Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Welcome to Pryon, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) company focused on Augmented Intelligence for the enterprise. It is a place for people who want to define the state of the art: real AI, developed by real pioneers, solving real problems of consequence. Our company was built by some of the most well-known experts in the field, whose DNA lives on in Alexa, Siri, Watson, and virtually every other AI product on the market. But the best part of the story is still to come: We’re creating a world-class culture fueled by intellectual curiosity and radical technology — to reduce the distance between knowledge and people. Our proprietary, cutting-edge natural language processing capabilities transform unstructured data into meaningful experiences that increase productivity with unmatched accuracy and speed.

We seek to hire a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with a focus on Information Retrieval to our AI Engineering team. 

What you will be doing

Building world class Information Retrieval and Question Answering systems over structured and unstructured data.

• Building new generation of AI-driven search systems.
• Scaling our IR systems to very large collections of documents.

What you need to succeed

• Strong foundation in Computer Science with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• 5+ years of industry experience. Technical leadership experience a plus. 
• Masters or higher degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or related field. Or Bachelors degree with relevant work experience.
• Experience with IR frameworks, vector databases and similarity search algorithms. 
• Experience with deploying large language models in production use. 
• Expertise in one or more of: Python, Java, Golang, C++.
• Experience with one or more of TensorFlow, PyTorch, Jax, or another deep learning toolkit.
• Experience with cloud based development environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.  Experience with micro-service creation is a plus.
• Problem solving skills.  Hands on, get stuff done attitude.
• Team player with ability to work in a close knit, fast paced startup environment.

Benefits

• Fully remote environment
• 100% company-paid health/dental/vision benefits for you and your dependents
• Life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• 401k
• Unlimited PTO

Benefits: 

• 100% Company paid Health/Dental/Vision benefits for you and your dependents.
• Life Insurance, Short-term, and Long-term Disability.
• 401k.
• Unlimited Managed PTO.

Must be located in the US and be a US citizen

Pryon is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

The salary range for this opportunity is $180,000 - $200,000 annually. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including, but not limited to, location and experience. The salary range listed is just one component of Pryon's compensation package.