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Latent AI · 4 months ago

AI/ML Engineer

Latent AI is a well-funded spinout from SRI International that specializes in advanced software developer tools for embedding complex AI models into edge devices. They are seeking an experienced ML/AI engineer to help build tooling for ML/AI on the edge, focusing on enhancing MLOps pipelines and supporting the growth of the team.

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Responsibilities

Balance independence and collaboration: you make quick, informed decisions on your own, but stay aligned with the team and company goals
Value both agency and teamwork, and bring strong communication skills to keep collaboration productive
Enjoy supporting the growth of others: sharing knowledge, mentoring junior teammates, and helping the whole team level up
Extend our technology and products for edge MLOps: clean interfaces, reliable services, and ergonomics that make ML workflows fast and repeatable
Build products that enable users to explore, assess, and improve training data quality at scale (e.g. embeddings, clustering, distillation)
Enhance automated MLOps pipelines with new models, optimization strategies, and evaluation methods to mine predictive signal from large experiment corpora
Help evolve our agentic layer so customers can interact with the system naturally (query state, orchestrate runs, interpret results)
Ship production-grade code with strong CI/CD, tests, and docs; raise reliability and developer experience across the stack

Qualification

ML/AI expertisePythonPyTorchCI/CDAutomated testingData science workflowsCollaborationCommunication skillsGrowth mindsetMentoring

Required

Typically 5+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD with equivalent expertise
Technical depth in ML/AI with a preference for computer vision and NLP
Proven contributions, whether in industry or academia, that moved innovative ideas closer to product. 2-3 years industry experience
Hands-on execution: the ability to design, build, and ship, not just theorize
Collaborative independence: you're comfortable making autonomous progress, but you thrive in a team environment
Growth mindset: curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to learn new approaches and tools
Fluent in Python and modern ML frameworks like PyTorch
Know your way around CI/CD, automated testing, and documentation, and care about building robust systems
Have some familiarity with data science front-end/UI workflows to support quick demonstrations (streamlit, dash, gradio)
Have a track record of driving innovation from research or prototypes into production ready features or products

Preferred

US citizenship preferred but not a requirement
Candidates based in NJ, NY or Washington DC are preferred
Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks is a bonus

Company

Latent AI

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Latent AI accelerates AI implementation and workflows for the enterprise cost-effectively anywhere on the edge continuum with Adaptive AI.

H1B Sponsorship

Latent AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (7)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$22.5M
Key Investors
Voyager TechnologiesFuture Ventures
2025-08-18Corporate Round
2021-08-09Series A· $19M
2019-06-26Seed· $3.5M

Leadership Team

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Jags Kandasamy
Chief Executive Officer
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Sek Chai
Co-Founder and CTO, Board of Director, Entrepreneur, Technology, Advisor
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