Forward-Deployed ML Engineer: Transform Enterprise AI

Fundamental

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with salary and equity
Comprehensive health coverage
Paid parental leave
Relocation support
Mission-driven culture that values diversity

Job summary

Fundamental is looking for a Forward Deployed Data Scientist/MLE in San Francisco to lead deployments of their innovative NEXUS model.

In this role, you will manage relations with stakeholders while addressing complex technical challenges and translating insights into product improvements. The ideal candidate will possess a Ph.D. or master's degree in a relevant field and have 2+ years of experience in technical roles.

Competitive compensation and a culture valuing diversity and ownership are part of the offer.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years as a technical individual contributor (data scientist or software engineer).
  • Mastery of the end‑to‑end pipeline, from framing to validation strategies.
  • Demonstrated experience optimizing models for specific business problems.

Responsibilities

  • Help deploy use cases with considerable business impact.
  • Work on head-to-head benchmarking against client baselines.
  • Translate operational pain points into essential inputs for the Fundamental roadmap.

Skills

Experience with containerization (Docker)
Strong communication skills
Deep understanding of data handling (PySpark, Pandas)
Experience optimizing models for business problems

Education

PhD / master in CS / Math / Stats or equivalent

Tools

FastAPI
Flask

Job description

Fundamental is looking for a Forward Deployed Data Scientist/MLE in San Francisco to lead deployments of their innovative NEXUS model.

In this role, you will manage relations with stakeholders while addressing complex technical challenges and translating insights into product improvements. The ideal candidate will possess a Ph.D. or master's degree in a relevant field and have 2+ years of experience in technical roles.

Competitive compensation and a culture valuing diversity and ownership are part of the offer.

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