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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

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You will transform prototype AI models into scalable, efficient, and reliable production systems for secure distributed environments. You will design agentic workflows, build retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, optimize models for cloud, edge, and mobile hardware, and work across multimodal AI domains.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy agentic workflows for multi-step reasoning, tool use, and decision-making
  • Productionize AI research prototypes into scalable, deployable systems
  • Engineer adaptive machine learning systems using LoRA, PEFT, and on-device inference strategies
  • Implement model optimization techniques including quantization, pruning, distillation, and hardware-specific acceleration
  • Build and maintain retrieval-augmented generation pipelines with vector database integration
  • Work with multimodal AI systems across computer vision, audio, and natural language
  • Optimize model execution for distributed and resource-constrained environments

Requirements

  • Hold an active United States security clearance
  • Have 4+ years of experience in applied AI, machine learning engineering, or production AI systems
  • Demonstrate deep proficiency in PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Hugging Face Transformers
  • Have experience deploying AI models across cloud, edge, and mobile hardware environments
  • Demonstrate expertise in model compression and optimization, including quantization, pruning, and distillation
  • Have experience building retrieval-augmented generation pipelines and integrating vector databases
  • Be familiar with multimodal models and synthetic data generation methods
  • Demonstrate algorithmic and problem-solving skills in distributed or constrained compute environments

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
  • 401(k) match for United States-based employees
  • $200/month Health & Wellness stipend
  • Continuing Education support
  • $500/year Function Health subscription for United States-based employees
  • Free parking for in-office employees
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Parental leave for eligible employees
  • Supplemental life insurance

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