At Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) our purpose is to 'open up the world for those who want to see'. Every day, we give people all around the world the opportunity to experience something amazing – travel!  

We are on the look out for a forward-thinking Machine Learning (ML) Scientist, who will support the Leader of AI/ML, in development and implementation of cutting-edge data science and machine learning experiments within our organisation.

This role involves developing and deploying scalable ML models, creating innovative ML pipelines, and extracting actionable insights from complex datasets to drive strategic decisions and technological advancements. As the Machine Learning Scientist you will be at the forefront of exploring and integrating foundation models and novel ML techniques, contributing significantly to our mission of delivering impactful, technologically advanced solutions to complex problems in diverse domains.

If you enjoy collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to uncover new applications for ML solutions, we encourage you to apply!

Day to day:

• Design and implement data science and ML experiments, setting appropriate metrics, benchmarks, milestones, and effectively communicating results
• Construct and iterate on ML pipelines to provide scalable insights
• Create tools for data analysis and visualisation
• Manipulate large, complex datasets, applying innovative feature engineering techniques
• Optimise model performance through fine-tuning.
• Develop novel evaluation and benchmarking methods including QAs
• Deploy large-scale machine learning models in production environments
• Enhance the safety, security, and integrity of our AI system architectures, contributing to the platform’s success and reliability
• Promote ethical AI principles across all projects, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability

You'll be perfect for the role if you have:

• At least 3 years of commercial development experience in ML and data science, with a preference for at least 1-2 years in designing high performance, large-scale ML systems.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, ML or related field, or comparable professional experience
• Proficiency in Python and ML libraries (e.g., NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn)
• Knowledge about various foundational models, such as LLAMA, Mistral and as well as OpenAI APIs & GPT Models
• Experience in training models using PyTorch, TensorFlow, Jax
• Strong programming and data querying (SQL, Spark)
• Skills in data wrangling and data manipulation
• Expert knowledge in handling large, structured, and unstructured datasets, with a special focus on time series, e.g. weather/climate data, satellite imagery, and geospatial data
• A demonstrated ability to deploy models at scale in production environments
• Proficiency in version control (e.g., Git) and cloud computing services (Azure, AWS, GCP) for model training and deployment

We value you

Flight Centre Travel Group is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that supports your unique identity to create better, safer experiences for everyone.​ We encourage you to come as you are; to foster inclusivity and collaboration. We celebrate you. 

Who we are

Since our beginning, our vision has always been to open up the world for those who want to see.

As a global travel retailer, our people come from all different backgrounds, and our connections spread to the far reaches of the globe - 20+ countries and counting! Together, we are a family (we call ourselves Flighties). 

We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve. We embrace new experiences, we celebrate the wins, seize all opportunities, and empower all of our people to find their Brightness of Future.

We encourage you to DREAM BIG through collaboration and innovation, and make sure you are supported to make incredible ideas a reality. Together, we deliver quality, innovative solutions that delight our customers and achieve our strategic priorities.

Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism. 

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