Hiring: Machine Learning & Data Platform Engineer Company: Realpage Location: Richardson, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:09:36 Target Skills & Keywords : Data Pipeline, ETL, Fine-tuning, Hugging Face, JWT, Microsoft Excel, NLP, NumPy, OAuth2, Pandas, PostgreSQL, Python, REST, SageMaker, TensorFlow, Transformers, Vertex AI About the job Experience: •5+ years Python development with production ML systems Required Skills: •ML Model Development & Deployment — Build, train, and deploy classification models (currently served via Wallaroo ) that predict financial field/table mappings from document headers. Extend existing BERT-based question-answering models used for extracting structured data from free-text property descriptions. •Pipeline Platform — Maintain and extend the configuration-driven orchestration system that matches incoming files to processing pipelines, executes dynamic conditionals, and writes standardized output to downstream templates. •ETL Engine — Evolve the parsing library that handles complex Excel workbooks with nested headers, multi-tab structures, merged cells, and varied accounting system formats (ARES, GIC, DCS). •Data Quality & Reliability — Improve prediction accuracy, expand audit logging, and ensure processing integrity across clients and document types. •Architecture & Technical Leadership — Drive technical decisions on model serving infrastructure, database schema design, and API integration patterns with RealPage's Data Management Gateway (DMG). Provide mentorship and technical guidance to your direct report. Qualifications: •Strong experience with NLP / text classification — specifically training and fine-tuning transformer models (Hugging Face, TensorFlow) for document understanding tasks •Deep proficiency with pandas, NumPy, SQLAlchemy , and PostgreSQL •Operational familiarity with ML model serving platforms ( Wallaroo , SageMaker, Vertex AI, or similar) including OAuth2-based inference APIs •Comfort operating as a technical lead — triaging bugs, shipping features, making architectural calls independently, and mentoring junior engineers •Demonstrated ability to work across the full stack of a data platform: from raw file ingestion through model inference to API integration •Domain experience in real estate finance, property management, or accounting data (chart of accounts, trial balances, rent rolls) •Operational familiarity with dynamic code generation / evaluation patterns for configurable data transformations •Background in document parsing / OCR / intelligent document processing •Prior experience mentoring or leading a small team Compensation: •Health, dental, and vision insurance Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!