Frontier AI Field Engineer – Research to Delivery Leader

Apply; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in a fast-growing company

401(k) match

Paid parental leave

$500 wellness stipend

$2,000 learning stipend

Job summary

Apply is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work in San Francisco, CA. In this hybrid role, you'll bridge applied AI research and customer delivery, collaborating with leading AI labs.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in ML and AI engineering, a strong background in Python, and familiarity with reinforcement learning. You'll play a critical role in prototyping and executing high-impact research projects.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in applied ML, AI research engineering, or a closely related field.
• Hands-on experience fine-tuning ML models.
• Experience with ML data pipelines and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Partner with AI lab researchers to understand their goals and data requirements.
• Design evaluation frameworks and benchmark infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers and researchers on technical standards.

Skills

Python skills

Applied ML experience

Stakeholder management

Technical project leadership

Experience with ML data pipelines

Reinforcement learning knowledge

Education

6+ years in AI research engineering or related field

Tools

Data processing tools

Model evaluation frameworks

Job description

Apply is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work in San Francisco, CA. In this hybrid role, you'll bridge applied AI research and customer delivery, collaborating with leading AI labs.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in ML and AI engineering, a strong background in Python, and familiarity with reinforcement learning. You'll play a critical role in prototyping and executing high-impact research projects.