Our Core Values
- Honesty & Integrity
- Passion, Drive, Discipline
- Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence
- Dirty Fingernail
- Growth Focused
To learn more about Ashley Furniture, our community engagement programs, environmental stewardship, and our core values, please visit our Corporate Social Responsibility information page:
Corporate Social Responsibility
We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a drug-free working environment. While Ashley appreciates the interest of all candidates only those meeting specific position requirements may be contacted. Principals Only.
