Founding Machine Learning Engineer
Core
Define and build Adaptive's ML capabilities to detect, classify, and respond to AI-powered cybersecurity threats in real time using LLMs and ML models.
Role type
Founding Machine Learning Engineer (building ML function from scratch)
Builds
Production ML systems for cybersecurity threat detection and response
Domain
Cybersecurity / AI / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Production ML system design, cloud ML infrastructure, data pipeline engineering, model evaluation methodology, software engineering fundamentals, team leadership
Preferred skills
Early-stage startup ML function experience, mentoring engineers
Technologies
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark, AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, Modal, Baseten
Responsibilities
Define ML strategy and build vs buy decisions; Design and build end-to-end production ML systems; Establish model evaluation and regression detection; Own data strategy and feedback loops; Integrate ML into product codebase; Build and lead the ML team
Seniority
Founding, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
