Machine Learning Engineer
Raydar
Machine Learning Engineer
Raydar
AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles
Raydar · New York, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-30
Salary: USD 250,000–330,000
Workplace: on_site
About the company
Our client is a fast-growing technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Apply machine learning in a live production environment, improving models that handle sensitive text and other data types. The work involves studying model weaknesses, preparing training data, running experiments and releasing measurable gains. It is a high-ownership position within a small, in-person engineering team.
What you'll do
- Own a production model end to end, including retraining, failure analysis and release of measurable accuracy improvements.
- Design and scale data labeling approaches, including active learning and LLM-assisted review.
- Extend existing capabilities to new data types such as audio, video and tabular data.
- Combine rules-based methods, classical ML, fine-tuning and LLM techniques to solve entity recognition and resolution problems, choosing the approach based on evidence.
- Build evaluation benchmarks and experiment tooling so that improvements move from discovery to production faster and more repeatably.
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of experience releasing and improving machine learning models in production.
- Strong Python software engineering skills, with experience in production-grade code rather than only exploratory notebooks.
- Experience working with AWS.
- Track record of investigating why a model underperforms on unfamiliar inputs, curating training data and lifting both precision and recall.
- Background in natural language processing, ideally with text extraction or entity-focused tasks.
- Experience expanding labeling throughput or adapting models to additional data types, plus familiarity with fine-tuning transformer models and inference optimization.
- Startup experience and a clear record of career progression.
Bonus points
- STEM undergraduate degree from a highly ranked US university.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 250,000 to 330,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off and company holidays
- Wellness benefits
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
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Raydar is an AI-powered talent acquisition firm that serves tech-focused organizations on a contingency basis, charging client companies only after a successful hire. It uses proprietary AI to identify a large pool of candidates and conducts a short 15-minute AI-driven interview (recorded and transcribed) before human recruiters review materials, provide interview prep, and assist with offers and negotiations. What sets it apart is the blend of automated sourcing and screening with hands-on human oversight and tailored client support. Its goal is to help organizations hire more efficiently by speeding up sourcing while maintaining thorough evaluation and negotiation assistance.
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