
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (AI)
Next Step Systems
8m ago • Remote
Senior
Remote
150,000 - 170,000 USD/yr
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$150,000 – $170,000/year
Quick Facts
Role: Staff Machine Learning Engineer (AI)
Work mode: 100% Remote (US only)
Assessment: 60-minute coding assessment (required)
Description
You own the execution layer of intelligence and translate research into reliable, scalable, production-grade machine learning systems. You will make models trainable, deployable, observable, and performant under real-world constraints while collaborating across research, infrastructure, and product.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end ML system execution: data pipelines, training workflows, evaluation systems, inference architecture, and deployment
Fine-tune and adapt models using LoRA, QLoRA, SFT, DPO, and distillation
Architect and operate scalable inference systems balancing latency, cost, and reliability
Design and maintain data systems for synthetic and real-world training data
Implement evaluation pipelines for performance, robustness, safety, and bias with research leadership
Own production deployment, including GPU optimization, memory efficiency, latency reduction, and scaling
Collaborate with application engineering to integrate ML systems into backend and client products
Make pragmatic trade-offs, ship improvements quickly, and learn from production usage
Operate under production constraints for latency, cost, reliability, and safety
Requirements
Experience building or shipping ML systems used by people (not just demos)
AI experience required
Experience working with large models and understanding their failure modes
Experience writing strong, production-grade code
Self-directed, pragmatic, and able to take full ownership of outcomes
Clear communication and good collaboration in small, high-trust teams
US residency with proof and willingness to complete a 60-minute coding assessment
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental
Vision
Savings plan options
PTO
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