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Machine Learning Engineer / Forward Deployed

Oscar TechnologyUnited States🇺🇸United StatesPosted 31 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This fully remote Machine Learning Engineer role offers a fantastic opportunity to shape the technical direction of an innovative AI startup, with a competitive salary of $250K-$300K and direct access to founders. You'll thrive here if you're a skilled ML engineer with extensive infrastructure and evaluation experience who enjoys collaborating and directly impacting a company's growth. Apply now to leverage your expertise and drive significant advancements in the field!

Quick Overview

Salary
$250k - $300k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Remote
Location
United States
Posted
23 hours ago
Machine LearningPyTorchPython

Job Description



Title: Machine Learning Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer


Location: Remote, Northern California


Salary: $250K-$300K



An AI startup helping foundation model companies and Frontier Labs is hiring a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer for their new division. This role is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer, a model builder first, who can talk to customers. This role will have a direct line to the founders and is looking for a MLE who has extensive experience with Infrastructure, Benchmarks, Evaluation, and experience using Python/PyTorch ideally at a startup. 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. They are looking for a strong communicator and someone who enjoys collaborating cross functionally with Engineering, Research, and AI labs.



Experience:



  • 3+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer

  • Experience building models with Python/PyTorch

  • Experience working cross-functionally and communicate with different teams

  • Experience with Model Benchmarking and Evaluation

  • Experience shaping/building AI Infrastructure

  • Ability to work in a fast-moving startup environment



Benefits:



  • Equity

  • Paid Time Off

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage

  • Opportunity to create lasting impact within a growing organization

  • Remote in California



Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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