Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Thorn · Remote · $171k–$236k
The role
Thorn is a nonprofit defending children from sexual exploitation. The Staff ML Engineer will design, build, and deploy machine learning systems to identify victims, remove abuse material, and prevent online abuse. The role involves leading model development, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams and external partners.
- Pay
- $171k–$236k
- Location
- Remote
- Work mode
- Remote
- Level
- Staff
- Experience
- 8+ yrs
- Education
- Masters
What we know that the posting doesn’t say
- Seen 2 days agostill listed on the employer’s careers page
- Posted 5 days agothe first time we saw it
About Thorn
Thorn is a nonprofit whose mission is defending children from sexual exploitation and abuse by building technology that protects children's futures.
What you would do
- Own end-to-end model development and deployment
- Lead machine learning system designs and set engineering standards
- Mentor other engineers and conduct code reviews
- Define data sourcing and labeling strategy for technical domain
- Create data labeling guides and support labeling efforts
- Streamline work and identify cross-team dependencies
Must have
- 8+ years background in machine learning or AI
- 3+ years building production-scale computer vision or NLP systems
- PhD or master's in quantitative field or equivalent experience
- Ability to learn and adopt new technologies quickly
- Work with ambiguity and shifting requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional internal and external stakeholders
- Passion for machine learning and collaborative environment
- Empathy for team and advocacy for users
- Balance vision and technical constraints
- Identify opportunities and translate into scalable solutions
- Communicate clearly, efficiently, and thoughtfully
What you get
- Remote-first work model
- Company-wide gatherings
- In-person team meetings and events
- Conference attendance
Experience and education
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Masters degree or equivalent experience
Key skills
- aws
- python
- pandas
- pytorch
- scikit-learn
- scipy
- terraform
- ci/cd pipelines
- tensorflow
- keras
- hugging face transformers
- hugging face diffusers
- opencv
- faiss
- onnx
- onnxruntime
- kubernetes
At Thorn, our cause is our code. We are a nonprofit whose mission of defending children from sexual exploitation and abuse is deeply embedded within our core—a shared code that drives us to do challenging work with resilience and determination. Here, you’ll work and grow among the best hearts and t…
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