Founding Machine Learning Engineer
mid$220K – $300K
via Ashby
About this role
ABOUT THE ROLE
A Series A AI/ML startup focused on model training and evaluation is looking for a Founding ML Engineer to build and scale core machine learning systems from the ground up. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of research intuition and engineering execution. You will work closely with the founding team to design, train, and ship production-grade ML models while helping set the foundation for technical culture, infrastructure, and research practices.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Build and optimize end-to-end ML pipelines, from data ingestion to deployment.
- Implement and fine-tune LLMs, embeddings, and generative models for real-world applications.
- Develop efficient training and inference systems leveraging distributed compute.…
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