Ocular AI Verified
Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Computer Vision, Industrial Automation
Member of Technical Staff, Founding Machine Learning Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesOnsiteFull TimeStaff$130,000–$200,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup
Role summary
Ocular AI is seeking a Founding Machine Learning Engineer to join their early-stage, well-funded startup in San Francisco. This role involves designing and developing foundational AI models for production, experimenting with new ML technologies, and deploying/training LLMs. You will also develop model training infrastructure, enabling users to fine-tune open-source models. The position requires 3+ years of experience with Python, PyTorch, OpenCV, and TensorFlow, and hands-on experience training AI/LLM models for production. This is a high-agency role reporting directly to the Founders, requiring a founder mentality and comfort with ambiguity.
### **Ocular AI**
**Ocular AI** is the data annotation engine for Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Enterprise AI models.
We help companies transform unstructured, multi-modal data into golden datasets to power generative AI, frontier models, and computer vision.
**Ocular Foundry** is the most intuitive, data-centric, and fastest platform that lets you label, annotate, version, and deploy your data for training models. It also orchestrates your annotation jobs, improving collaboration with members and annotators.
With **Ocular Bolt**, shift from humans in the loop to experts in the loop to supercharge your data labeling and annotation projects. Our global expert workforce ensures fast, accurate results—no matter the scale or complexity of your data.
This is an exceptional opportunity for you to join a fast-moving, well-funded startup backed by top investors like **Drive Capital, Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, BDMI, Orange Collective e.t.c**
### **Compensation**
1. **Base**: 130K to 200K
2. **Stock**: 0.3% to 1%
3. **Location**: San Francisco, CA in Person
4. **Job Type**: Full Time
5. **Experience**: 3+ years
6. **Benefits**:
* 401K
* Heath Insurance (Dental + Vision)
* Annual Company Retreats
* Monthly Mental Health Stipend
* Work setup stipend (MacBook Pro, Monitor, & Accessories)
### **What you’ll be working on?**
Ocular is looking for a Founding Machine Learning Engineer to work directly with the Founders to design and develop Foundational AI models for production. Your core work at Ocular will include:
* **Finding the latest papers**, turning them into useful products, and publishing them on Ocular.
* **Experimenting with and adapting** the latest ML technologies to fit into existing tech stack
* Deploying, Training and Fine Tuning Large Language Models, ML and AI Models.
* Developing model training infrastructure so that Ocular users can train their **own LoRAs to fine-tune open-source models** to fit their needs.
* Working directly with the founders and customers to shape the product direction and engineering strategy
This is a high agency role with a lot of ambiguity as a part of an early stage startup. You will be reporting directly to the Founders.
If you’re someone who thrives in ambiguous environments, loves experimenting, and is excited by the fusion of creativity and development, this is the perfect opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
### **What we are looking for**
* Passion for **solving ML problems** with strong algorithmic problem solving, and applied machine learning.
* **3+ years** experience developing models with **Python/Pytorch/OpenCV/PyTorch/TensorFlow**.
* Hands-on experience training **AI/LLM’s models** for production environments.
* Open to working **in person at our office in SF**. We’re an early stage company which means that the role requires working hard and moving quickly. Please **ONLY** apply if that excites you.
### **Values**
* **Founder Mentality:** We value taking initiative, making confident decisions, and taking full responsibility for the outcomes of your work.
* **Design Oriented:** Design is in our DNA - we believe in crafting solutions that are not only functional but also user friendly and beautiful.
* **Customer Obsession:** We put customers first, deeply understand their needs, and ensure every decision you make creates value for them.
* **Humble and Collaborative:** We value humility, diverse perspectives, and an environment where teamwork is key.
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Read more about the 10 traits we look for:
**Ocular AI** is the data annotation engine for Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Enterprise AI models.
We help companies transform unstructured, multi-modal data into golden datasets to power generative AI, frontier models, and computer vision.
**Ocular Foundry** is the most intuitive, data-centric, and fastest platform that lets you label, annotate, version, and deploy your data for training models. It also orchestrates your annotation jobs, improving collaboration with members and annotators.
With **Ocular Bolt**, shift from humans in the loop to experts in the loop to supercharge your data labeling and annotation projects. Our global expert workforce ensures fast, accurate results—no matter the scale or complexity of your data.
This is an exceptional opportunity for you to join a fast-moving, well-funded startup backed by top investors like **Drive Capital, Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, BDMI, Orange Collective e.t.c**
### **Compensation**
1. **Base**: 130K to 200K
2. **Stock**: 0.3% to 1%
3. **Location**: San Francisco, CA in Person
4. **Job Type**: Full Time
5. **Experience**: 3+ years
6. **Benefits**:
* 401K
* Heath Insurance (Dental + Vision)
* Annual Company Retreats
* Monthly Mental Health Stipend
* Work setup stipend (MacBook Pro, Monitor, & Accessories)
### **What you’ll be working on?**
Ocular is looking for a Founding Machine Learning Engineer to work directly with the Founders to design and develop Foundational AI models for production. Your core work at Ocular will include:
* **Finding the latest papers**, turning them into useful products, and publishing them on Ocular.
* **Experimenting with and adapting** the latest ML technologies to fit into existing tech stack
* Deploying, Training and Fine Tuning Large Language Models, ML and AI Models.
* Developing model training infrastructure so that Ocular users can train their **own LoRAs to fine-tune open-source models** to fit their needs.
* Working directly with the founders and customers to shape the product direction and engineering strategy
This is a high agency role with a lot of ambiguity as a part of an early stage startup. You will be reporting directly to the Founders.
If you’re someone who thrives in ambiguous environments, loves experimenting, and is excited by the fusion of creativity and development, this is the perfect opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
### **What we are looking for**
* Passion for **solving ML problems** with strong algorithmic problem solving, and applied machine learning.
* **3+ years** experience developing models with **Python/Pytorch/OpenCV/PyTorch/TensorFlow**.
* Hands-on experience training **AI/LLM’s models** for production environments.
* Open to working **in person at our office in SF**. We’re an early stage company which means that the role requires working hard and moving quickly. Please **ONLY** apply if that excites you.
### **Values**
* **Founder Mentality:** We value taking initiative, making confident decisions, and taking full responsibility for the outcomes of your work.
* **Design Oriented:** Design is in our DNA - we believe in crafting solutions that are not only functional but also user friendly and beautiful.
* **Customer Obsession:** We put customers first, deeply understand their needs, and ensure every decision you make creates value for them.
* **Humble and Collaborative:** We value humility, diverse perspectives, and an environment where teamwork is key.
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Read more about the 10 traits we look for: