Poesis

Machine Learning Engineer

Poesis
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Base Salary

$200k - $280k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Implement and iterate rapidly on machine learning models, signals, and research ideas.
  • Design and run experiments to evaluate and improve model and agent performance and investment impact.
  • Build reproducible workflows for feature generation, training, validation, and evaluation.
  • Work with large-scale financial, fundamental, and alternative datasets to identify predictive signals and improve model performance.
  • Contribute across the full machine learning lifecycle, from experimentation and model and agent development through deployment and iteration.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or in a related role.
  • Prior experience at a frontier AI lab, agentic startup, leading hedge fund, big tech company, or similar organization.
  • Strong Python and SQL skills and experience working with large-scale datasets.
  • Experience developing, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models in production environments.
  • Demonstrated success building reproducible research workflows and experimentation frameworks.
  • Familiarity with modern AI systems, including LLMs, evaluation frameworks, and agent workflows.
  • Ability to leverage Claude Code, Codex, or other coding agents.
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Preferred experience developing ML and AI systems with financial, fundamental, alternative, or time-series datasets.
  • Preferred familiarity with quantitative investing, portfolio construction, or risk management.
  • Preferred experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow and AI workflows for parsing financial documents such as filings and transcripts.
  • Current legal authorization to work in the United States is required.

Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site at the Menlo Park, California office.
  • Relocation allowance available.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Catered lunches and commuter benefits.
  • Continuing work visa sponsorship available for full-time employees.

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About Poesis

1-10 employees

Whoever builds the leading intelligence for finance will create far more than returns. Poesis is the AI-native asset manager running autonomous agents that predict markets, construct portfolios, and manage risk. Live capital is the training ground for an intelligence that compounds with every signal.

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