ML Engineer

Our client - a team of founders from Silicon Valley who have created successful mobile apps with over 650 million downloads, have previously raised tens of millions of dollars in funding, and have reached valuations and exits north of $300 million. They believe friendship is one of the most underappreciated human values, that is important for a fulfilling life, mental health, and longevity. The mission is to make friendships more deep and meaningful for the next billion people. They are building a social app based on deep tech, which uses AI, ML, and face recognition to provide a social experience for a wide audience. 

They are looking for a talented ML Engineer to join the team.

Location: Europe
Type: Remote, full-time
Start date: ASAP

Requirements:

• Experience deploying and maintaining ML/AI models in production for high-scale consumer applications
• Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals (supervised/unsupervised learning, evaluation metrics, overfitting, etc.)
• Strong experience in Python for ML workflows, including libraries like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and scikit-learn
• Experience with modern generative models (e.g., LLMs, diffusion models) and tools from 2025
• Experience in startups practical approach to delivering ML features, agile/SCRUM workflow, understanding of Lean Startups methodology, MVP concepts, hypothesis testing, etcKnowledge of Git
• Proactive work, self-motivated, autonomous

It would be great if you also have:

• Basic knowledge of Swift and CoreML, to deliver ML features on the iOS platform
• Familiarity with recent advances in LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG (retrieval augmented generation), and open-source models (e.g., Mistral, LLaMA, Mixtral, etc.)
• Higher education in computer science, mathematics, physics, or a related field (MSc/PhD is a plus)
• Deep understanding of core algorithms and data structures clustering, decision trees, graph-based methods, optimization techniques, etc
• A link to a GitHub profile, Kaggle, ArXiv publications, or open-source contributions

The company offers:

• The opportunity to work on various tasks and technologies while participating in the development of a product with the potential to reach millions or billions of users
• Opportunity for rapid career growth: Startup is in a high-growth phase, and there is plenty of room for talented developers to quickly grow in their roles and take on more responsibility
• Equity (stock options) for key employees, which can potentially change your life