Machine Learning Engineer
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- Hybrid · San Francisco
Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.
Open. First seen 19 September 2026.
About the role
About the Role
We are a small, fast-moving AI-powered recruitment tech startup, and we are looking for a mid-level Machine Learning Engineer to help build and improve the core matching and recommendation systems that connect candidates with the right opportunities. This is a high-impact role at a company where your work will directly shape the product and the experience of thousands of job seekers and hiring teams.
What You'll Do
Design, build, and iterate on machine learning models that power candidate-to-role matching and personalization. Work closely with the founding team to translate product goals into scalable ML solutions. Develop and maintain data pipelines to support model training, evaluation, and deployment. Monitor model performance in production and drive continuous improvements. Contribute to research and experimentation on new AI techniques relevant to talent matching and natural language understanding.
What We're Looking For
3 to 7 years of hands-on experience in machine learning engineering or a closely related role. Strong fundamentals in computer science, statistics, or a related quantitative field. Proven experience building and deploying ML models in production environments.
Proficiency with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, and familiarity with NLP techniques. Comfort working across the full ML lifecycle, from data preparation through to model monitoring. Experience at a high-performing technology company or consulting environment is a plus.
A bias toward action, strong ownership mentality, and comfort with ambiguity in a small team setting. Location Based in San Francisco, California. This is an on-site or hybrid role at our San Francisco office.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are a small, fast-moving AI-powered recruitment tech startup, and we are looking for a mid-level Machine Learning Engineer to help build and improve the core matching and recommendation systems that connect candidates with the right opportunities. This is a high-impact role at a company where your work will directly shape the product and the experience of thousands of job seekers and hiring teams.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design, build, and iterate on machine learning models that power candidate-to-role matching and personalization.
- Work closely with the founding team to translate product goals into scalable ML solutions.
- Develop and maintain data pipelines to support model training, evaluation, and deployment.
- Monitor model performance in production and drive continuous improvements.
- Contribute to research and experimentation on new AI techniques relevant to talent matching and natural language understanding.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 3 to 7 years of hands-on experience in machine learning engineering or a closely related role.
- Strong fundamentals in computer science, statistics, or a related quantitative field.
- Proven experience building and deploying ML models in production environments.
- Proficiency with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, and familiarity with NLP techniques.
- Comfort working across the full ML lifecycle, from data preparation through to model monitoring.
- Experience at a high-performing technology company or consulting environment is a plus.
- A bias toward action, strong ownership mentality, and comfort with ambiguity in a small team setting. LOCATION Based in San Francisco, California. This is an on-site or hybrid role at our San Francisco office.
What this role asks for
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NLP · TensorFlow
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Machine Learning · PyTorch
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Other openings for this role
2 open postings for this role in San Francisco, first posted 19 September 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
- 20 September 2026 – open
- 19 September 2026 – open (this posting)
Salary context
65 other open postings titled Machine Learning Engineer state a salary: median USD 150,000 to USD 203,400 a year.
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