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Machine Learning Researcher

Full Time · In Office · New York, New York (USA)

$200,000–$350,000 · Posted Sep 7, 2026

A Series A document processing startup is hiring a Machine Learning Researcher. They're building the infrastructure that transforms how enterprises work with unstructured data, processing millions of documents a month for mission-critical workflows at some of the fastest growing fintechs and enterprises in the US.

400% revenue growth last year. Approaching 8-figure ARR. Half the headcount of comparable startups at this stage. Now's the right time to join.

  • What you'll own
  • Train and deploy state-of-the-art vision models for document processing
  • Design novel LLM techniques to expand the complexity of use cases and data streams the platform can handle
  • Benchmark the latest frontier models and identify what's worth integrating into production
  • Monitor models in production, run experiments, and solve real customer problems
  • Direct relationships with customers and the founding team
  • Who they're looking for
  • Thinks creatively about research problems and knows how to translate findings into production impact
  • Keeps up with the latest AI research and can separate signal from noise
  • Pushes for real-world customer impact over theory
  • Comfortable with full ownership from day one
  • Strong background in ML research with production experience, not just paper publishing
  • Why it's worth a look
  • Tackling genuinely novel problems at the intersection of LLMs, complex data processing, and human-AI interfaces
  • Lean, talent-dense team (former founders, world record holders)
  • Fully in-person, NYC
  • High equity ownership
  • 90% health insurance coverage, daily lunch and dinner, unlimited PTO, unlimited token and tooling access

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