Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Compass
Core
Building Compass, an agentic AI retailer assistant that helps independent retailers make smarter buying decisions and take actions on their behalf using Faire's proprietary data.
Role type
Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist (hands-on IC)
Builds
Agentic AI features for the Compass retailer assistant, including tool wrappers, data plumbing, and frontend surfaces.
Domain
E-commerce / Marketplace / Agentic AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Agentic AI design, LLM evaluation strategies, cross-stack engineering (backend/data/frontend), data strategy, experiment design, architectural maturity, AI-native workflows
Preferred skills
OpenAI Agents SDK, preload-over-RAG context strategies, Snowflake, recommendation modeling, 0→1 product experience
Technologies
Python, FLARE, OpenAI Agents SDK, Snowflake, LLMs
Responsibilities
Define science and technical direction for agent quality and strategy, ship end-to-end retailer-assistant features, translate product bets into tactical plans, establish eval-driven development metrics, make pragmatic engineering choices, partner with engineers on architecture, raise team judgment through prototypes and reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
