Machine Learning Engineer

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITYGolden Gate Recruiting is helping recruit for a fast-growing AI startup backed by Browder Capital — one of the earliest investors in companies like Wander.com and Owner.com. The team is applying AI to solve real problems for its customers and is now scaling across engineering, go-to-market, and design. The company name is being kept confidential during this search; details are shared with candidates as the process progresses.THE ROLEOur client is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to help build and ship the ML systems that power its core product — from training and evaluation to production deployment.TECH STACK & TOOLSPython, with PyTorch or TensorFlow for model developmentHugging Face Transformers for NLP/LLM workLangChain or LlamaIndex for LLM orchestration and RAG pipelinesVector databases such as Pinecone or WeaviateWeights & Biases or MLflow for experiment tracking and model versioningAirflow for data pipelines; Snowflake or BigQuery for the data warehouseDocker and Kubernetes, deployed on AWS SageMaker or GCP Vertex AIWHAT YOU'LL DODesign, train, and evaluate ML models for core product featuresBuild and maintain data and training pipelines for rapid experimentationPartner with product and infrastructure teams to deploy models into productionMonitor model performance in production and iterate based on real-world feedbackStay current with ML research and evaluate its applicability to the roadmapWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR3+ years of experience building and deploying ML models in productionStrong Python skills and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlowSolid understanding of the ML lifecycle: data prep, training, evaluation, deploymentComfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous startup environmentBS/MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field (or equivalent experience)NICE TO HAVEExperience with LLMs, fine-tuning, or retrieval-augmented generationExperience with distributed training or large-scale data pipelinesCOMPENSATION$155,000–$230,000 base salary + meaningful equity. Target pay generally maps to years of directly relevant experience: 3–4 years $155,000–$175,000; 5–7 years $175,000–$200,000; 8+ years $200,000–$230,000. Bands reflect 2026 early-stage startup market data (seed/Series A–B) for this role and location; final offers may vary based on the candidate's specific background.HOW TO APPLYEasy Apply on this post.