Machine Learning Engineer

About This Role

This senior-level Machine Learning Engineer role is central to how Canals scales and delivers value through AI, owning end-to-end ML pipelines and shaping product features. The position suits an engineer who can move quickly while maintaining high quality and delivering real-world impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable machine learning models that improve and automate logistics processes for customers
• Own projects end-to-end, from problem definition and data exploration to model deployment and monitoring in production
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to align ML work with customer needs and deliver features that drive business value
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor within the ML area, reviewing code and ensuring best practices for reproducibility, quality, and performance
• Evaluate and implement tools and frameworks to improve ML infrastructure and workflows
• Help shape the future of Canals as the company continues scaling with its customers

Requirements

• Senior-level experience building and deploying machine learning models in production environments
• Experience designing scalable data pipelines and working with large datasets
• Comfort taking ownership of projects and ensuring models deliver real, measurable customer value
• Strong Python skills with knowledge of ML frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow) and data tools (e.g., Pandas, Spark)
• Ability to guide and unblock others, providing thoughtful code reviews and architectural feedback
• Experience working independently in a fast-paced, product-focused environment

Nice to have:

• Previous experience in high-growth startups or small teams
• Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools

Benefits

• Opportunities for meaningful impact on the trajectory of a rapidly growing company
• Work alongside ambitious, thoughtful teammates who care deeply about what they do
• Remote-first, flexible, and distributed work environment across North and South America

About the Company

Canals builds software for wholesale distributors, helping them operate more efficiently through automation and AI. The company's customers are responsible for moving materials that power the real economy, including electrical supplies, plumbing products, roofing materials, and HVAC equipment. Canals is a profitable, rapidly growing company with a team of roughly 140 people distributed across North and South America.