Founding Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer

Skip to main content Founding Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer adaption Redwood City, CA Apply Join or sign in to find your next job Join to apply for the Founding Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer role at adaption Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy. Founding Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer adaption Redwood City, CA 3 months ago 91 applicants See who adaption has hired for this role Apply Join or sign in to find your next job Join to apply for the Founding Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer role at adaption Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy. Save Report this job The RoleYou'll operate at the bleeding edge of our technology and our customers' most consequential problems — simultaneously. You'll sit across from customers who are trying to fundamentally change how their businesses work, figure out where our platform falls short, and build the ML solutions that close the gap. Then you'll do it again for the next customer with an entirely different domain, data landscape, and set of constraints. The problems you solve in the field become the product.ResponsibilitiesFind and Unlock Alpha: Go deep on customer problems and data workflows to identify the highest-leverage opportunities others miss, then build the solutions that capture them. Ship What's Missing: When the product doesn't cover it, you do. Identify gaps through hands-on customer engagement and implement production-grade ML solutions that fill them. Raise the Bar: Develop compelling demos, deliver technical presentations to senior stakeholders, and set the standard for what great looks like across our customer base. Own the Outcome: You're not handing off a deck — you're a strategic and technical partner from discovery through deployment, accountable for results. Qualifications4+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years in a customer-facing technical role. Strong software engineering skills and familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow)Solid understanding of data modeling for training and how curation decisions shape model performanceExperience training or fine-tuning models using human feedback, reward signals, or other adaptive learning techniquesExcellent communication skills and ability to operate across varied customer environments and tech stacksA mindset of ownership, curiosity, and a bias toward actionAbove all, we're looking for great teammates who make work feel...