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Senior Applied ML Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$167.7K - $231.8K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Applied ML Engineer
Upstart
• Design and build user-facing ML features that harness LLMs and generative AI to unlock new product capabilities • Partner with product, design, and ML research to prototype and deliver high-impact, ML-powered experiences • Own the technical architecture and implementation strategy for applied ML systems - balancing latency, observability, and iteration speed • Build scalable services and APIs that bring model outputs to users in trustworthy and intuitive ways • Collaborate across platform, infra, and legal/compliance teams to ensure ML deployments meet standards for safety, fairness, and performance • Establish and evangelize best practices for prompt design, model evaluation, and experimentation across the org
Job Requirements
- 4+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years working directly on ML-driven products or intelligent systems
- Proven ability to lead complex initiatives across engineering, product, and research stakeholders
- Strong backend development skills (e.g., Python with FastAPI or Flask), plus experience with cloud-native tooling (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform)
- Experience integrating LLMs or ML models into production systems, including APIs and user-facing applications
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, product-minded approach
- Ability to think rigorously about system design, latency tradeoffs, and user impact when working with ML features
- Experience shipping GenAI or LLM-powered features using frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, or OpenAI APIs
- Familiarity with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector search (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone), and real-time inference patterns
- Proficiency in full-stack development, including front-end work with React or similar frameworks
- Strong intuition for prompt engineering, model testing, and evaluation methodologies
- Experience navigating complex requirements around explainability, user trust, or compliance in ML applications
- Track record of influencing architecture or product direction at a team or org level
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly
- Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only)
- Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
- Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only)
- Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security
- Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements
- Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country)
- Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources
- Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only)
- Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you
- Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from
- Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs)
- Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!)
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