We don't hear that much about working at a very low level on this podcast but they are still very valid. Andrew is able to give us his take on why and what you need to keep in mind when you are working at these low levels and why it is very important when you are a Machine Learning Engineer and how the two can play together nicely.
Most MLOps teams are formed using existing people and exitsing engineers. More often than not you have to blend these various disciplines and it works well when there's a common goal.