Staff Machine Learning Engineer

 About Prophecy 

The leader in AI-native data preparation and analysis, Prophecy is revolutionizing how the world’s top enterprises turn data chaos into reliable insights. We introduce the AI-native data lifecycle (generate, refine, deploy) where our industry leading AI agents and humans work hand-in-hand in visual and document interfaces to analyze, transform and prepare data, to ship trusted insights at enterprise scale. 

Don’t miss the rocket ship—join Prophecy and build the next data revolution.

Must-Have Skills:

• Expertise in building and managing Knowledge Graphs, including entity extraction, linkage, and ontology design.
• Experience integrating Knowledge Graph with AI systems for retrieval, reasoning, and agent context (e.g., enriching with LLM).
• Tech lead experience: Owning end-to-end KG projects, from design to deployment, with leadership in cross-functional teams.
• Versatile software developer: fluency in Python, REST APIs, microservices in public cloud; some experience with Go, AWS, k8s, java, Scala.
• Hands-on experience in developing, optimizing and operating neo4j or similar graph databases.
• Builder mentality: Demonstrated experience taking ideas to production.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• ML/LLM work in code generation (e.g., Codex, text-to-SQL), semantic extraction, or knowledge graphs (e.g., Neo4j, Neptune).
• Experience with big-data engines like Spark.
• Compiler development for languages like SQL, Python, or Scala.
• Optimization of ML models for low-latency, high-throughput production use.
• Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects (e.g., Hugging Face, PyTorch).
• Expertise in retrieval systems or vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate).
• Skill in evaluating tech and driving build/buy decisions

Seniority: Senior to Staff Level

Experience: 5+ years in industry

Compensation:  $250,000–$350,000

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Prophecy, we hire for merit and foster an inclusive culture where people from diverse backgrounds can excel and do their best work. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Prophecy are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and any other protected characteristics under applicable laws.