Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Evenup Corp - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Francisco, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Staff Machine Learning Engineer at EvenUp will play a crucial role in advancing the company's mission to support injury law firms by leveraging machine learning and large language models (LLMs). This position involves leading a highly skilled team in developing and deploying innovative ML solutions that enhance legal representation for injury victims. The engineer will be responsible for staying updated on ML advancements, establishing best practices, providing mentorship, and collaborating with various stakeholders to integrate research into scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Stay on top of the latest advancements in ML and prompt engineering and direct the team to adjust direction accordingly.
• Build and deploy models in production that tangibly impact the lives of our customers.
• Help set team best practices on how prompting experimentation and development is done; design and implement efficient procedures for benchmarking and optimizing prompt performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship for a highly skilled team of data scientists and machine learning engineers, guiding them in solving complex business problems.
• Act as a strategic advisor for leaders across the organization on driving business impact through machine learning.
• Own technical roadmaps and work closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to integrate research findings into scalable, production-ready solutions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in machine learning with multiple models deployed in operational settings.
• PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or other quantitative field.
• Strong proficiency with the latest Large Language Model (LLM) technologies.
• Expertise in one or more areas of machine learning, such as deep learning, reinforcement learning, probabilistic modeling, or optimization.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and coaching skills.
• High proficiency in a procedural programming language (e.g. Python).
• Ability to translate and apply cutting edge research into practical solutions.
• Strong leadership and mentorship abilities, with a passion for guiding and developing other team members.

Benefits

• Choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family
• Flexible paid time off and 10+ holidays per year
• A stipend to upgrade your home office for fully-remote roles
• 401k for US-based employees