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Founding ML Researcher

United StatesUnited States·San Franciscofull-timemid
ResearcherRecruitment & Talent Acquisition
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Key Responsibilities

research → experimentation → training → evaluation → production deployment Work with engineering team to transition research into deployed, scalable systems Drive best practices for data,

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ResearcherRecruitment & Talent Acquisition
We are hiring a Founding ML Researcher in San Francisco.

We are building a small, talent-dense team. This role will define the engineering archetype at Unsiloed AI and set the ceiling for the team. We strongly believe technical DNA compounds (or degrades) with every hire and hence the first few matter disproportionately. You will be expected to operate proactively, take full ownership, and independently drive systems from idea to production.

Responsibilities

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As a Founding ML Researcher, you will shape the company’s ML research direction and translate research into production-ready document AI models.
  • →Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle:  research → experimentation → training → evaluation → production deployment
  • →Work with engineering team to transition research into deployed, scalable systems
  • →Drive best practices for data, experimentation, evaluation, and model iteration.
This role is research-heavy but product-oriented. You should be comfortable moving between theory, experimentation, and real-world deployment.

You should have experience with most of the following:
  • Training and deploying state-of-the-art models for parsing and understanding unstructured data
  • Experimenting with novel techniques to improve layout models and VLM-based document understanding
  • Building data pipelines, evaluating model performance, and integrating models into production systems
  • Working directly with the founders to shape the product direction and engineering strategy

Nice to Have

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  • PhD or equivalent research experience in VLM, Computer Vision or related areas.
  • Publications in top-tier AI conferences
  • Familiarity with model serving, inference optimization, or deployment at scale

Compensation: $200k – $300k
Equity: 0.1% – 1%
Location: In-person, San Francisco
Visa: Open to sponsoring

For any questions, email hiring [at] unsiloed [dot] ai

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
San Francisco, United States
On-site at the office
Who can apply
US

Listing Details

Posted
December 31, 2025
First seen
September 26, 2026
Last seen
September 29, 2026

Posting Health

Days active
2
Repost count
0
Trust Level
17%
Scored at
September 29, 2026

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Founding ML Researcher