Upstart

Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer, LLM Applications

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2 months ago
Remote, Worldwide
Staff+
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Base Salary

$178k - $247k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build user-facing ML features using LLMs and generative AI.
  • Collaborate with product, design, and ML research teams to deliver high-impact experiences.
  • Own the technical architecture and implementation strategy for applied ML systems.
  • Build scalable services and APIs for model outputs.
  • Ensure ML deployments meet safety, fairness, and performance standards.
  • Establish best practices for prompt design and model evaluation.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years on ML-driven products.
  • Proven ability to lead complex initiatives across engineering and product teams.
  • Strong backend development skills, particularly in Python with FastAPI or Flask.
  • Experience integrating LLMs or ML models into production systems.
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.
  • Ability to think rigorously about system design and user impact.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation including base, bonus, and equity.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) with 100% company match up to $4,500 and immediate vesting.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
  • Generous holiday, vacation, sick, and safety leave.
  • Supportive parental and family care leave programs.
  • Annual wellness and technology reimbursement programs.
  • Catered lunches and snacks in office.

Tech Stack

DockerFastAPIFlaskKubernetesPythonReactTerraform

Categories

AI & MLBackendFull Stack