Deliver Real-World Impact: Lead the development and deployment of efficient, adaptive ML systems in real production environments.
Customer Collaboration: Act as a trusted technical advisor to strategic partners—turning complex needs into actionable solutions.
Hands-on Impact: The ideal candidate will own implementation of data products at Adaption. This position requires creativity and technical execution in addressing novel challenges related to data, interaction, and evaluation.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
Good communicator, excited about aligning technical execution with business goals.
3-4 years of experience in machine learning, applied research, or systems-level engineering for AI.
Strong software engineering skills and familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow).
Excellent communication skills and ability to align technical work with high-level goals.
A mindset of ownership, curiosity, and a bias toward action.
Bonus: experience with online learning, reinforcement learning, or efficient ML architectures.
Bonus: Track record of deploying ML systems that solved real business problems.

Flexible work: In-person collaboration in the Bay Area, a distributed global-first team, and quarterly offsites.
Adaption Passport: Annual travel stipend to explore a country you've never visited. We're building intelligence that evolves alongside you, so we encourage you to keep expanding your horizons.
Lunch Stipend: Weekly meal allowance for take-out or grocery delivery.
Well-Being: Comprehensive medical benefits and generous paid time off.

Machine Learning Engineer – Applied ML

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