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This role is looking for 3+ years of experience and while this is a Forward Deployed role, they are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer as this is an engineering first role, not sales focused. As a founding FDE, you will help shape the technical direction of the business, offering significant ownership and the opportunity to lead a small team of contractors.This is a fully Remote position but ideally looking for someone local to the Bay for team meetups. 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