About Scientific Games

Scientific Games: Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.

About the Role We are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to help build the foundations of our machine learning platform from the ground up. Instead, the mission is to build self-service ML tooling and golden paths that enable Data Scientists to independently take models from experimentation to reliable production deployment across batch and real-time use cases. You will partner closely with Staff MLEs, Data Scientists, and platform stakeholders to establish the first generation of reusable ML infrastructure, deployment workflows, observability standards, and developer experience patterns that scale across the organization This position will start remotely and transition to a hybrid role. Candidates must be local to Toronto, ON.

Build reusable self-service tooling for model packaging, deployment, batch inference, and real-time serving

Develop platform capabilities that enable Data Scientists to independently deploy, monitor, and iterate on their own models in production

Build foundational ML workflows including model registry, environment promotion, rollback,



feature access patterns, and inference APIs

Design CI/CD pipelines for automated training, validation, shadow deployment, canary rollout, rollback, and full production promotion workflows

Establish golden-path templates, SDKs, CLIs, and reference implementations to standardize ML system delivery

Contribute to observability standards across model health, latency, feature freshness, data quality, and business KPI monitoring

Partner with Staff MLEs to shape the first-generation architecture of the ML platform

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, or another related STEM field

Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM field with robust equivalent industry depth is also acceptable

Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in ML engineering, platform engineering, or production ML systems

Proven experience building production batch and real-time ML systems Experience working closely with Data Scientists to productionize models and experimentation workflows Strong experience building reusable tooling, frameworks, or internal developer platforms

Technical Skills

Strong Python and software engineering fundamentals

Hands-on experience with PyTorch and TensorFlow model deployment workflows

Experience with Docker, Kubernetes,



and cloud-native deployment patterns

Strong understanding of API-based inference services, async batch scoring, and event-driven pipelines

Strong collaboration with Data Scientists and product engineering teams

Experience building internal ML platforms from zero to first scaled adoption

Familiarity with Databricks, PySpark, Airflow, or equivalent orchestration tooling

Experience with self-service experimentation and A/B testing tooling

SG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Legendary performance. All built on a foundation of trusted partnerships. This is what it takes to be a global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology. At Scientific Games, we elevate play every day. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we care about the details that drive profits for lottery beneficiary programs. And with the power of data analytics, we can predict what they'll want to play tomorrow. Because it's not just a game. And Scientific Games is the partner of choice for these growing markets. Because when it comes to digital, trust is everything. But we're endlessly innovating, always evolving and firmly committed to responsible gaming. It's the future of Scientific Games. The driver of today's favorite lottery games and most advanced technologies, and sustainability for tomorrow.

📌 Senior Remote Machine Learning Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Scientific Games
📍 Toronto