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Applied AI Scientist (Hybrid)

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5 months ago
Toronto, CanadaMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

  • Drive advancements in LLMs and applied AI systems through rapid experimentation.
  • Leverage, fine-tune, and deploy models, managing the lifecycle from experimentation to production.
  • Build AI-powered features that address critical business problems across product domains.
  • Develop and track metrics to measure real customer impact and ensure alignment with business outcomes.
  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to deliver production-ready solutions.
  • Communicate insights and experiment results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Support leadership with data-driven decision-making.
  • Continuously improve workflows using AI tools and automation.

Requirements

  • Strong foundation in machine learning principles and applied modeling.
  • Deep experience with LLMs or frontier AI models from industry or academia.
  • Demonstrated ability to productionize ML systems in real-time, batch, or streaming contexts.
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL for data manipulation and model development.
  • Experience evaluating models using technical metrics and business impact.
  • Ability to break down complex problems into structured, solvable components.
  • Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Adaptability and curiosity to evolve with rapidly changing AI capabilities.

Benefits

  • Stock options and TFSA/RRSP with 4% company match.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
  • Flexible PTO, company holidays, and designated focus periods.
  • Access to paid AI tools with minimal restrictions for building and experimentation.
  • Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up support after 6 months of service.
  • Work From Anywhere Month and meeting-free weeks annually.
  • Life insurance and short/long-term disability coverage.
  • Meals provided, team offsites, and Customer Days.

Tech Stack

Categories

Data Science
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About Homebase

1,001-5,000 employees

Homebase builds an all-in-one software platform for small businesses with hourly teams, offering employee scheduling, time tracking, payroll, team messaging, and basic HR tools. It operates as a subscription SaaS product used by over 150,000 small businesses to manage 2M+ workers and billions of tracked hours. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is privately held.

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