Member of the Technical Staff

Kiso Technology, LLC.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiso Technology in San Francisco seeks a Member of the Technical Staff to tackle ML, optimization, data science and software engineering challenges. You will join small, focused teams to frame problems, build end-to-end solutions, and deliver lasting impact for diverse clients.

The role is in-person at our SF office with relocation assistance and competitive compensation; requirement: strong communication skills and ability to work independently.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in software engineering in a production environment.
• Applied math, AI, operations research, statistics, probability, and/or machine learning.
• Product leadership on AI.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to distill technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Comfort in a client-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end process from problem framing to building a solution and ensuring impact.
• Collaborate in small, focused project teams (2-4 people).
• Deliver end-to-end solutions to ambiguous questions.

Skills

Software engineering

Applied math / ML

Product leadership on AI

Communication skills

Client-facing

Education

PhD in computer science / statistics / applied mathematics

Job description

About Kiso

Kiso Technology is a firm based in San Francisco that develops algorithms, models, and software systems to solve complex problems in a variety of domains. Clients range from early-stage startups to some of the largest companies in the world.

About The Role

As a Member of the Technical Staff, you will join a team with deep expertise in machine learning, optimization, data science, and software engineering. You will work on small, focused project teams (typically 2-4 people) to address complex strategic questions and deliver end-to-end solutions to ambiguous questions like “How can we manage our inventory more efficiently?” and “Why are we losing customers?” Our technical staff own this entire process—from framing the problem to building a solution and ensuring it drives lasting impact.

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While our work is highly collaborative, you do need to be self-directed and able to work independently.

We are looking for:

• Strong skills and professional experience in at least one of:
• software engineering in a collaborative, production environment
• applied math, e.g., AI, operations research, statistics, probability, and/or machine learning
• product leadership on AI
• Excellent communication skills, can distill technical concepts for non-technical audiences
• Comfort in a client-facing role

Nice to have

• PhD in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or a related field
• Successful track record leading large-scale technical projects, especially in a customer-facing role
• Deep expertise and/or thought leadership in a technical field (e.g. influential writing, strong publication record, professorship)

This is an in-person role, based out of our office in San Francisco. We offer relocation assistance for new employees and highly-competitive compensation.

The base salary range for this role is $110,000-$350,000. We also offer a generous performance-based bonus and an array of company benefits.

2025 Q1 offsite in Maui!

2025 Q2 onsite in SF!

About the company

Kiso Technology