We’re hiring an MLOps Engineer to lead the development of scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure for training, deployment, and monitoring of machine learning models. In this role, you will be responsible for creating and managing end-to-end pipelines and services that support both traditional ML workflows and modern LLM/agentic systems. You’ll partner with data scientists, data engineers, and AI software engineers to streamline model lifecycle management and ensure robust, observable, and governed AI operations.

 

We’re looking for engineers who love to automate, simplify, and scale complex ML/AI systems—and who understand the unique operational demands of intelligent applications in regulated, high-availability environments.

 

Who We Are

 

AbsenceSoft is elevating the leave and accommodations experience and is looking to hire amazing people like you! We create user-friendly, secure, and compliant technology that empowers employers to bring humanity, certainty and efficiency to the leave and accommodations experience. Made by HR Professionals for HR Professionals, we're proud of where we've been and excited about where we're headed. We value creative, innovative people who are passionate about their work and who believe there is always a better way. 

 

Leading With Our Core Values

 

Make a Difference.

We are inspired to make an impact through our hard work, talent and passion. We push ourselves each day to better serve our teams, our clients, and our community.

 

Team First.

We are driven by team spirit not by self-interest. We value collaboration and approach our work with humility and a desire to win together.

 

Own it.

If we say it, we mean it. We follow through on our commitments, step up to deliver, and grow from our successes and failures.

 

Everyone Matters.

No matter your background or experience, everyone's voice holds value here.

 

What You’ll Do

 

  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and container orchestration using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker.
  • Build reusable components for training and inference workflows, including feature stores and pipeline templates.
  • Implement observability solutions for models in production (e.g., drift detection, performance logging, alerting).
  • Collaborate with data scientists to support LLM fine-tuning, RLHF training, and experiment tracking at scale.
  • Enable secure and scalable serving of models and AI agents via REST/gRPC APIs or streaming interfaces.
  • Optimize model versioning, artifact management, and auditability to comply with regulatory requirements.
  • Establish testing and validation frameworks for model reproducibility and rollback procedures.
  • Support real-time inference pipelines for agentic workflows and vector-based RAG systems.
  • Champion Responsible AI principles through guardrails, explainability tooling, and compliance alignment.
  • Participate in a highly compliant environment while assisting to maintain company controls and security within your job role.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What’ll Set You Up for Success

Required Skills:

 

  • 5+ years of experience in DevOps, DataOps, or MLOps roles in enterprise-grade environments.
  • Proficient in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS, GKE, AKS).
  • Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, Bash, YAML) with deep familiarity with GitOps practices.
  • Hands-on experience with MLOps platforms such as MLflow, Kubeflow, Metaflow, or SageMaker Pipelines.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo, CircleCI) for ML deployment automation.
  • Understanding of LLM model training pipelines and deployment architectures, including RLHF and PEFT workflows.
  • Familiarity with vector DB integration, RAG frameworks, and secure model serving at scale.
  • Solid understanding of model governance, observability, lineage, and incident response protocols.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally in fast-moving teams.

Nice To Have

 

  • MLOps Platforms: MLflow, SageMaker Pipelines, Kubeflow, Metaflow, ClearML
  • Infrastructure: Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions
  • Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Sentry, EvidentlyAI
  • Data Tools: Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, Feature Store (Feast, Tecton)
  • Vector Search & RAG: FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate, LangChain, LlamaIndex

 

What To Know Before You Apply

 

  • We’re located in beautiful Golden, Colorado.
  • This is a full-time, salaried position + bonus.
  • AbsenceSoft provides a wide variety of perks and benefits. Including full medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. We offer a 401k and 401k match after your first year with AbsenceSoft.
  • We support your professional growth including industry training and CLMS Certification, opportunities for additional industry and technology certifications, and continuing education.
  • The salary range for this position is $188k - $219k.

 

At AbsenceSoft, we value an equitable and inclusive work environment and strive to build and foster diverse teams. Even if your work experience doesn’t align exactly with the position requirements, we'd still love to hear from you. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

 

We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that celebrates and supports diversity and inclusion. We make all employment and related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.